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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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EMQ Mentor Program
EMQ Children & Family Services
499 Loma Alta Avenue
Los Gatos, CA 95030
Telephone: 408-335-1874
Fax: 408-335-1850
Website:
www.emq.org
Contact: Stacey McLaren
E-mail: smclaren@emq.org
EMQ Children and Family Services is dedicated to transforming the lives of children who have been or are at risk of being removed from their family because of serious behavioral challenges. Linked tightly with EMQ's highly acclaimed Wraparound philosophy, the Mentor Program matches children with adults in the community. Mentor-youth pairs spend time together regularly. Today, there are more than 100 mentor/youth matches in the Mentor Program. Despite this, many kids wait because there are not enough caring adult mentors to meet the demand.
Program type: Community-based
Mentoring focus: Social-emotional support
Mentoring ratio: 1:1 mentoring
Mentee ages: 5 - 18
Mentee genders: male and female
Time commitment: 2 hours per week
Length of commitment: Minimum of 12 months
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Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY)
120 West Mission Street
San Jose, CA 95110
Telephone: 408-263-2630
Fax: 408-263-2631
Website:
www.flyprogram.org
Contact: Emilia Tyminski
E-mail: emilia@flyprogram.org
FLY's mission is to prevent juvenile crime and incarceration through mentoring, legal education, and leadership training. FLY provides services to our most at-risk and disadvantaged youth. In our Mentor Program, FLY matches youth who are struggling with drug and/or alcohol addiction with an adult role model that meets with them every week. The mentor helps the youth discover how to solve problems without turning to drugs or alcohol and how to have fun without being high.
Program type: Community-based; tutoring/academic; sports/recreation
Mentoring focus: Social-emotional support
Mentoring ratio: 1:1 mentoring
Mentee ages: 13 - 18
Mentee genders: male and female
Time commitment: 8 hours per month or 2 - 3 hours per week
Length of commitment: 12 months minimum
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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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Partners for New Generations
Alta Vista, Los Altos and Mountain View High School Mentor Programs
1325 Bryant Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94040
Telephone: 650-940-4650
Fax: 650-961-1396
Website:
www.losaltosrotary.org/partners.html
Contact: Linda Waud
E-mail: Linda.Waud@mvla.net
Additional contact: Carole Dorshkind
E-mail: carole.dorshkind@mvla.net
Partners for New Generations places volunteer mentors, tutors, and Child Advocates with students at Mountain View High School, Los Altos High School, and Alta Vista High School.
Program type: School-based
Mentoring focus: Social-emotional support
Mentoring ratio: 1:1 mentoring
Mentee ages: 14 - 18
Mentee genders: male and female
Time commitment: 4 hours per month
Length of commitment: academic school year
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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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