Volunteer as a Family-Finding Mentor
We are recruiting an army of volunteer Family Finding Mentors to help us help more children than ever. Our Family Finding Mentors get involved by completing the 10 week adoption learning experience. From there, they are trained how to work with teens using You Gotta Believe’s ‘Finding Families Method’, an evidence based practice that is proven to be the most effective adoption recruitment practice for older children.
In our volunteer program, Family Finding Mentors spend 1-3 hours each week with the teen they are matched with building a trusting relationship. This rapport provides a platform which allow us to explore with them all of the positive adults that they have in their lives. These constructive adults may be biological relatives or people the young person knows from their everyday life: a teacher; coach; friends’ parent; employer, etc.
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How to become a YGB family finding mentor:
To become a Family Finding Mentor at You Gotta Believe we ask you to take six steps:
- Attend a Volunteer Orientation
- Take our 10 week A-OKAY Parenting Course
- Complete both a Child Abuse and Neglect and FBI clearance
- Complete our Finding Families Training
- Complete Health and Safety Training
- Stay in ongoing contact with our Program Director
