Sometimes people are apprehensive to become a mentor because they confuse the role with parenting, but that couldn’t be farther from the reality. Instead of being an authority figure like a parent, mentors often are a fun outlet while still being a role model that supplements family dynamics for their mentee.
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We’ve known for decades how important mentorship is to kids and teens. We just need to act on it as a community.
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Mentoring young people — whether it’s professional growth on the job or as a friendly relationship to build rapport — …
We know kids and teens who have mentors are far more likely to have better school attendance, avoid substance abuse, enroll in college or vocational programs as young adults, and are far more likely to succeed in school and careers as a result.
Joe Watson and Jack Carroll developed a mentoring friendship that formally lasted ten years. But it’s a friendship that continues to this day.
The majority of kids and teens actively matched or waiting for a match in the Boone County Mentoring Partnership can hardly be called “at-risk” or “troubled.” These are words that frequently come up when people are asked to mentor someone.
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