Outagamie County Mentoring Program

 Appleton     Wisconsin

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Outagamie County Mentoring Program Charity Profile

As part of the Youth & Family Services Division, the Outagamie County Mentoring Program links youth, ages 10-17, involved with the Juvenile Justice System with mature adults in their community, to help foster the youth's development of character, competence, self confidence and self esteem on a one to one basis through weekly contact. By engaging positive role models, youth are empowered to develop his/her abilities.

The Outagamie County Mentoring Program was designed to provide one-on-one guidance to youth who are in an out-of-home placement or at risk of being placed out of the home. The goal is to provide at-risk youth with adult mentors who will help to decrease these placements by providing a pro-social role model, exposing youth to pro-social activities and encouraging positive communication between the parent, youth and social worker. The program focuses on empowering youth to make good choices in their life, thus leading to a more productive and healthy adulthood.

The program will match youth involved with the Juvenile Justice System with an adult mentor. The mentor is a volunteer who will develop a positive relationship with the youth. The mentor will give individual attention to the youth, provide support, expose the youth to new experiences, encourage school attendance, address independent living skills and employment avenues, assist in goal setting and encourage positive problems solving skills that will help the youth develop a sense of character, competence, self confidence and self esteem.