EVERY CHILD IS
ONE CARING ADULT
AWAY FROM BEING
A SUCCESS STORY
JOSH SHIPP
OUR MISSION
Franklin County Mentor Volunteer Program will provide partnership opportunities for the youth of Franklin County by fostering caring, supportive relationships that encourage our young people to develop to their fullest potential with a vision for the future.
Diversity, Equity,
and Inclusion Statement
Franklin County Mentor Volunteer Program is committed to fostering an environment of diversity and inclusion for all. We embrace our differences and celebrate our common humanity in advancing the need and transformative power of supportive relationships for our young people. We believe that varied perspectives, experiences, and opinions are central assets in our mission to close the mentoring gap.
OUR VISION
To see that every child of Franklin County is aided by the opportunities available to overcome obstacles in order to excel and reach their full potential.
The Franklin County Mentor Volunteer Program will direct the child to the opportunities that are provided through the combined efforts of caring volunteers and educators from all areas of Franklin County.
By reaching their full potential, these individuals will be an asset to society, a positive role model to others, and valuable citizen.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
All we ask is thirty minutes a week, and you can make a difference in a child’s life.
"A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in your self and helps bring it out of you."
- BOB PROCTOR
Learn more about what we do
ABOUT FRANKLIN COUNTY MENTOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
The Franklin County Mentor Volunteer Program’s objective is to give children the encouragement they need to let them know that they are valued as a person and help them reach their full potential through giving them a positive role model of a mentor. Our mentors at the Elementary, Middle, and High School levels visit with their students that they are matched with once a week. With one-on-one contact each week, students not only have someone to talk to but have an adult who thinks the student is important enough to come to see them each week. Mentors do things with the students such as have lunch, help them with their homework, play board games, and go outside and play ball with them. As our mentors are doing activities with them they are listening, guiding, and being a friend as they encourage the student to reach goals to succeed.
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