Building Futures
Contact Info: Nick Wightman, Regional Director Email: mentoring@ymcasf.net For information program, training dates and mentor/mentee applications, contact Nick Wightman at mentoring@ymcasf.net or 415-561-03631 x102 Office Address: 1426 Fillmore St., Ste. 204 San Francisco, CA 94115 Phone: Tel: 415.561.0631 x102 Fax: 415.563.8017
Services: 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.
Trainings are offered monthly at a YMCA near you!
Skills and Requirements:
- Desire to work with at-risk youth
- No prior felony convictions
- Must be at least 23 years old
- Paraprofessional training
- 1-3 hours each week with child (flexible – scheduled by mentor and child)
- 1 year commitment
- (optional) Once/month mentor support group meeting with program coordinator