A positive relationship with a caring adult. A safe environment-physically and emotionally . The youth and adult prevention teams are also offering activities to strengthen the support systems in their communities to offer a safe environment for children and youth. The mentoring program combines academic and social skills mastery with reading time and planned activities in art, physical activity, social and life skills. The Mentoring program gives students an opportunity to value and practice service for others by making Valentine cards for veterans.
Mentors learn to nurture younger mentees.
The sixth grade students at Westmoreland grade school are also learning how to value and practice service for others by acting as hosts for the older adults who visit the school for lunch. The Mentoring students learn to make choices by having the responsibility of choosing and preparing for the next week s activity with their mentee. All of the mentor groups have worked on life skills training to better prepare them in their decision making skills. The mentors who are middle school age students, plan and prepare lesson plans for the following week. The mentors see themselves as future planners and get excited about their responsibility to the program.