Mobilizing Youth Mentors
Updated: Mar 8
Problem:
Thousands of children in every country are struggling and suffering. 1% of adults mentor youth.
Montgomery County - 50,000 children
Miami County - 7,000 children
Solution:
Increase the number of adults mentoring youth, from 1% to 10%. Every child is one caring adult away from a success story.
Miami County - 800 (1%) ---> 8,000 (10%)
Montgomery County - 4,000 (1%) ---> 40,000 (10%)
Mission:
Until there is More Than Enough:
Youth mentors for every child needing a mentor
Caring adults supporting and starting after-school programs for every child needing a safe and healing space after-school.
Weekend youth groups for every child to connect with safe and nourishing relationships on the weekends and during holiday breaks
Volunteers to watch children at support groups: single parents, domestic abuse survivors, etc.
Strategy:
Map all existing youth-facing organizations: mentoring programs, after-school programs, youth groups, schools, etc. Assess strength, needs, and growth capacity.
Interconnect youth leaders rhythmically.
Create a region-wide youth-engagement gap-analysis.
Create goals for each demographic based on needs of population and current org capacity.
Capture wide-scale interest data using a process similar to Unleash or Every Child.
Amongst youth-leaders, continually mobilize individuals into their best fit, monitor retainment and success, and create individual and collective opportunities for growth.
If interested in youth mentoring, fill-out this form if you live in Miami County, (Montgomery County Form coming soon), or email me at paul@storyconnect.love.
"And How Are the Children?"...
...can we say, "And the Children are Well."?