Youth Mentoring Program
Date
Jan 26th - March 23th (1 time per week, 6PM-8PM, every Tuesday), 2021.
Location
Zoom Meeting
Purpose
To learn following skills:
- Communication Skills
- Relationship Skill
- Resilience Skills
- Emotional Quotient (EQ) Skills
Progress
- 2 weeks for mentors' training program
- 2 weeks for mentees' training program
- 3 weeks for M&M matching program
- 1 week for celebrating the end of the program
This program has three different components: Mentor Training Program, Mentee Trainee Program, and Mentoring Connection Program. The two components of the program, Mentor Training Program and Mentee Training Program, are basic training programs for the mentor participants and mentee participants to learn about their roles in the Mentoring Program.
- Mentor Training Program: This program is to train young adults to provide mentoring roles to younger youth in the GTA. The candidates learn about basic counselling and psychotherapy, development of cultural and self-identity, etc. to prepare themselves to act as role models and mentors.
- Mentee Training Program: The program trainees learn about how to improve communication and relationship skills, balancing school life and social life, self-esteem. The mentors prepare workshops and activities for the mentee trainees to connect and empower each other.
- M&M Matching Program: Youth who have graduated from Mentor Training Program and Mentee Training Program can participate in the program. The mentors and mentees are matched according to their preferences of who they want to be assigned with.
The ultimate purpose of the program is for the mentors and mentees. The mentors had similar experiences and challenges when they were growing up, most likely they can provide more appropriate sharing and caring for their mentees. Have fun and enjoy each other.
It is important that youth mentees with mentors enjoy a relationship of mutual trust through support, encouragement, and coaching. FUTFS assists the mentors and mentees in developing their abilities as emerging leaders. The results of mentoring goals to be achieved in the next generation are obtained through mentees.