Our Programs | Mentor Program | Become a Mentee:
Mentoring is about volunteers building relationship with youth for a prolonged period of time. Mentors and mentees join together and form matches. A mentor is a volunteer who is a positive role model, confidant, advocate, supporter, coach, and friend. The mentees in the program should be open to the concept of mentoring and are active participants within the match. Parents/guardians are supporters of the match and their awareness and approval of the match is essential for the success of the mentoring relationship.
At Girls Quest, we seek to accomplish the following objectives: - Increase girls' sense of self worth
- Improve girls' perspective toward education
- Help girls develop and define their short term and long term goals
- Encourage social awareness through community service projects
- Build positive relationships and support networks with adults and peers
- Girls are required to successfully complete a session at our Summer Experiential and Development Program (SEED) at Camp Oh-Neh-Tah in 2010
- Girls must be between the ages of 12-17
- Girls must reside in the New York Metropolitan area
- Girls must commit to meet her mentor twice a month for outings for a minimum of one year
- Make a new friend
- Someone to talk to
- Someone to listen to you
- Discover who you are
- Gain courage to accomplish your dreams
- Receive advice and support
- Build your self-confidence
- Exposure to new and different places
- Try new activities (Pottery, Dance class)
- Have fun!
Complete and submit a Parent and Child Application to:
Or fax it to Susan Thomas's attention at 212.532.7061.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Mentor Program Staff:
Susan Thomas, MSW Janell Bartley
Director of Mentor Program Mentor Program Assistant
P: 212-532-7050, ext. 18 P: 212-532-7050, ext. 17
sthomas@girlsquest.org jbartley@girlsquest.org
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