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Raising Beautiful Butterflies, Inc

Mentoring FAQ’s

WHO CAN MENTOR

  

To be a mentor, you must:

  • Be 21 years of age or older
  • Pass a mandatory screening that includes: background and fingerprint  check, as well as verification of references and work history
  • Commit to spending 4-to-6 hours per month one-on-one with a mentee
  • Attend an initial training session


You should also be:

  • A willing listener
  • Encouraging and supportive
  • Patient and flexible
  • Tolerant and respectful of individual differences


As a mentor, you will:

  • Support a young person through an ongoing one-on-one relationship
  • Serve as a positive role model and friend
  • Plan and participate in activities together
  • Build self-esteem and motivation in a young person
  • Help your mentee set goals and work toward accomplishing them
  • Know that you are making a difference
  • Receive personal fulfillment

WHAT KIND OF SUPPORT MENTORS RECEIVE?

 Our mentors provide children with  the kind of guidance, care and support that all young people need. In  return, Raising BeYOUtiful Butterflies offers services to support mentors.


You will receive:


  • Initial training
  • Ongoing support and mentor/mentee group activities
  • Complimentary tickets to community events when available
  • Tax deductions for mileage and mentoring expenses
  • Personal ongoing support and supervision to help the match succeed

WHY MENTOR

Studies show that children who have at least one consistent, caring adult in their lives benefit from:


  • Lower school drop out rate
  • Less trouble with law enforcement
  • Better prepared to build good relationships with their own families


You can become a powerful, positive force in the life of a child with emotional and behavioral problems. Become a mentor and you can do more  than just befriend a girl in Raising BeYOUtiful Butterflies – you might become the first positive role model that child has ever had.

APPLICATION

Raising BeYOUtiful Butterflies, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. EIN 82-1629664. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law. All proceeds go directly into the operation of this organization to support the services and resources provided to girls in need.



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