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Welcome. Mentor Orientation & Training January 29, 2009. Announcements. Ft. Wayne Field Trip – Saturday, January 31 Check calendar for other upcoming events Scholars Club Notify PL staff of any mentee news Project Leadership website: www.projectleadership.org.

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  1. Welcome Mentor Orientation & Training January 29, 2009

  2. Announcements Ft. Wayne Field Trip – Saturday, January 31 Check calendar for other upcoming events Scholars Club Notify PL staff of any mentee news Project Leadership website: www.projectleadership.org

  3. 2007-2008 Grant County Graduation Rates Eastbrook 75.5% Madison-Grant 67.4% Mississinewa 86.5% Marion 58.0% Oak Hill 91.2% http://mustang.doe.state.in.us

  4. Poverty Rates (2005) United States 18.5% Indiana 16.6% Highest Indiana County 27.8% Grant County 25.6% www.iyi.org/data

  5. Free & Reduced Lunch Rates 2008-2009 Eastbrook 29% Madison-Grant 39% Mississinewa 44% Marion 52% Oak Hill 20% http://mustang.doe.state.in.us

  6. Education, Grades K-12 , Grant County 2000 2007 # of Public School Student Dropouts 72 146 # of Public High School Graduates 634 587 # of Grads Intending Vocational/Tech Schools 12.1 11.1 # of Grads Intending 4-year college 49.7 52.1 www.iyi.org/date

  7. Culture of Today's Teen Culture – the soup that they swim in day to day Hurting and desperate The need to have someone to LISTEN and CARE is great. Monumental change in influence Relational brokenness. 1 out of 4 adolescents will not reach productive adulthood. www.cpyu.org

  8. Top 5 Pressures on a Teen Looks Grades Which college they will go to Sex To be popular www.cpyu.org

  9. Institutions of Influence on our Children 1960s 1980s Today Family Friends/PeersMedia SchoolFamily Friends/Peers Friends/PeersMedia Family ChurchSchoolSchool www.cpyu.org

  10. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

  11. How do we make a difference? LISTEN! LOVE! LEAD! LONG SUFFERING! www.cpyu.org

  12. IYI Stats Youth involved in a high-quality mentoring relationship: Skip half as many days of school as their peers 46% less likely to initiate drug use 27% less likely to initiate alcohol use 32% less likely to hit someone

  13. Personal Reflection Identify a mentor in YOUR life What qualities did he/she possess that make them a good mentor?

  14. Principles of Effective Mentoring BE A FRIEND Don’t act like a parent Don’t try to be an authority figure Don’t preach about values DO focus on establishing a bond, a feeling of attachment, a sense of equality and the mutual enjoyment of shared time.

  15. Principles of Effective Mentoring HAVE REALISTIC GOALS & EXPECTATIONS Focus on the whole person and his or her overall development. Especially early on, center your goals on the relationship itself.

  16. Principles of Effective Mentoring HAVE FUN TOGETHER Many youth involved in mentoring programs have few opportunities for fun. Having fun together shows your mentee that you are reliable and committed. Focusing on “fun” activities early in the relationship can lead to more “serious” activities later.

  17. Principles of Effective Mentoring BE POSITIVE Offer frequent expressions of direct confidence. Be encouraging even when talking about potentially troublesome topics, such as grades. Offer concrete assistance.

  18. Principles of Effective Mentoring LET YOUR MENTEE HAVE MUCH OF THE CONTROL OVER WHAT YOU TALK ABOUT AND HOW YOU TALK ABOUT IT Don’t push Be sensitive & responsive to your mentee’s cues Understand that young people vary in their styles of communicating and their habits of disclosure Be direct in letting your mentee know that he or she can confide in you without fear of judgment or exposure

  19. Principles of Effective Mentoring LISTEN! Just “listening” gives mentees a chance to vent and lets them know that they can disclose personal matters to you without worrying about being criticized When you listen, your mentee can see that you are a friend, not an authority figure.

  20. Principles of Effective Mentoring RESPECT THE TRUST YOUR MENTEE PLACES IN YOU. Respond in ways that show you see your mentee’s side of things. Reassure your mentee that you will be there for him or her. If you give advice, give it sparingly.

  21. Principles of Effective Mentoring REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BUILDING THE RELATIONSHIP. Take responsibility for making and maintaining contact. Understand that the feedback and reassurance characteristics of adult-to-adult relationships are often beyond the capacity of youth.

  22. Principles of Effective Mentoring DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE IMPACT THAT YOU ARE HAVING.

  23. January – National Mentor Month “I am so glad you are my mentor because it seems like I can tell you anything. You are just like a mom to me….” “Sometimes when I talk to you it feels like I’ve known you forever. I like that because at first I was so nervous to talk to you. I usually don’t talk that much about what goes on in my family but with you it’s really easy!”

  24. January – National Mentor Month “I would like to thank you for showing up every week to come and eat with me. I get to talk to you about things that my friends just wouldn’t understand.” “You have contributed to me becoming a better person, and that no matter how hard life is….school and education is the key to having a very successful life and living out my dreams.”

  25. January – National Mentor Month “I’m so glad that you put up with me when I have a good or bad day. You put up with me and don’t blow me off or interrupt me.” “Thanks for always being there when I need to talk to someone.” “I like how every time I talk to you…you listen to what I have to say. P.S. I thank you and you really earned the appreciation letter .”

  26. January – National Mentor Month “The first time I met (my mentor), I just looked at her like a free lunch once a week. I really wasn’t into the program. But when we kept on meeting, I really started to keep my head in the books. We started setting goals and my grades started to improve. I wasn’t in ISS anymore. I really have a chance to do something with my life because of my mentor. I can’t say it enough…thank you, thank you, thank you.”

  27. January – National Mentor Month “You are the greatest person I have ever met. You like the same stuff I do, like Dog the bounty hunter.” “You have a wonderful kind heart and you are always there to listen when I need you to listen.” “You are a gift sent from God. You bring joy to my life.”

  28. January – National Mentor Month “I know you have a very demanding job but every time there is something special going on, you make time to be there with me.” “You gave me a huge wake up call when you wrote in the birthday card that I have 2 million minutes of school left. It really hit me that life is too short to be wasted.”

  29. January – National Mentor Month “It’s nice to talk alone about all the things going on and stuff about my family. I really want to thank you for being there when my mom was killed. It was nice that you cared.” “My mentor is a person who I can call my friend.” “You’ve been there for me through the troubled times, someone like you should be an angel. I have a lot of respect and look up to you.”

  30. QUESTIONS? Steve Gibson: sgibson@projectleadership.org Linda Lowe: llowe@projectleadership.org Tammy Pearson: tpearson@projectleadership.org Alisha Shannon: ashannon@projectleadership.org PHONE: 651-0650

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