Our Programs
Community-Based Mentoring
| Community-based Mentoring is the traditional mentoring relationship. It’s all about one-on-one time spent with the volunteer and the young person doing things they enjoy — a few hours a couple times a month filled with shared interests and activities like:
The schedule can be flexible to meet the needs of mentors and young people in different kinds of situations. Some Mentors meet their mentees on the weekend or in the evening. Others get together with their mentees after school. There’s almost no one so busy that they can’t find a way to fit in a few hours a month. In spending regular and consistent time together, kids not only gain exposure to new ideas, but gain confidence in themselves, respect for others and most importantly, learn that other people care about them. |  |
Kick it Up!
A site-based group mentoring program, Kick it UP! clubs are held at local middle schools and high schools. The clubs seek to help to raise the graduation rate by inspiring confidence in students through leadership training, community service projects and character building exercises. The clubs provide an opportunity for members of the community to become involved with the students and have fun learning about and discussing topics of interest to the students.
The result of a collaborative effort between the Forsyth County School System, Forsyth County Family Connections, Mentor Me- North Georgia, Community Coaches and Leadership Forsyth volunteers, the Kick it Up! Clubs provide a stress-free environment for the students to come together, hang out, have fun and get to know each other as well as members of the community who care about them.
Reach
| A Hispanic Mentoring Program, this site-based program serves children ages ages 6-12 in Forsyth County, and soon also in Hall county. The program helps children who could benefit from one-on-one time with a mentor to build their academic and/or social skills, while at the same time offering a laid-back opportunity for volunteers and children to get to know each other. Since the program is site-based, there is also (for both volunteers and children) an extra benefit to participating in a group setting. This program is a great benefit to the students as well as serving as a starting point for those still considering participating in our community program. Mentors and kids meet weekly on Thursdays from 6:30-7:30 at the Mentor Me offices, where we have educational games, books and homework help available to the children. |  |