Welcome ToWelcome ToWatershed MentoringWatershed Mentoring

All About UsAll About Us

• Watershed Mentoring began as Watershed Mentoring began as The Missisquoi Mentoring The Missisquoi Mentoring Project in 1995 as a project of Project in 1995 as a project of the Abenaki Nation. As it the Abenaki Nation. As it expanded to cover more of expanded to cover more of Franklin County and then to Franklin County and then to Grand Isle County, the name Grand Isle County, the name was changed to reflect that was changed to reflect that larger service area.larger service area.

What is Watershed What is Watershed Mentoring?Mentoring?• Mentoring is a relationship that Mentoring is a relationship that

occurs between a caring adult and a occurs between a caring adult and a deserving youth who is in need of deserving youth who is in need of some guidance. In this relationship, a some guidance. In this relationship, a person (mentor) with identified person (mentor) with identified abilities and competencies enables a abilities and competencies enables a youth to develop his/her abilities and youth to develop his/her abilities and talents. Both youth and mentor talents. Both youth and mentor receive satisfaction from this receive satisfaction from this supportive alliance.supportive alliance.

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Why Become A MentorWhy Become A Mentor

• By becoming a mentor, you can help By becoming a mentor, you can help school aged children and adolescents school aged children and adolescents that are that are ““at promiseat promise”” in Franklin and in Franklin and Grand Isle counties. Mentors and Grand Isle counties. Mentors and their young teammates are just two their young teammates are just two people of different ages and people of different ages and backgrounds, spending time together backgrounds, spending time together and learning from each other.and learning from each other.

Why become a mentor?Why become a mentor?

• You may have had the chance You may have had the chance growing up to spend time with a growing up to spend time with a caring adult who took you caring adult who took you fishing, taught you a skill and fishing, taught you a skill and was a friend you could talk to. If was a friend you could talk to. If you remember how much of a you remember how much of a difference that made in your life, difference that made in your life, you can be that person to you can be that person to another youth.another youth.

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Why Be A Mentor?Why Be A Mentor?

Youths who are mentored have:Youths who are mentored have:

•Reduced likelihood of initiating Reduced likelihood of initiating drug or alcohol abusedrug or alcohol abuse

•Increased school attendance and Increased school attendance and performanceperformance

•They get along better with They get along better with others.others.

•They tend to stay in schoolThey tend to stay in school

Who makes a good Who makes a good mentor?mentor?

A good mentor is someone who:A good mentor is someone who:*Has time for a youth and focuses on *Has time for a youth and focuses on

his/her needshis/her needs

*Engages in a positive relationship *Engages in a positive relationship with his/her matchwith his/her match

*Encourages a youth to develop to *Encourages a youth to develop to his/her fullest potentialhis/her fullest potential

*Exhibits positive self esteem*Exhibits positive self esteem

Who makes a Good Who makes a Good Mentor?Mentor?

•Has an open mind and good Has an open mind and good problem-solving skillsproblem-solving skills

•Communicates on a level that Communicates on a level that young people can understandyoung people can understand

•Cares about helping youth in Cares about helping youth in their communitytheir community

•Fosters caring and supportive Fosters caring and supportive relationshipsrelationships

•Provides leadership and is a role Provides leadership and is a role modelmodel

Who makes a Good Who makes a Good Mentor?Mentor? You and Me

You Can Make A Difference!You Can Make A Difference!

Watershed MentoringWatershed MentoringBeth Crane, Coordinator Beth Crane, Coordinator

67 Fairfield Street, Suite 30267 Fairfield Street, Suite 302St. Albans, Vermont 05478St. Albans, Vermont 05478Phone: 802-527-5049 x 1Phone: 802-527-5049 x 1

Fax: 802-524-3952Fax: 802-524-3952Email: Email: beth@fcccp.orgbeth@fcccp.org

http://www.mentoring.orghttp://www.mentoring.org