Mentoring

One of the negative impacts of the cycle of poverty for kids enrolled in Shepherd’s programs is the lack of positive relationships with adults. Some kids may only know adults who have abused, overlooked, or abandoned them. Mentors are adults who will love our kids for who they are, show interest in their holistic wellbeing, and persevere even when circumstances, or the relationship itself, is challenging.

Mentoring Mission  
To provide 300 children and mentors in three years the opportunity to cultivate a lasting relationship that inspires growth in both lives as they become more like Jesus Christ.

Mentoring Vision
Shepherd Community programming envisions a community in which every youth experiences a nurturing one-to-one Christian relationship with an adult role model, which in turn allows each of them to develop into their full potential.

What does it mean to be a Mentor?
Shepherd Community Mentoring believes that the best strategy to develop lasting mentoring relationships is weekly meetings for 1-2 hours for a minimum of one year. This meeting will be time spent one-on-one between the mentor and mentee outside of any other programs or services in which the mentee may be involved.

The main purpose for the one-to-one mentoring sessions is for the mentor to share his or her life with the mentee. The goal is to be as relational as possible. The mentoring activities can include life conversations, everyday activities, and we're open to other ideas our mentors or mentees may have.

Is God calling you to invest in a mentoring relationship? If so, consider joining us to help fulfill Shepherd’s mission to help break the cycle of poverty through mentoring.

For more information on our mentoring program, please contact:

Dan Fuller
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