BECOME A MENTEE
Rogue Valley Mentoring’s 1:1 Match Program matches youth with a consistent mentor who will spend 1-2 hours per week with them, on whatever schedule works best for the mentee’s family and volunteer mentor. We background check, fingerprint, and train, caring, consistent adults to be 1-to-1 youth mentors. Research shows that young people who experience close relationships with caring, stable adults outside of the home are better able to develop into resilient, healthy adults.
Mentees and their mentors go on walks in the park, go to the mall, attend fun cultural events, ride bicycles, and do other fun activities in the local community; whatever the youth and mentor decide to do! We ask for at least a 1-year commitment to the matches from families and mentors, to ensure the relationship is consistent and beneficial for the youth.
THE FIRST STEP IS SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION
Once we receive an application Rogue Valley Mentoring’s Match Program Coordinator will reach out to schedule time to meet and discuss the youth’s hopes for a mentor, their interests, and the overall needs of the family. When RVM finds a great mentor for the youth, we reach out to set-up a Match Meeting, where the family, youth, mentor, and RVM staff meet to discuss the Match, and see if everyone is on board. If everyone agrees to the match, they will discuss agreements and make a plan to spend time together on a consistent basis. Youth, their families, and the mentor, will all receive the constant support of RVM and 1:1 Match Program staff through the match.