This training program will take place in the Rose Room in the Botanic Gardens located on University Drive. Interested participants should call 871-5977 on or before Aug. 16 to reserve a seat. The overall goal of the program is to build self-esteem and confidence in the adolescents ability to make good decisions and set achievable goals for him or her. Participants will learn ways to be an effective mentor and receive specific information about the Mentoring Initiative, a campus-based program sponsored by the Fort Worth Public Health Department in collaboration with the Fort Worth Independent School District. Mentors are asked to meet with the teens for at least one hour per week for a year.
All meetings take place on the student s school campus during normal school hours.
Before being matched with a student, mentors attend at least one training session and undergo a background check.