Snacks…making friends…having fun…happens every week in the Teen Mentoring Program. This program, for middle school and high school students, offers friendship, fun, food and guidance with volunteer mentors! The goal of this program is to provide a positive environment and friendship while modeling positive life skills with the students so the students involved do not have to walk the confusing path of middle school and high school alone.
Get Involved
Both mentors and students are required to complete a simple application.
Download the appropriate PDF below, call UFM, or stop by the UFM office to pick up an application.
About the Mentoring Program
Volunteer mentors and students in grades 7–12 meet weekly after school from 3:30–5:30 p.m. at UFM Community Learning Center and offsite locations. Activities are planned each week to provide guidance and build relationships through discussion, games, food, and fun activities. The goal of the program is to provide a safe, healthy, and supportive atmosphere for learning, building connections, and navigating adolescence.
UFM provides transportation after school and home at the end of the program. Meeting days vary by semester.
Email – info@tryufm.org | teenmentoring@tryufm.org
Phone – (785)-539-8763
Background
The UFM Teen Mentoring Program was started in 1997 as a way to offer a structured program of support and life skills to youth in grades 7-12. The goals of the project are to provide a safe, supportive and consistent environment for teens to learn positive life skills and to focus on primary prevention intervention activities.
The program is site-based and structured to address common teen issues through one-on-one, small group and large group activities.
Youth are encouraged to share their ideas and opinions as they also learn and practice positive coping strategies.