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Adult mentors are usually unrelated to the child or teen and work as volunteers through a community-, school-, or church-based social service program. The goal of youth mentoring programs is to improve the well-being of the child by providing a role model that can support the child academically, socially and/or personally. This goal can be ...
2022 National Mentoring Month Logo. National Mentoring Month is a campaign run throughout January by MENTOR [1] and MENTOR Affiliates across the country. Launched in 2002, the campaign aims to unify and expand the mentoring movement, celebrate the power of relationships, and raise awareness around the importance of youth mentoring in the United States.
Youth organizations in the United States are of many different types. The largest is the government run 4-H program, followed by the federally chartered but private Scouting movement groups: the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA). Another somewhat smaller but co-ed Scouting derived group is Camp Fire.
For those interested in becoming a mentor, the organization is actively seeking male-identifying mentors for 41 boys in need. However, all new mentors are welcome. “Childhood goes by so quickly ...
Multiple factors have contributed to why many of South Carolina’s teenagers and young adults have been struggling. SC has a higher rate of at-risk youth than most US states. Here’s why and ...
Camp Fire has numerous youth-development programs that are delivered through local and statewide councils and community partners. The program levels are: Little Stars is for children ages three through five, and provides parents and preschool youth with a program-driven playgroup that gives them the opportunity to learn, grow and play.
When the ink dried, South Carolina became the 25th state to restrict or ban such care for minors. The governor announced the signing on social media and said he would hold a ceremonial bill ...
Founded in 1958 by American actor Hugh O'Brian, the first youth leadership seminar was held in Los Angeles, California, and was held once a year until 1967. Since then, the HOBY program has spread to over 70 locations in all fifty U.S. states, and 19 countries and regions. [citation needed]