{"id":314,"date":"2020-08-13T16:01:24","date_gmt":"2020-08-13T16:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/educationfoundation.test\/?page_id=314"},"modified":"2025-04-16T15:11:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T19:11:01","slug":"volunteering-as-a-mentor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edfoundationac.org\/?page_id=314","title":{"rendered":"Volunteering as a Mentor with Take Stock in Children of Alachua County"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Be a Force for Change<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mentors are a critical component to the success of Take Stock in Children. Mentors serve as positive role-models, advocates, coaches and friends. As a Take Stock Mentor you meet weekly with your scholar at their school and have an opportunity to help a child reach their goal of a college education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At its core, mentoring connects students to trusted adults who can guide them through critical growth and personal development. Mentors help students understand that they are never truly alone. By consistently meeting with their students, mentors develop strong relationships that positively impact the lives of students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It takes a mentor to encourage students, help them develop their skills, and build their confidence. Take Stock in Children mentors serve as positive role models by displaying values of punctuality, dependability, and reliability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lend your time, talents, and experiences to help guide a student to graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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of students who have mentors are more likely to set higher education goals and attend college compared to their peers who did not have mentors. -The Mentoring Effect, 2014<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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mentors trained in Youth Mental Health First Aid and Resiliency<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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volunteers & mentors, the largest mentoring program in Alachua County<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n

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How to Apply<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Apply, Train, Meet, Change A Life Over Lunch<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Steps to becoming a mentor:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n