Be a wise and trusted friend to a young person who has experienced homelessness. Community of Hope’s mentoring program matches youth ages 8-16 in our Permanent Supportive Housing program with compassionate, committed, and responsible adult mentors.
Our mentor program offers an opportunity for volunteers to form meaningful, long-term relationships with young people whose families have experienced homelessness.
- Help break the cycle of poverty.
- Provide exposure to different cultures and new experiences.
- Make a lasting impact on your mentee’s life through personal guidance!
- Create a vision for a lifetime of success.
- Become a role model, a coach, a friend.
Mentors make a minimum of a one-year commitment to have at least two get-togethers each month with their mentees. Mentoring pairs explore all the exciting things Washington, DC has to offer: museums, movies, historic sites, hikes, restaurants, and more! Mentors are responsible for paying for outings, though Community of Hope does provide reimbursement of up to $200/year as well as transporting mentees to/from outings either in mentor’s car, car service, METRO, etc.
Research (MENTOR, 2018) shows that one in three young people do not have an adult with whom they can call a mentor. That means they are less likely to enroll in college, volunteer in the community, or hold a leadership position. You can be that supportive adult in a young person’s life.
- Minimum Age: 21
- Education level: High School/GED
- Volunteer commitment: Pairs should meet at least 2x/month for a minimum of one year
- Onboarding process includes:
- Volunteer Orientation
- Mentor manual/program overview and interview
- TB Test
- Reference Checks
- Background Checks (FBI, MPD, CPR)
- Additional Trainings
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