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ABOUT THE 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.
BECOME A MENTOR
A mentor is that person who connects to the heart of a child and makes anything possible.
A mentor lets a young person know they are someone who matters.
Mentors help kids stay in school
Mentors help improve a young person's self esteem.
Mentors teach young people how to relate and communicate better with others.
"When you connect to the heart of a child, everything is possible."
DR. KARYN PURVIS
OUR HISTORY
The concept of mentoring began in the early 1900s and has continued to flourish in local communities and school systems. The Franklin County mentor program was started in 1998 by concerned community citizens and has continued to thrive through the support of the local school system and community sponsors. The mentor program has seen many students flourish through the use of community members aiding them in their journey of life as mentors.
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