Two new programs in the North End!

College and Career Readiness Program

Sponsored by: Boys & Girls Club of Burlington
Executive Director: Mary Alice McKenzie
Contact: Marnie Long
email: mlong@bandgclub.org

62 Oak St.

Burlington, VT 05401

802-864-5263

www.bandgclub.org

 

The Boys & Girls Club of Burlington's Career and College Readiness Mentoring Program will begin in the fall of 2008 with a goal of matching responsible adults with youth participating in the Boys & Girls Club's KnowHow2GO and Teen Employment Center. KnowHow2GO, the club's regionally recognized college readiness program, introduces the middle and high school youth we serve to the college process and possible career choices in order to encourage and prepare them to pursue higher education options. The Teen Employment Center, housed in the University Mall in South Burlington, helps prepare middle and high school youth for careers through job readiness and financial literacy curriculum. Our goal is to supplement each program with mentors who can help our youth transition successfully from school into either higher education programs or careers.

 

First Year in Operation: Fall 2008

Minimun age for mentor: 21

Minimun time commitment: 4-8 hours per month

Minimun length of commitment: one school year

 

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Creating Connections

 

Sponsored by Sara Holbrook Community Center

Executive Director Leisa Pollander

Contact Tim Nicholas or Casey Sexton

e-mail: TNicholas@saraholbrookcc.org or CSexton@saraholbrookcc.org

66 North Avenue

Burlington, VT 05401

802-862-6342

www.saraholbrookcc.org

 

The Creating Connections program is a community based mentoring program with the goal of matching youth in the community with caring and responsible adults. Our program seeks to match school aged youth, grades K-12, with adult mentors to develop positive relationships that can foster healthy lifestyle choices. Creating Connections works in all Burlington communities, with a focus on serving underprivleged and refugee/immigrant populations in the North End. Mentors are matched with youth based on the similar interests and activities of the pair, such as exploring the community, attending an event, baking cookies, drawing comics, or just hanging out. Once matched mentors have a weekly two to four hour commitment to spend with their mentee for one full calendar year. This program aims to have mentor-mentee pairs share experiences that can positively shape the development of the youth. Training, on-going support and activities are provided.

 

First Year in Operation 2008

Minimum age for mentor 18

Minimum time commitment 2 to 4 hours per week

Minimum length of commitment one calendar year