WE CHANGE LIVES
THE COST OF DOING NOTHING
Many young people find themselves in vulnerable situations and facing adversities such as mental health issues, family violence, identity issues or poor living conditions, which put these youth at risk of not reaching their full potential.
PAVING THE WAY TO SUCCESS
With the guidance and support of a mentor, these risks can be avoided, and these young people can gain the confidence to achieve more – higher incomes, happier lives, more contributions to their communities.
THE CONFIDENCE TO ACHIEVE MORE
Our mentors advise and challenge these young people, act as their champions, provide greater consistency in their lives, connect them to broader experiences, opportunities and networks, and provide safe, nonjudgmental environments in which the child or youth can confide anything.
WHICH LEADS TO BETTER FUTURES
HIGHER INCOMES
HIGHER ESTEEM
ACHIEVEMENTS
BETTER HEALTH
BELONGING
HOW DO WE DO IT?
We create developmental mentoring relationships between adults and youth.
Mentorship is a two-way, learning and development partnership that helps young people achieve their potential.
Young people’s brains are still developing. Mentoring supports that process through back-and-forth interaction of a healthy supportive relationship.
Mentoring is an important way to give youth experience they need to developing into healthy young adults who can overcome life’s adversities.
THE STEPS TO SUCCESSFUL MENTORING
RECRUIT
SCREEN
TRAIN
MATCH
SUPPORT
We have a comprehensive infrastructure for supporting mentorship relationships: detailed legal screening of mentors to ensure child safety; a broad network of professional staff supporting families and volunteers; systems for selecting, approving and supporting volunteers; referring clients to other agencies and supports in our community.
Local Impacts
Hear what participants in Prince Albert are saying about the impacts of mentoring:
