Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.
Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).
Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.
Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.
Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).
Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.
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Offers educational, social, cultural, and recreational opportunities for families including mentoring, community meal, and summer food program.
Offers educational, social, cultural, and recreational opportunities for families including mentoring, community meal, and summer food program.
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- Prevention Education: Mentees participate in school based prevention education groups on a weekly basis. Topics covered include self-awareness, social bondage, etiquette, college and career education, and personal development.
- College/Career Preparation: Mentees receive individual mentorship to assist with developing and implementing college/career plans, college applications, completing the FASFA, scholarship forms, transportation to college/career interviews, and annual college tours.
- KFACT University: Continuing support to program participants through university.
- Labor of Love: Opportunities for mentees to give back to the community through volunteerism.
- Prevention Education: Mentees participate in school based prevention education groups on a weekly basis. Topics covered include self-awareness, social bondage, etiquette, college and career education, and personal development.
- College/Career Preparation: Mentees receive individual mentorship to assist with developing and implementing college/career plans, college applications, completing the FASFA, scholarship forms, transportation to college/career interviews, and annual college tours.
- KFACT University: Continuing support to program participants through university.
- Labor of Love: Opportunities for mentees to give back to the community through volunteerism.
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Offers mentoring, goal achievement, financial aid support, last dollar in scholarships and college-bound programming to youth from Omaha's under-resourced communities, providing these students with a continuum of support from pre-kindergarten to careers.
Offers mentoring, goal achievement, financial aid support, last dollar in scholarships and college-bound programming to youth from Omaha's under-resourced communities, providing these students with a continuum of support from pre-kindergarten to careers.
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-- Advocacy Program: Intensive one-on-one services that include mentoring, role modeling, and social skills building.
-- Norman Housing Services: This program provides services to DCFS clients who lack adequate housing.
-- Advocacy Program: Intensive one-on-one services that include mentoring, role modeling, and social skills building.
-- Norman Housing Services: This program provides services to DCFS clients who lack adequate housing.
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Provides the opportunity for the mentor (Big) to visit their Little in the child's school, after school program, or at another youth-serving agency. This allows for the mentor to meet in a more structured environment than out in the community, usually for about an hour per week.
Provides the opportunity for the mentor (Big) to visit their Little in the child's school, after school program, or at another youth-serving agency. This allows for the mentor to meet in a more structured environment than out in the community, usually for about an hour per week.
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The School Based program matches sophomores, juniors, and seniors with elementary school students. These matches meet together at elementary schools for 45-60 minutes per week on-on-one. Matches do activities together, play games, work on homework, complete crafts, play outside and more. Mentors must have their own transportation and meet the mentee at the same time on the same day each week.
Operates out of the following schools
:Grand Island Public Schools
Grand Island Central Catholic
Wood River Rural Schools
Central City Public School
Grand Island Senior High
The School Based program matches sophomores, juniors, and seniors with elementary school students. These matches meet together at elementary schools for 45-60 minutes per week on-on-one. Matches do activities together, play games, work on homework, complete crafts, play outside and more. Mentors must have their own transportation and meet the mentee at the same time on the same day each week.
Operates out of the following schools
:Grand Island Public Schools
Grand Island Central Catholic
Wood River Rural Schools
Central City Public School
Grand Island Senior High
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Provides a structured one-on-one relationship that focuses on the needs of the youth.
Mentors help guide the youth through a wide range of tasks such as emotional well-being, social skills, self-esteem, and other areas the youth may be struggling with. The mentor helps the youth to overcome obstacles, set limits, and reach goals.
Provides a structured one-on-one relationship that focuses on the needs of the youth.
Mentors help guide the youth through a wide range of tasks such as emotional well-being, social skills, self-esteem, and other areas the youth may be struggling with. The mentor helps the youth to overcome obstacles, set limits, and reach goals.
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Works to improve the community's social and economic conditions. Programs are offered in three core service areas of ducation, workforce development and money management.
Works to improve the community's social and economic conditions. Programs are offered in three core service areas of ducation, workforce development and money management.
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Group career based. For specific schools- call to see if offered in your school.
Group career based. For specific schools- call to see if offered in your school.
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Faith-based weekly clubs for junior and senior high students.
Leadership training by working with high school and college students after school and evenings.
Peer and adult mentoring, life skills training.
Faith-based weekly clubs for junior and senior high students.
Leadership training by working with high school and college students after school and evenings.
Peer and adult mentoring, life skills training.
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Provides partnerships for youth ages 5-16 with caring adults who can help them achieve their highest potential.
Provides partnerships for youth ages 5-16 with caring adults who can help them achieve their highest potential.
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Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.
Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).
Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.
Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.
Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).
Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.
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Mentors model appropriate behavior, provide guidance and skill building, and offer an opportunity to motivate their mentee through interest exploration and social interaction.
Community-based mentoring matches a child with an adult volunteer in a community-based relationship.
School-based mentoring is incorporated into the school structure and meets during lunch/recess at the child's school. School-based matches are able to participate in BBBS sponsored and other community activities, but are not required to do so.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley provides age appropriate activity enhancements through our community partners that help grow the relationship and strengthen the development of the child. Enhancements involving elementary children and their mentors explore literacy, community service, health and wellness, financial literacy, and STEAM. Enhancements involving middle and high school youth and their mentors explore careers, post-secondary education, financial literacy, leadership, social and mental health, and community service.
Mentors model appropriate behavior, provide guidance and skill building, and offer an opportunity to motivate their mentee through interest exploration and social interaction.
Community-based mentoring matches a child with an adult volunteer in a community-based relationship.
School-based mentoring is incorporated into the school structure and meets during lunch/recess at the child's school. School-based matches are able to participate in BBBS sponsored and other community activities, but are not required to do so.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley provides age appropriate activity enhancements through our community partners that help grow the relationship and strengthen the development of the child. Enhancements involving elementary children and their mentors explore literacy, community service, health and wellness, financial literacy, and STEAM. Enhancements involving middle and high school youth and their mentors explore careers, post-secondary education, financial literacy, leadership, social and mental health, and community service.
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Provides free and confidential services. Services offered include pregnancy testing, pregnancy counseling, limited ultrasound, on-going pregnancy support, referrals for community support services, support after an abortion, Earn While You Learn Program, fatherhood mentoring programs, and Mother's/Maternity Home.
Provides free and confidential services. Services offered include pregnancy testing, pregnancy counseling, limited ultrasound, on-going pregnancy support, referrals for community support services, support after an abortion, Earn While You Learn Program, fatherhood mentoring programs, and Mother's/Maternity Home.
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Provides programs and training for youth, including:
- Life skills training
- Peer mentorship
- Career readiness
- Tutoring and after school programs
- Dance and step programs
- Sports camp
Provides programs and training for youth, including:
- Life skills training
- Peer mentorship
- Career readiness
- Tutoring and after school programs
- Dance and step programs
- Sports camp
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Provides trained volunteer mentors to at-risk children in need of a positive adult role model, by working in partnership with the children, their families and the community. Programs include:
ONE-ON-ONE PROGRAM: matches a volunteer mentor with a Child in Need of Assistance or through a referral from our local school districts. Mentor Iowa works directly with the Department of Human Services (DHHS), Juvenile Court Services and local school districts who identify children who could benefit from having a mentor.
EARLY SERVICES PROJECT (ESP) -Working with Juvenile Court Services, Orchard Place Child Guidance Center, and the Des Moines Public School District, Mentor Iowa provides mentoring services to children, ages 4 - 11, who have committed a minor delinquent act.
TRANSITION PROGRAM - A collaboration with JCS, Des Moines Public School District and Sequel Care. Mentor Iowa provides mentoring services to teens, ages 14 and up, who are reentering the community after an out of home placement due to a crime they committed.
TRUANCY COURT - A collaboration with Truancy Court, Des Moines Public Schools and the Polk County Attorney's office. Mentor Iowa volunteers are matched with referred middle school students who have a history of truancy.
GIRL POWER - a program for females between the ages of 11 through 16. Girl Power is designed to provide a forum for young women to interact with each other and discuss areas of common concern. Issues addressed include: career exploration, substance use and abuse, gangs and violence and sexuality and healthy decision making. The mentors of these young women are encouraged to participate in the Girl Power program.
Provides trained volunteer mentors to at-risk children in need of a positive adult role model, by working in partnership with the children, their families and the community. Programs include:
ONE-ON-ONE PROGRAM: matches a volunteer mentor with a Child in Need of Assistance or through a referral from our local school districts. Mentor Iowa works directly with the Department of Human Services (DHHS), Juvenile Court Services and local school districts who identify children who could benefit from having a mentor.
EARLY SERVICES PROJECT (ESP) -Working with Juvenile Court Services, Orchard Place Child Guidance Center, and the Des Moines Public School District, Mentor Iowa provides mentoring services to children, ages 4 - 11, who have committed a minor delinquent act.
TRANSITION PROGRAM - A collaboration with JCS, Des Moines Public School District and Sequel Care. Mentor Iowa provides mentoring services to teens, ages 14 and up, who are reentering the community after an out of home placement due to a crime they committed.
TRUANCY COURT - A collaboration with Truancy Court, Des Moines Public Schools and the Polk County Attorney's office. Mentor Iowa volunteers are matched with referred middle school students who have a history of truancy.
GIRL POWER - a program for females between the ages of 11 through 16. Girl Power is designed to provide a forum for young women to interact with each other and discuss areas of common concern. Issues addressed include: career exploration, substance use and abuse, gangs and violence and sexuality and healthy decision making. The mentors of these young women are encouraged to participate in the Girl Power program.
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SchoolConnect matches elementary school students in Kindergarted through 5th grade with a mentor from area high schools and colleges. Matches meet once a week for 30 minutes at the elementary schools during the academic year. Matches are encouraged to be creative together and do activities that they both enjoy with an emphasis on enhancing communication and social skills. MentoringWorks provides games, craft supplies, books and STEM activities for matches at each elementary school.
CareerConnect focuses on developing career interest within sophomores, juniors and seniors in high school and also building an employment pipeline within the community. Participants shadow a mentor in the career field of their choosing to establish new contacts, employment skills and potential employment. All services provided at no cost.
SchoolConnect matches elementary school students in Kindergarted through 5th grade with a mentor from area high schools and colleges. Matches meet once a week for 30 minutes at the elementary schools during the academic year. Matches are encouraged to be creative together and do activities that they both enjoy with an emphasis on enhancing communication and social skills. MentoringWorks provides games, craft supplies, books and STEM activities for matches at each elementary school.
CareerConnect focuses on developing career interest within sophomores, juniors and seniors in high school and also building an employment pipeline within the community. Participants shadow a mentor in the career field of their choosing to establish new contacts, employment skills and potential employment. All services provided at no cost.
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