Mentor a Teen in Foster Care
Are you thinking about becoming a mentor? Some questions you might consider:
- Do you like teenagers?
- Can you listen with an open mind?
- Can you free up 10 hours a month for one year?
Still wondering? Here’s what our mentors say:
“Being a mentor has become more rewarding than I imagined. I look forward to our meetings each week.”
“M is now realizing she doesn’t want to follow in her older sisters’ foot steps of being pregnant by age 19. She now talks about having a job and wanting to get married later on in life.”
“S knows she can talk to me about anything and does, and I try to be a good listener, and help her generate her own solutions.”
“She is learning to set goals and ‘stretch her wings’ a little and I am confident that she will experience many successes (like the decision to finish high school). Somehow, however, I think that my job with her is really just beginning…"
Think it’s for you? To become a volunteer mentor read on::
- Complete the application. You can open it by clicking on the last left-hand tab on the HOME page. The application is a fillable .pdf. If your computer is configured properly you can click on the SHARE button in the upper right corner and it will open a dialogue box that gives you the option to email your completed application. Send it to: info@powerhouseprogram.org. Your other options include printing the application after you have completed it and faxing or mailing it to us.
- Sign up for the next New Mentor Training at 503-234-8757, x. 24 or email info@powerhouseprogram.org. (You can see the schedule of trainings at http://www.powerhouseprogram.org/pages/events.htm.)
Other ways you can help:
Provide on-the-job training in your business for a motivated foster youth.
- Invite us to speak at your service club or religious organization.
- Learn more about youth and the foster care system and what you and your colleagues can do to help insure that youth in foster care get the same chance to succeed as other youth in Oregon.
- Make a donation! The Powerhouse Mentoring Program is a not-for-profit 501 (C) (3) under our agency, The Inn, Inc. Donations may be sent to:
The Powerhouse Mentoring Program
Attn: Program Manager
5605 E. Burnside
Portland, OR 97215
OR visit our agency website at http://www.theinnhome.com/donations.html. You can donate on-line by choosing Powerhouse Mentoring from the drop down menu under “Allocation”.
Still have questions? Call or email: 503-234-8757, x. 24 or maria@powerhouseprogram.org, or sue@powerhouseprogram.org, 503-234-8757, x. 25.