Mentoring... The Core of ChalleNGe

	Mentors Make The Difference: Find out how mentoring supports the goals of ChalleNGe through the real-life stories of cadets experiencing the program, staff supporting the cadets, and experts in the field of mentoring. Watch Video Now
	Fact Sheet for Future Mentors Once you have identified someone you think you want to ask to be your mentor, use this fact sheet to help explain Challenge mentoring. Print Fact Sheet Now
More for Potential Mentors:
	The Fundamentals of Mentoring This interactive tool is designed to provide basic information on the fundamentals of mentoring to people who are interested in making the commitment to be a mentor. View Fundamentals Now
	Mentoring and the ChalleNGe Program This timeline explains the mentor’s role in each phase of the ChalleNGe program. View Timeline Now
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For more information and to have someone contact you, complete a Preapp and a member of the RPM department will contact you soon.

Mentor information, videos, and resources may be viewed at the following site: https://www.ngycp.org/site/mentor.

Mentor follow-up throughout the 12-month Post-Residential Phase has proven to be the key ingredient of long-term success of Youth ChalleNGe graduates. This has proven true at all ChalleNGe programs nation-wide. Because ChalleNGe youth spend only 5-1/2 months of the 17-1/2 month program in residence at the Academy, ChalleNGe graduates need sustained, adult, follow-up throughout the Post-Residential Phase. Thus, each ChalleNGe youth requires an adult mentor. A Mentor is an adult who is trained in the eight core components of the ChalleNGe model and can help guide his or her cadet through the transition from the Academy back into their home community and new life.

Role of the Mentor

The role of a Mentor is to serve as a cadet`s role model, friend and advocate. Mentoring involves a one-on-one relationship between a youth and an adult where consistent support and guidance are provided. A key part of the Mentor's role is to ease the transition from the Academy back into the community. A job description for a Mentor might look like this:

Responsible adult wanted for helping shape promising 16-18 year olds.  He or she will learn to:

• Build active relationship between adult & youth
• Turn crisis into opportunity
• Love when unlovable
• Offer support outside the conflict cycle
• Earn trust of youth
• Create culture of belonging

Training provided.  Life experiences helpful and welcome. Volunteer position but rewards limitless.

Most of us, as successful adults, already possess the skills to be an effective mentor. During the Residential Phase, mentors maintain regular contact with their cadets via telephone calls and letters in an effort to provide support and guidance during this demanding time.

For more information, please contact Ms. Barry Stewart, RPM Coordinator at Barry.Stewart@hoosieryouth.org.

 To download an application, please follow the link to the Mentor Application page.