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Online Mentors Pass It Forward
Mentoring Foster Children Online
Become a special part of a child's life! Being an online mentor for a child or teen in foster care affords you the opportunity to give back to the community in a very substantial way. By giving some of your time, you can inspire a youth to reach their potential.
Change a life...change your life—be an online mentor!
Benefits of Online Mentoring
- Online mentored teens get better grades.
- Overall, youth participation in mentoring relationships experience positive academic returns.
- Better attendance.
- Increased chance of going on to higher education.
- Better attitudes towards school.
- Teens feel that talking with an online mentor may reduce pregnancy.
- Students credit online mentors with improving their ability to avoid drugs.
- Online mentoring enhances many aspects of young people's social and emotional development.
- Participating in online mentoring promoted positive social attitudes and relationships.
- Online mentors can open a new world to foster children that they otherwise may not have and help them realize their potential and dreams.
Children Uniting Nations/mPLAY seeks responsible and enthusiastic volunteers who have a desire to make a difference in the life of a child and the community at large. Studies show that online mentoring has a positive and significant effect on the likelihood that a young person will avoid negative behaviors and participate successfully in school and community life.
For more information on Children Uniting Nations Academic Mentoring Program read through our Academic Mentor Centers.
Expectations
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Compassion, patience, flexibility and understanding for the individual situations of the children in foster care
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Commit to working with your mentee for the time specified
Requirements
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Must be 15 yrs. or older to participate in online mentoring.
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Must have the desire to help make a positive difference in a foster child's life.
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Willingness to continually practice the six pillars of character: Respect, Responsibility, Sharing, Caring, Trustworthyness and Citizenship.
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