HOW TO
HELP
FAMILY DEVELOPMENT.
An empowerment-based mentoring program where volunteer mentors, working in partnership with families or individuals, build relationships of mutual respect.
VOLUNTEER.
Mentoring provides guidance, advocacy, and support to individuals and families seeking to restore their sense of hope and healthy independence.
Mentoring Activities:
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Financial literacy counseling
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Budgeting
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Helping people access and navigate community services
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Teaching time management
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Organizational, parenting and life skills
Mentors' Key Roles:
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Help families assess, recognize, and develop their own strengths​
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Help families create their own short and long-term goals
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Help families connect and gain access to resources they need to reach their goals
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Help families develop and practice new skills​
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Help families reclaim and rewrite their own future stories
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Encourage communities to support families in their journey toward self-sufficiency