Giarretto Institute, Mentorship Program Mentor- an adult who is paired with a youth from the Giarretto Institute therapy program or Foster Family Agency to provide a positive role model and an additional source of emotional support. A Mentor acts as a positive adult role model and provides emotional support to children who need it.
Mentors help youth build self-esteem, work through their issues, and become mature adults.
Mentors are carefully screened and selected by our Mentor Coordinator. Mentors must pass criminal records and child abuse index clearances. Mentors must be committed to make at least weekly in-person contact with youth for a minimum of one year. Monthly training sessions assist mentors in understanding issues that victims of abuse enncounter. Mentors are available for both therapy and foster care children.