Presidio

Season
ongoing : 3 Year Program, 1 year minimum

Description

Building Futures helps youth ages 6-18 develop tools to cope with issues such as low self-esteem, family and peer conflicts, academic underachievement and decision-making skills through a positive adult-child relationship.

Highly trained mentors meet with mentees once each week to discuss issues occurring in the youth's life while engaging in enriching activities in the community. A key feature of the program is the inclusion of parents in the mentoring process, from matching their child to an appropriate mentor, to setting goals for the mentoring relationship. Youth are referred from schools, counselors, parents and other YMCA programs.

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Skills and Requirements

• Desire to work with at-risk youth
• No prior felony convictions or DUIs
• Must be at least 23 years old

Time Commitment
1) 15 hours of training, 5 classes from 6-8:45pm, 2) 1-3 hours with mentee each week, flexible

Location(s)

• Presidio

Contact Information

Wajma Ataie
Building Futures Project Coordinator
YMCA of San Francisco- Presidio Branch
wataie@ymcasf.org

Application Instructions

To apply for this volunteer position, download the application form, fill it out and submit it to Wajma Ataie.

Download application 1 HERE.
Download application 2 HERE.

Training & Support

5-week training on topics such as:

• listening skills
• family dynamics and issues facing at-risk youth
• optional monthly group support meetings with your fellow mentors facilitated by a marriage and family therapist intern