| We know that when it comes to making a difference in lives of young men and women mentoring works—and we’re ready to prove it! PROOF Works! Mentoring Children of Prisoners (MCP) Program is a mentoring program that will go the distance in the lives of the youth we serve to show that Providing Reliable Open On-going Friendships WORKS!
Proof Works MCP Program provides one-on-one mentoring with school-aged girls and boys (4-18) who have incarcerated parents in the Metro Detroit Area.
Who Can Be a PROOF Works! Mentor?
Men and women, 18 years of age and older are encouraged to become mentors with PROOF Works! (criminal background, child abuse/neglect registry and driver checks are performed on all potential mentors.)
How much time is involved in being a PROOF Works! Mentor?
Two important things in mentoring are consistency and reliability. We ask that a potential mentor is absolutely committed to building a relationship with his/her mentee(s) over the course of at least one year. Spending time with a mentee is vitally important to the growth of this relationship, so the mentor must also be committed to meet for at least four hours monthly with his/her mentee(s).
Why do I want to be a PROOF Works! Mentor?
PROOF Works! takes a preventative approach to combat the high-risk environment that young people live in today. Both mentor and mentee will enjoy a fun and learning relationship that will positively influence the lives of both, creating a new landscape that will allow mentees to make choices that will lead to powerful lives.
How do I become a PROOF Works! Mentor?
- Contact Heather Hope, Mentor Coordinator at (313) 361-4000, ext. 235 or hhope@alternativesforgirls.org
- Register for and attend AFG’s New Volunteer /Mentor Training Orientation
- Complete volunteer application packet
- Meet mentee and mentee’s parent/guardian at a Match Meeting
- Begin the mentoring relationship
If you know a child that has an incarcerated parent serving a federal or state sentence that could benefit from mentoring. Please call Andrea Alvarez at 313-361-4000 ext. 237. |
