"Inspiring Hope and Making an Impact"
MENTORSHIP
Mentor’s primary role is being a wise and trusted friend and or advisor. Mentors can be volunteers or employees. A mentor is a role model and advisor who uses knowledge and experience to support and encourage a person who is reentering the community after incarceration. Mentors spend time with that person and help link them with resources to maintain a stable, crime‐free and addiction‐free lifestyle. A mentor is not a therapist, parole officer, parent or any other person that could possibly have authority over the mentee.
What is a Mentor?
Benefits of Mentoring for the Mentor:
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An opportunity to share your experience and expertise
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Develop and practice a more personal style of leadership
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Help clients build confidence and instill a sense of pride and self-worth
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Develop communication skills
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Can positively influence your life and even change your long term future
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They listen to you, and remind you of the big successes you’ve already had in the past
Benefits of Mentoring for the Mentee:
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A source of support while transitioning from jail
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Provides impartial advice and encouragement
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A space for voicing concerns and anxieties in confidence
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Gets assistance with ideas and with honest feedback
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Demonstrates strengths and explores potential
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Support in problem solving/ finding solutions to challenges
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Improves self-confidence
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Offers professional development
