Youth Mentoring Program

December Youth Mentoring Program Newsletter

The Youth Mentoring Program is focused on facilitating a supportive mentor relationship between a caring adult and a child ages 4 to 18 years within the Albuquerque area. A mentor’s commitment can change a child’s life and promote positive development with cultural awareness in many ways including:

• Increased school attendance
• Higher grades
• Increased self-esteem and confidence
• Stronger and healthier family and community relationships

Explore the adventure of mentoring! Meet new people…give back to your community….be a role model to a child…have fun!!

Becoming a mentor is simple. You must be willing to make a year’s commitment to spend a minimum of one hour per week with a child and participate in at least one group mentoring activity per month. You will participate in a mentor training and our staff will contact you every two weeks to see how you and your mentee are doing. You will also be invited to participate in events and activities for you and your mentee and you will receive our monthly newsletter.

Becoming a mentee is simple. Your child must be willing to make a year’s commitment to spend a minimum of one hour per week with a mentor and participate in at least one group mentoring activity per month. You and your child will participate in a mentee training and our staff will contact you every two weeks to see how you, your child and your mentor are doing. You will also be invited to participate in events and activities for you and your mentor and you will receive our monthly newsletter.

If you are interested in becoming a mentor or mentee, click to download the Youth Mentoring Program forms:

Mentor Forms

Mentor Application

Information Release

Personal References

Mentor Interest Survey

Mentee Forms

Mentee Application

Contact and Information Release

Mentee Interest Survey

Mentee Referral

You can also become a member of our Community Advisory Committee which is made up of community members interested and committed to supporting ongoing mentoring services who provide program input and recommendations to ensure the program’s success. The Community Advisory Committee meets monthly. If you would like to learn more on becoming a member, click to download the Advisory Committee Membership Form.