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In case you missed the February breakfast, here are some points shared
by Wendy Kinsey, President of Junior Achievement of Cleveland on the
value of mentoring.
Successful mentors have:
Commitment
Capability (in their area of expertise)
Flexibility
Patience
Respect
Interpersonal skills
Sense of humor
Mentors and mentees both benefit, by gaining:
Improved communication skills
Leadership skills
Self-confidence
Inner satisfaction
Time managment skills
Recognition
The opportunity to challenge themselves
Stats:
• Mentored students skipped school half as many days as the control
group.
• Mentored young people are 46% less likely to try drugs; mentored
minority youth are 70% less likely to dry drugs than the control group.
• Of youth in the juvenile justice system, 38% of mentored youth
re-offended, while 64% of non-mentored youth re-offended.
Many places to help:
Junior Achievement
Boys & Girls Clubs
Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts
Big Brothers & Big Sisters
Your local schools, colleges & universities
Faith based organizations
To join a successful program, look for:
1. Strong agency capacity
2. Proven program design
3. Effective community partnerships
4. Sustainability
5. Evaluation / commitment to continuous improvement.
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