MENTORING PROGRAM
The Touching The Lines Mentoring Program is a structured, group mentoring partnership that focuses on the needs of youth in areas that struggle financial stability. Through our mentoring program we strive to foster caring and supportive relationships, encourage individuals to develop to their fullest potential; help individuals to develop his or her own vision for the future, and is our strategy to develop active community partnerships. The mentoring program will impact all areas of the youth development.
Our program goals are to impact the lives of our youth in a positive manner. We want students that have been touched by our program to inspire to achieve all that life has available. Our program objectives are to:
- Increase graduation rates
- Support higher education
- Increase self-esteem
- Encourage healthy behaviors
- Promote creativity
- Increase community togetherness
- Promote literacy
Mentoring at its core guarantees students that there is someone in the world that cares about the direction of their lives. Being able to have someone help youth establish a foundation insures that we are building a better future and that is what TouchingtheLines Mentoring does. It is important to today's youth to know that they are not alone in dealing with the struggles our ever changing society. Research confirms that positive mentoring encounters positively impact youth socially, academically and personally. Youth who have had positive mentoring experiences are 90% more likely to become mentors and hold leadership positions in the future.