Mentoring Coalition of
A Project of the Children’s Initiative
Program List
Academy Neighbors Program
San Pasqual
Academy
This is a one-on-one
and group Intergenerational Mentor Program. Senior mentors live both on campus
and in the community. San Pasqual Academy is a residential High School for
foster youth. On campus mentors do group mentoring. Community Mentors do
one-on-one mentoring.
For more
information, please contact:
John
Scholte
619-200-2489
Jscholte_legacycorps@yahoo.com
Youth
The
For more
information, please contact:
Alemi Daba
619-286-9052
X15
www.alliance-for-africa.org
AMIGOS Mentoring Program
The AMIGOS
Mentoring Program serves underserved middle school students at a tuition-free,
private school in the
About
For more
information, please contact
Christen
Sperry
Office:
619-269-9078
Fax:
619-501-1734
amigos@nativityprep.org
Big & Little Sister Mentor
Program
Big Sister
League of San Diego, Inc.
The Big
Sister League Mentor Program selects, trains and matches adult women mentors
with girls ages 6-15. The mentors encourage the girls to recognize and make
responsible use of their capacities and strengths to reach their full
potential. Mentors agree to spend three to four hours per week with their
mentee for a minimum of one year. This program serves all of
For more
information, please contact:
Jane Moyle
619-297-1135
Big
Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County
Community
Mentoring
Bigs in Schools
Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County has been serving the community since 1961, professionally matching adults and children in one-on-one relationships. As a national organization, Big Brothers Big Sisters has been matching adults and children for over 100 years. Being a Big Brother or Big Sister is about sharing simple, everyday moments with a child. Community Mentoring is designed for a Big (adult mentor) to be matched with a Little (child mentee). They determine their activities based on mutual interests and their own schedule(s). Bigs in Schools is designed for Bigs and Littles to meet once-a-week at the child’s elementary school to share interests, play games or work on school projects.
No training is required.
Mentor must have references and be 19 years of age or older. Mentees are between
the ages of 7 and 18 (must be 16 at enrollment). Mentors must make a commitment
for six to twelve months, depending upon the program. A Community mentor must
have a personal vehicle and valid driver’s license. A Bigs in Schools mentor
must have a valid driver’s license.
For more information, please contact:
Customer Relations Specialist
858-536-4900 X213
www.sdbigs.org
C.A.T. Mentoring Program
SAY San Diego, Inc.
The C.A.T. Mentoring Program
provides adult one-to-one mentors for at-risk youth ages 9-12. Mentors develop
relationships with young people to guide and inspire them to set goals and make
healthy life choices. With the support of experienced staff, mentors meet with
their mentee several times a month for a period six months. Before the match
begins, volunteer mentors undergo extensive training that focus on program
guidelines, understanding youth and positive communication skills.
For more information, please
contact:
Yvette Murillo
858-565-4148 X 261
ymurillo@saysandiego.org
Compeer
Compeer
For
the past several years, Compeer San Diego has provided a safe, nurturing,
mentoring program for children, teens, adults, and older adults living with
severe mental illnesses in
The
Compeer Program matches 1 trained Compeer San Diego community volunteer with 1
client who is coping with a mental illness.
This 1:1 match builds mutual trust, friendship, mutual understanding,
and serves as a personal support base for clients to lean on while they are
seeking professional therapy toward improved mental health. Trained volunteers give four hours a month
for a year to their new friend. Their
activities include: movies, looking for a job, going out to dinner, or simply
spending some time together. Clients
must be referred by their therapist contact Compeer San Diego to receive more
information.
For
more information, please contact:
Shannon
Jaccard
info@compeersandiego.org
www.compeersandiego.org
858-361-3632
Fatherhood is Forever Group
Mentoring Project
Turning the
Fatherhood
is Forever is a yearlong group mentoring project for middle and high school
aged young men. Groups are conducted
after school with a primary focus on teen pregnancy prevention, life skills
development, and health education. The project starts with comprehensive
12-week teen pregnancy prevention curriculum and continues ongoing support
services and mentoring to each youth and family based on individual needs and
assessments. Mentors must be 21 years of age and older and are required to
spend 2 hours per week with their mentee(s) during a weekly group session.
Turning the
For more
information, please contact:
Douglas
Luffborough,
Executive
Director
619-750-4182
www.turningtheheartscenter.org
Fishing
Mentors, Inc.
Fishing
Mentors provides supportive one-to-one mentors and positive fishing experiences
for at-risk youth. There are many young people who need positive influences in
their lives. Fishing Mentors hopes that participants who complete the six
month program will learn more than just how to fish, but how to live better
lives, do well in school, and display healthy behaviors.
For more
information, please contact:
Kevin
Stafford, Executive Director
www.fishingmentors.org
858-531-8760
Foster Youth
Health
& Human Services Agency, Child Welfare Services
The Foster
Youth Mentor Program matches caring adult with foster children. It is a program
under the
For more
information, please contact:
Jannette
Kutchins
858-616-5930
Hermanitas
San Diego
MANA
The
Hermanitas (Little Sisters) Program is a youth leadership program under the
auspices of San Diego MANA, a national
For more information, please contact:
Adrianne Santiestaban,
Hermanitas Director
Or
Melody Vela,
Mana de San Diego President
619-685-5697
619-225-9594
sdmana@sbcglobal.net
Home Start’s Mentoring Services
Home Start
Home
Start’s Mentoring Services are for girls in the 4-12th grades and focus
primarily on strengthening academic success while eliminating barriers to
success. Services are intensive and comprehensive in nature and are provided by
interns pursuing degrees in the field of social work.
For more
information, please contact:
Jeanene Marshall
619-692-0727
Intergenerational
The goal of
UPAC is to provide a culturally competent mentoring relationship to youth of
Asian and Pacific Islander heritage.
The
Intergenerational Mentor Program provides mentors for youth at-risk for gang
involvement, teen pregnancy, and use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco. The project aims to reduce negative behavior,
expand career options and build skills that will enable youth to become
responsible, self-sufficient and healthy.
This will be done through interaction with positive Asian role models
from the business, law enforcement, education and health/human services
communities.
For more
information, please contact:
Ammalinh
Navasak
Mentorship
Specialist
619-232-6454
ext 841
Jewish Big Pals
Jewish
Family Services
Jewish Big
Pals, a one-on-one mentoring program, provides positive, adult Jewish role
models for Jewish children ages 6-16 from single-parent homes. “Big Pals” meet
with their “Little Pals” at least every other weekend for 3-6 hours to do
constructive, esteem-building activities together. Once made, matches are
supervised on a monthly basis during the first year and quarterly thereafter.
This program serves all off
For more
information, please contact:
Lorna Hecht-Zablow
3715 Sixth Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103
619-838-4551 Ext. 130
Legacy Corps
New
Alternatives, Inc
Creates
Intergenerational Teams consisting of one foster teen and one senior who will
receive training and then will provide up to 10 hours weekly assistance to a
caregiver of a homebound person in
For more
information, please contact:
John
Scholte
619-200-2489
Jscholte_legacycorps@yahoo.com
Mariners Church/Lighthouse Mentoring
We believe
mentoring is about changing lives of both our mentees and mentors. We believe
mentoring is more about changing convictions and values than behavior. We
believe that every human being is hardwired to connect to people and to
something spiritual (God). We believe the best thing we can do for those being
served is to model Christ so they in time will know and understand how to model
that love to others.
For more
information, please contact:
John Lorenz
949-854-7030
Kristine
Petrikin
949-854-7030
x288
Mentored Community Services Program
The
Mentored Community Services Program provides guided community service
opportunities to students who are referred to complete requirements for
everything from school extra-credit to parole. They participate in Prevention
Education focused on drugs, alcohol and other risky behaviors. Students are
required to complete a project that addresses their behavior and reason for
referral.
For more
information, please contact:
Sarah
Crowder
619-522-6884
619-522-6885
safeprodir@san.rr.com
Mentoring Moms
Jewish
Family Service
Jewish
Family Services is seeking mature women to volunteer for one year to help a
teen mom by offering support, friendship, and building confidence to finish
school. Mentors meet with teen once
a week throughout the year. The goal of this program is to help these teens
develop into independent responsible adults Volunteers undergo screening and
training, and send monthly reports to program coordinator.
For more
information, please contact:
Mary Strock
760-944-7855
PCA
Mentoring Program
Partners for Community Access
The PCA
Mentoring Program provides stable and caring mentors to youth living in rural,
under-served areas. Our mentors will guide and support mentees to improve their
social, emotional, and educational skills, so that they may become happy,
healthy and productive members of their communities. The program is
supported by the Department of Education in hopes of improving the children’s
ability to achieve the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act, and to
inspire self-esteem that will enable the students to serve as productive
members of their communities.
This is a one-to-one
program for underserved rural youth, 4th through 8th
grades, 9 to 14 years old. It strictly serves students on the Ramona
Elementary, Julian Elementary, and
For more information, please contact:
Program Director
Kimberly
Stead-Segoria
760-739-2136
email: kim@partnersforcommunityaccess.org
Ramona Program Coordinator
Claudia Davis
760-788-1314
cd@partnersforcommunityaccess.org
Julian Program Coordinator
Todd Barrow
1704 Capehorn
760-765-2228
tb@partnersforcommunityaccess.org
Project Hero
Project
Hero connects youth to the world by providing mentors who help with career
exploration, job shadowing and vocational/college entry. Mentors and on-staff
counselors work individually with students on tasks such as portfolio building,
tutoring and filling out college applications. This program opens only to
students as part of the COMPACT Careers Club.
For more
information, please contact:
2251 East Valley Parkway
Escondido, CA 92027
760-839-4515
760-738-6076
Erik Shive
PUSD Mentoring Program
Poway
Unified
The
Academic Mentoring Program is a one-to- one school-based mentoring program that
targets underachieving students in grades 2-12. Mentors meet one hour per week
with students to offer assistance, encouragement, and support needed to help
them gain a better understanding of how to meet academic goals. The mentor also
promotes the importance of improved attendance and behavior. In addition to meeting at the school site,
mentors plan special field trips to sporting events, cultural activities, etc.
For more
information, please contact:
Cindy Hicks
858-668-4066
"Road to College"
Barrio Logan College Institute
The purpose of BLCI's "Road to
College" Mentor Program is to make one-on-one matches with interested,
low-income, first-generation college-bound BLCI elementary, middle and high
school students. The mentors are caring adults from diverse backgrounds that
have college experience and can share their "college knowledge" with
BLCI students, helping them succeed and realize their own potential. The
"Road to College" Mentor Program serves 5th-12th graders that
participate in BLCI' s after-school enrichment program. All have the potential
to be first generation college students! These students live in or around the
culturally low-income community of Barrio Logan and attend schools all over
For more information, please
contact:
Berenice Gil
619-232-4686 ext 100
bgil@blci.org
www.blci.org
UCSD Dept.
of Reproductive Medicine/Division of Community Services
The San
Diego BRIGHT Families Project is a mentoring program designed to help youth
negotiate through their turbulent teen years. Its goals include building
self/esteem, decreasing teen pregnancy, increasing school performance, reducing
crime and violence and teaching positive decision-making skills. The program
focuses on teaching teens to build self-esteem, and exposing teens to different
opportunities for careers and education.
Mentors
spend at least five hours per month with their teens for six months. They teach
them how to set and achieve goals, help with homework, talk about reproductive
health, and form positive relationships. Bright Families trains mentors on the
reproductive health curriculum, and also shows them how to electively work with
their mentees. In addition, the project provides mentor support and holds fun,
educational group activities every month.
For more
information, please contact:
Kathie
Morgan
7071 Convoy Court, Ste. 113
San Diego, CA 92111
858-514-7549
NFL Youth Education Town
is a one-to-one mentoring program serving students
ages 9-17 and/or are children of prisoners, in the communities of
Sherman Heights, Golden Hills, Mid-City and City Heights (Please note that they
do accept referrals from any community as long as the youth can arrange for
their own transportation). Mentors must be high school graduates ages 18 and
older and willing to commit to spending 2 hours per week with their mentees for
a period of 9 months. This mentoring program is designed to help youth make
positive choices, prevent possible drug use, and deter them from joining a
street gang. With the help of a mentor, youth will learn the importance
of staying in school and working toward a career. Our goal is to promote
academic achievement and prevent delinquency in the lives of our youth. The
program is operated out of the
For more information,
please contact:
Aide Guevara
Ana Nicasio
Team Leader
or Team
Leader
619-232-8126
ext 203
619-232-8126 x 204
www.sdycs.org anicasio@sdycs.org
Vision
Achievement Mentoring (VAM)
VAM is a
group-mentoring program focused on preventing teen pregnancy.
For more
information, please contact:
Elsa
Hernandez
619-232-8126
Ext. 212
ehernandez@sdycs.org
Social Advocates for
Youth - SAY
Community
Assessment Team (CAT) Mentoring Program
The CAT Mentoring
Program provides adult one-to-one mentors for at-risk youth ages 7-16 in the
Mid-City community of
Vision
Achievement Mentoring (VAM)
VAM is a
group-mentoring program that works with youth ages 10-19 from multi-ethnic
backgrounds in the Mid-City,
For more
information, please contact:
858-565-4148
Tori Rigg
619-582-9056
ext 223
Stan Bogard
619-582-9056
ext 245
STEP UP Foster Youth Mentor Ministry
The
This ministry
exists to build up foster youth who are going through life lost, and without
hope. We have over 7,000 foster youth in
Mentors are
caring people that follow these kids to provide ongoing support. When a kid
moves to a new foster home, the mentor is there, when a kid moves to another
group home, the mentor is there, when they get into trouble, or kicked out of
school, the mentor is there.
For more
information, please contact:
Lisa Walker
619-757-9599
Teresa Helms
619-618-8495
Cell
http://www.therocksandiego.org/ministries/fosteryouthmentor/
Sudanese Mentoring
Center
Southern
The goal of this program is to increase the GPA of all who
attend our tutoring center. It was
established for refugees, community youth and their parents, to work together
on activities, homework, reading and related subjects. For more information,
please contact:
Dep Tuany, Program Director
sosudanco@yahoo.com
619-262-4475
Teen Choices
Our Teen Choices Program provides
health, legal and educational advocacy services to at-risk youth including
dependents of the court. All mentors provide guidance & support to help
youth realize their potential & facilitate their educational, social &
personal growth. Teen Choices also includes health risk assessments, referrals
to health providers, one-to-one mentoring, and comprehensive case management.
The target areas include
For more
information, please contact:
Anna Vallez
858-831-0434
ext 201
Tiffany
White
858-831-0434
ext 200
Together for Success
The purpose
for “Together for Success” is to provide studies with a glimpse the world of
work prior to leaving high school. Businesses and community volunteers share
their work environment with students as on-the-job experience allowing adults
to mentor topics such as work ethnic, soft skills, career specific skills ad
general knowledge needed for a specific job. Mentor-student matches are done based on student’s course of study in high
school.
For more
information, please contact:
Barbara Gelsomini
619-691-5824
Barbara.gelsomini@suhsd.k12.ca.us
Vision Achievement Mentoring
(V.A.M.)
Crisis
House
Vision
Achievement Mentoring is a six-agency collaborative effort to reduce teen pregnancy
and father-less-ness that specifically targets at-risk youth and their
families.
V.A.M. is a
unique mentoring program designed to help at-risk youth ages 10-19 and their
families in
For more
information, please contact:
Ivan Rosete
1034 N. Magnolia Avenue
El Cajon, CA 92020
619-444-1194
619-444-1422
What’s
Next?
The Center for an
Accessible Society
What’s Next? is a
mentoring program for young people and adults with physical disabilities. We
meet together two Saturdays a month for fun, sharing and topics on independent
living, managing personal care, transit services, driving, vocational rehabilitation, social
security and others. We match one student with one mentor, but meet as a group
6-8 hours per month. We serve students from 16-26 years old in
For more information,
please contact:
Cyndi Jones, Director
619-232-2727 X 111
or
Susan Madison
619- 232-2727 X 102
www.whatsnextsd.org
Y-FRIENDz Mentoring Program
YMCA Youth
& Family Services
Y-FRIENDz
works specifically with children ages 4-15 who have one or both parents
currently incarcerated. There are at
least 15,000 such children in
The Mission
of the Y-FRIENDz Mentoring Program is to provide stable and caring mentors so
that these children may be empowered to develop the relationships and social
skills that will help them grow up to be happy, healthy and productive adults.
Each mentor meets with their mentee for 1-3 hours per week and commit to
mentoring for one year. In addition to weekly meetings, the program holds
monthly community events for all mentors and mentees that include going to
plays, concerts, sporting events, and other recreational activities. Life
skills activities and community service are also essential components of the
program. Mentors are quality adult role
models 18 years and up. Each mentor is
required to attend an initial training session and ongoing training is provided
throughout the year.
For more
information, please contact:
Christina
Reyna
619-543-9850
Ext. 135
Youth Empowering Success
YES! Is a collaborative program
serving current and former foster youth ages 16-22. The program provides work
readiness and independent living skills to assist “aging out” foster youth in
becoming self-sufficient, responsible adults. As active relationship with a
caring adult role model is the missing link for many foster youth. Mentors
provide the friendship and support to these young people that makes a
difference.
For more
information, please contact:
Ethel Sims Joy Amdemikael
Simset1@cox.net 619-871-5585
Referrals Only
Partners at Learning
The
Partners at Learning (PAL) program, through the Teacher Education Program (TEP),
provides UCSD undergraduate students several service-learning opportunities to
work as mentors and tutors in
Every year
students in UCSD’s PaL course work with hundreds of young people on an
individual basis, provide mentoring and tutoring at more than 20 area schools
and contribute over 20,000 volunteer hours working with
For more
information, please contact:
Partners at
Learning
Caren
Holtzman
858-534-1685
Other
Voices for Children, a nonprofit organization, endeavors to
ensure that the abused, neglected and abandoned children who have become
dependents of the San Diego County Court, will have a safe and permanent home.
Through our work of trained and educated volunteer Court Appointed Special
Advocates (CASAs), Voices for Children works with key agencies, legal council
and community resources to identify and protect the best interests of each
child inside and outside of court.
For more information, please contact:
Gary Cagle, Recruitment Coordinator
858-569-2096 X 227
Father Love
The goal of
Father Love is to bring father and mentors together to share their experiences
and insights to help children and mentees.
Any father,
grandfather or mentor is invited to discuss the pain, joy, conflicts and
challenges of being a male role model. Through this group mentoring process,
participants are offered support and guidance that will enrich their
relationships with their children and/or mentees.
Father Love
619-698-0248
First United
First
United
The
Mentoring Program at First United Methodist Church of San Diego connects
families making a transition from welfare to work with teams of mentors trained
by the church. Each mentoring team works closely with a family over the course
of a year in an effort job skill development, money management advice,
tutoring, emotional support and encouragement.
For more
information, please contact:
Brenda
Blake
2111 Camino Del Rio South
San Diego, CA 92108
619-297-4366
ext 125
MentorNet
An
e-mail discussion sponsored by members of the Mentoring Coalition of San Diego County,
Mentor Net is open to those interested in issues related to youth mentoring as
part of
To subscribe, simply visit www.OneList.com and insert "Mentornet1" into the search engine. Subscriptions are free. Any interested party may join.
The Children’s
Initiative
The Children’s
Initiative is a planning and advocacy group that promotes integrated services
for children, youth and families. It works toward a countywide collaborative of
community-base organizations, government agencies, educational and health
institutions, and individuals who come together to encourage and facilitate
integrated service delivery. The Initiative may assume the roles of convener,
facilitator, advocate, partner and/or participant.
For more information on the
Children’s Initiative:
Bonnie Kaplan
858-581-5887
bkaplan@theci.org
www.thechildrensinitiative.org
Mentoring
Management Systems (MMS), a private consulting organization, is a recognized
leader in the design and implementation of youth mentoring programs.
Owner/operator Jerry Sherk works closely with agencies to develop a sound
operating structure and mentoring trainings that promote the safety and
personal development of their mentees.
For more
information, please contact Jerry Sherk:
By Phone:
760-633-1807
By E-mail: sherk@menrtorms.com
Web Site: www.mentorms.com
These
collaborations include: The Mentoring Coalition of San Diego County, San Diego
After-School Regional Consortium, Critical Hours, San Diego Youth Congress, and
Comprehensive Strategy for Family, Youth and Community.
For more
information about
Suzanne
Penyak
858-581-5883
spenyak@theci.org
Volunteer Recruitment Services &
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer
Volunteer
For more
information, please contact:
Debbie Krakauer
858-636-4184
dkrakauer@volunteersandiego.org
Sarah Adams
858-636-4136
Additional On-Line
Resources
This is a mentoring
resource center in the State of California Department of Alcohol and Drug
Programs.
www.adp.cahwnet.gov/cmi_sub.asp
Evaluation, Management, and
Training, Inc. (EMT)
EMT is
funded by the State of
National Mentoring Partnership
This is a
comprehensive site on youth mentoring.
Northwest Regional Educational
Library
This site
often has studies and tips for program managers regarding successful management
of mentoring programs.
Public/Private Ventures
This site
is the leader in youth mentoring program research.
CONTACT US!
The Mentoring
Coalition of
858-581-5887
Fax 858-581-5889
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Staff
Bonnie
Kaplan After-School
and
The Children’s Initiative Mentoring
Assistant
Thank you!
The
Mentoring Coalition is grateful to the following organizations
for
continued support toward our effort:
A.B.
& Jessie Polinsky Children’s Center
Health
& Human Service Complex-Rosecrans
Disclaimer
Although the Mentoring Coalition of San Diego County has a goal of
helping youth mentoring programs establish safe and effective practices, each
listed organization functions as an entity independent of the Coalition. The
Mentoring Coalition of San Diego County does not certify or monitor individual
programs, nor program personnel and is, therefore, not responsible for the
actions of individual mentoring programs or their staff.