By definition 'mentor' means "a wise and trusted friend and guide."

Mentoring is one of the most significant ways you can make a positive and lasting impact in a young persons life.  No special skills are needed, just a caring heart and willingness to share your time with a young person who may need a friend and guide.

Mentors are the heart & soul of Kettle Kinship's mentoring programs, as they are directly involved with the local youth.

Mentors can be an individual adult, couple or family, and are matched with a mentee based on interests and location. Social mentors commit to a minimum of an hour per week for one year.

Many matches enjoy their friendship so much they continue for years!

We also have a "Mentor for a Day" program which involves mentoring a child on our waiting list at one or more of our monthly group activities.

Mentor one child, enrich two lives!

Benefits:

• Nurtures young people's skills and capacities, including: social skills, vocational interests, and civic responsibility
• Helps protect youth from violence and other dangerous or negative influences
• Promotes healthy intergenerational peer interaction in which each exerts a positive influence on the other
• Provides opportunities for children and youth to contribute to their communities and society
• Gives mentees and mentors a sense of belonging in the community
• Provides support and friendship through a non-family member adult
• Creates environments that promote the positive and healthy development of all youth
• Reduces rural isolation