Connecting Youth Mentoring Program

Sponsored by: Connecting Youth in Chittenden South
Executive Director: Dayna Scott
Program Coordinator : Nancy Carlson

Connecting Youth Mentoring helps support 5th-8th grade students in achieving their potential through close, personal relationships with caring adults in the community. Adults volunteer to spend one hour per week with their student at school, participating in activities together such as games, arts & crafts, sports, cooking and conversation. Mentoring matches are voluntary, made with the support of young people’s parents and teachers. There is a careful screening process, and all mentors receive ongoing training from Connecting Youth and school staff.

First Year of operation: 1999
Minimum age for mentor: 21
Minimum time commitment: 1 hour/week
Minimum length of commitment: one school year