Interested in Volunteering?
Children’s Mentoring Connection’s success depends on the life-changing relationships built through the involvement of our volunteers. Volunteers work closely with a case manager to provide mentoring resources necessary to help guide a child, 6-14 years old, toward becoming a competent, caring and confident indivdiual.
It’s easy. As simple as a walk in the park, watching a movie, taking a bike ride, baking cookies, talking on the phone, helping with homework, sledding, hiking, and sometimes just talking over life’s issues.
Mentoring Programs
Children’s Mentoring Connection offers many mentoring options designed to meet varying volunteer needs. Mentoring programs offer six or twelve month options. Mentors are encouraged to meet 2-3 times a month.
- Traditional Mentoring: A volunteer is matched in a one-on-one mentoring relationship with a child.
- Couple Mentoring: The couple works together and individually with the child depending on the activity.
- Family Mentoring: All members of a family are active volunteers and are matched with a child.
- 2-2-1 Buddies: Two volunteers share the time and responsibility of being matched with a child.
- School-based Mentoring: Volunteers are matched with a child or small group of children within the structure of the school-based program.
Pals Programs
- Pals: A volunteer engages in activities with youth from our waiting list. Pals are encouraged to volunteer one time per month.
- Group Pals: Business, church, civic, social and community groups work with small groups of youth from our waiting list.
Volunteer Requirements For Traditional, Couple, Family and 2-1-1 Buddies Mentoring
- Live or work in Hancock County
- 18 years or older with valid driver’s license
- Initial six month commitment
- Average 2-3 visits per month
- Display maturity
- Able to relate and communicate
- Be consistent
Volunteer Requirements For School-Based Mentoring
- Live or work in Hancock County
- Academic year commitment – 28 sessions through academic year
- Display maturity
- Able to relate and communicate
- Be consistent
Volunteer Responsibilities
- Be a positive role model
- Maintain consistent contact with the child, parent and case worker
- Follow safety regulations and update driving information annually
“It is a very rewarding experience and a great way to make a difference in a young child’s life. It is also a unique opportunity to contribute your time and effort to a great cause and give back to our community.
Being a CMC mentor has been everything I expected and more. As a big brother, I have learned firsthand the difference that a mentor can make not only in someone else’s life, but also my own.”
Kevin, Mentor
Steps to Become a Mentor
- Inquiry
- Return application
- Background & reference checks
- Office and Home interviews
- Individual volunteer education/training
- Match
