If Boone County wants to improve academics and opportunity, we must close the mentoring gap
We’ve known for decades how important mentorship is to kids and teens. We just need to act on it as a community.
Mentoring rarely means working with “at-risk” or “troubled” youth
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.
Top reasons why you should mentor
Take a minute to think about who has had the most impact in your life. Why did you look up to them? Why did spending time with them mean so much? These questions will help you see why mentoring a young person is so important.
Top 10 tips for mentoring a young adult effectively
Mentoring a teen can be so rewarding, and extremely beneficial to the young adult who is looking up to you.