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process for becoming a mentor

Thank you for your interest.
 
  • Complete an Online Application or
  • Print and return to coordinator. 
    • Volunteer Application
    • Matching Form
    • Mentor Preference Form
    • Mentor Agreement and Release Form
  • Individual interview with coordinator to discuss program and particular areas of interest/establish basis for match
  • Participate in New Mentor Training Session
  • Orientation by appropriate school staff members in school where match will be located
  • Process of matching with student –
    • Referral by teacher, guidance counselor, social worker, parent or self-referral
    • Discussion with student regarding participation
    • Telephone discussion with parent obtaining verbal permission
    • Formal invitation to parent/guardian for child to participate with written permission slip to be signed and returned
    • If initial match positive, continue throughout school year, and possibly longer
  • Twice yearly review meeting with other mentors in each school, for the purpose of consultation, updates and information pertinent to mentors in each school
  • Ongoing consultation with coordinator & school staff
 
 
ENJOY THE RELATIONSHIP!

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Guilford Youth Mentoring
605 New England Rd Guilford, CT (203)453-2741 Dial 7 for Mentoring
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  • Main
  • About Us
    • Our History
    • Meet the Mentors >
      • Ask Me Why I Love Mentoring
      • Handprints
    • Stories from the Heart
    • Gallery
  • Become A Mentor
    • Application Process >
      • Submit an Application >
        • Volunteer Application
        • Release & Agreement Form
    • FAQs
  • Donate
  • For Current Mentors
    • Mentor Resources
    • Our Schools >
      • GHS
      • E.C. Adams Middle School
      • Abraham Baldwin Middle School
      • Calvin Leete
      • A.W. Cox
      • Guilford Lakes School
      • Melissa Jones
      • Guilford Public Schools
    • Training
    • Blog
  • For Parents
  • In The News
    • DonateNew