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Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area
731 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Telephone: 925-918-2657
Fax: 415-495-5704
Website:
www.bbbsba.org
Contact: Dawn Kruger
E-mail: dkruger@bbbsba.org
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area helps build responsible, independent children and youth by matching each with a supportive and caring adult role model. Our mission is to help children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships that provide measurable impact.
Program Type: Community-based; school-based, site-based
Mentoring focus: Social-emotional support
Mentoring ratio: 1:1 mentoring
Mentee ages: 6 - 18
Mentee genders: male and female
Time commitment: 4 - 12 hours per month
Length of commitment: 12 months
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DCPRD Homework Center Mentor/Tutor
Daly City Peninsula Partnership Collaborative
111 Lake Merced Blvd.
Daly City, CA 94015-1048
Telephone: 650-991-8004
Fax: 650-991-0303
Website:
www.dalycity.org
Contact: Denise Patch
E-mail: dpatch@dalycity.org
The Homework Center Mentor/Tutor program is designed to give high school students an opportunity to work with elementary youth, assisting them with their homework. They are also there to give support to the youth and learn personal skills such as: responsibility, social behavior and respect for each other.
Program type: School-based (Daniel Webster and MH Tobias Elementary Schools)
Mentoring focus: Social-emotional support; Tutoring/academic; Career development; Sports/recreation
Mentoring ratio: 2-3 mentor for every 10-30 mentees
Mentee ages: 8 - 12
Mentee genders: male and female
Time commitment: up to 3 hours per day, 4 days a week
Length of commitment: academic school year
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Friends for Youth, Inc.
1741 Broadway, first floor
Redwood City, CA 94063
Telephone: 650-482-2867
Fax: 650-368-4475
Website:
www.friendsforyouth.org
Contact: Amanda Vera
E-mail: mentor@friendsforyouth.org
Since 1979, Friends for Youth has been dedicated to supporting youth-in-need through quality mentoring by creating and cultivating friendships with adult volunteers, providing opportunities for enrichment and growth, and focusing on ways to help youth achieve their potential.
Program type: Community-based
Mentoring focus: Social-emotional support
Mentoring ratio: 1:1 mentoring
Mentee ages: 8 - 17
Mentee genders: male and female
Time commitment: 3 hours per week
Length of commitment: 12 months
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Healthy Cities Tutoring Program
City of San Carlos
600 Elm Street
San Carlos, CA 94070
Telephone: 650-562-1894
Fax: 650-802-0159
Website:
www.cityofsancarlos.org/healthycities
Contact: Donna Becht
E-mail: dbecht@cityofsancarlos.org
The Healthy Cities Tutoring Program provides volunteer tutor-mentors to students in grades kindergarten through eight in all seven San Carlos schools.
Program type: School-based
Mentoring focus: Social-emotional support; Tutoring/academic
Mentoring ratio: 1:1 mentoring
Mentee ages: 5 - 14
Mentee genders: male and female
Time commitment: 1 hour per week
Length of commitment: academic school year
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On the Mark Mentoring
Jewish Family and Children's Services
200 Channing Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Telephone: 650-688-3056
Fax: 650-330-0866
Website:
www.jfcs.org
Contact: Romina Avram
E-mail: RominaA@jfcs.org
Jewish Family and Children's Services exists to provide professional and volunteer services for the purposes of developing, restoring, and maintaining the competency of families and individuals of all ages. On the Mark is a free, non-sectarian program of Parents Place, Jewish Family and Children's Services serving youth 8-18 years of age who would benefit from a supportive relationship with a volunteer adult or mature teen mentor.
Program type: Community-based; Site-based
Mentoring focus: Social-emotional support; Tutoring/academic; Career development
Mentoring ratio: 1:1 mentoring
Mentee ages: 8 - 18
Mentee genders: male and female
Time commitment: minimum 1 hour per week
Length of commitment: academic school year or 6 months (whichever is longer)
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Project P.L.A.Y. Mentoring Program
Daly City Youth Health Center
2780 Junipero Serra Blvd.
Daly City, CA 94015
Telephone: 650-985-7024
Fax: 650-685-7019
Website:
www.dalycityyouth.org
Contact: Robin Fletcher
E-mail: projectplay@aol.com
Project PLAY (Peer Leadership Alternatives for Youth) is a program of The Daly City Youth Health Center and the Jefferson Union High School District. Project PLAY provides creative, innovative youth development and health education programs that build positive self-image and prevent teen pregnancy. The mentor program trains volunteer mentors to effectively coach teens. Together, youth and mentors plan outings according to the goals and interests of the teen. Teens in the program want a supportive adult in their life and they reflect the economic and cultural diversity of the Daly City and Pacifica areas.
Program type: Community-based
Mentoring focus: Social-emotional support; Tutoring/academic; Career development; Sports/recreation
Mentoring ratio: 1:1 mentoring
Mentee ages: 15 - 18
Mentee genders: all
Time commitment: 2 - 3 hours every other week
Length of commitment: 9 months (including mentor training)
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Spark
3543 18th St, #28
San Francisco, CA 94110
Telephone: 415-626-5470
Fax: 415-354-8491
Website:
www.sparkprogram.org
Contact: Melia Dicker
E-mail: mdicker@sparkprogram.org
Spark is a youth empowerment program engaging students with apprenticeships, exploratory workshops, field trips, and personal development. Spark's mission is to inspire middle-school youth to pursue their interests, create bonds with their communities, and develop a lifelong interest in learning. Spark is offered as both a full-day summer program and a twice-weekly after-school program for middle-school youth in Redwood City.
Program type: Community-based
Mentoring focus: Career development
Mentoring ratio: 1:1 mentoring
Mentee ages: 12 - 13 (7th and 8th grades)
Mentee genders: male and female
Time commitment: 6 hours per week in summer; 2 hours per week in fall and spring
Length of commitment: 4 weeks in summer; 10 weeks in fall and spring
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Children's Empowerment, Inc. Mentoring
480 Collins Ave., Suite J
Colma, CA 91014
Telephone: 650-994-4200
Fax: 650-994-6798
Website:
www.ceisf.org
Contact: Spencer Holeman
E-mail: sh@ceisf.org
Children's Empowerment, Inc.'s goal is to empower all students, regardless of income level or ethnicity, to succeed in secondary education and continue on to higher education.
Program Type: School-based
Mentoring focus: Tutoring/academic
Mentoring ratio: 1:1 mentoring
Mentee ages: 12 - 14
Mentee genders: male and female
Time commitment: 1 hour per week
Length of commitment: 12 months
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Centerforce Leaders In Future Environments (LIFE) Project
2955 Kerner Blvd
San Rafael, CA 94901
Telephone: (415) 456-9980, ext. 117
Fax: (415) 456-2146
Website:
www.centerforce.org
Contact: LIFE Project Coordinator
E-mail: LIFEProject@centerforce.org
Leaders in Future Environments (LIFE) Project is a mentoring program that aims to strengthen and promote leadership in youth affected by parental incarceration.
The LIFE Project accomplishes this by providing one-on-one mentoring, group activities every six weeks, and annual retreats that focus on the special needs and unique challenges that our mentees face. All activities are sponsored by the LIFE Project.
Program Type: Community-based
Mentoring focus: Social-emotional support
Mentoring ratio: 1:1 mentoring
Mentee ages: 11 - 18
Mentee genders: male and female
Time commitment: 1 hour per week
Length of commitment: 12 months
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Asian American Recovery Services Stay Safe Mentoring
1115 Mission Road
South San Francisco, CA 94080
Telephone: 650-243 - 4850
Fax: 650-243-4851
Website:
www.aars-inc.org
Contact: Alan David
E-mail: a_david@aars-inc.org
Asian American Recovery Services, Inc. aims to decrease the incidence and impact of substance abuse in the Asian and Pacific Islander communities of the San Francisco Bay Area. To accomplish this goal, Asian American Recovery Services, Inc. develops and provides innovative outreach, treatment, prevention, and research services for its target populations. Because there are multiple causes and effects of substance abuse, Asian American Recovery Services, Inc. also engages in ancillary activities to meet its goal.
Program Type: Community-based; school-based; site-based
Mentoring focus: Social-emotional support; tutoring/academic
Mentoring ratio: 1:1 mentoring
Mentee ages: 11 - 14
Mentee genders: male and female
Time commitment: 3 - 5 hours per week
Length of commitment: 12 months - 3 years
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