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Sample Participant Recruitment Flyer

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Sample Participant Recruitment Flyer

(Excerpted from The ACCESS Mentor Training Manual. Used with permission from the Mentor Coordinator Network, Grand Rapids, Michigan.)

Do you feel alone or overwhelmed?

Would you like more support for you and your family?

[Name of your mentoring program] can assist you by matching you with a team of volunteers to encourage and support you.  The teams are made up of interested individuals from area churches and the community.

Teams of 2 or more volunteer mentors will offer:

¨Support and encouragement

¨Assistance in areas such as:

  • Job coaching
  • Solution building
  • Budget planning
  • Time and household management
  • Making connections with other sources of help

Through this program the team members will meet with you weekly during the next 6 months or more.  They will help you work on your goals, including finding a job, or keeping the one your already have.  At one of the first meetings with your mentors, you will set your goals.  The volunteers who participate in the program do so for a variety of reasons including their beliefs and interests in helping you succeed.  You are NOT required to join a church or attend worship services in order to participate in this program.

Teams represent many different beliefs and ethnic backgrounds.  If at all possible, we try to match you with a team that fits your wishes.  These teams are not trained professionals.  They offer emotional—not financial—support.

Here what some families say about their support teams:

“I can talk to my support team when I need to and they are there to listen to me.”

“I’m finally getting my life ‘on track’ with the help of some people who really care.”

“Everyone was willing to help in any way they could. They were all very friendly and I feel a lot better knowing I’ve made new friends.  They all showed me that there is hope in the world.”

“The support team gives me some of the will power to keep striving…and not give up.”

If you are interested in finding out more, call our office at[telephone number].


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“Familiarizándome Contigo” Guía de Actividades

MENTORING RESOURCE

“Familiarizándome Contigo” Guía de Actividades

 

(Un fragmento de The ACCESS Mentor Training Manual.  Usado con el permiso del Mentor Coordinator Network, Grand Rapids, Michigan.)

 

Confiando en las relaciones se basan en mutuamente respetar el valor y las cualidades de la otra persona. Por esta razón, los mentores y los miembros de la familia necesitan pasar el tiempo juntos para famialiarazse con uno otro. El foco de esta actividad es compartir - no juzgar. Se enumeran abajo algunas ideas de temas de discutir. Si la familia es tímida, es quizá apropiado para que el mentor tome la iniciativa en el diálogo primero compartiendo sus propias experiencias, entonces animando a la familia que responda. Pregunte a la familia si tienen algunas preguntas que quisieran hacer. Haga esto un acontecimiento agradable.

 

IDEAS PARA LA DISCUSIÓN

 

Tópicos Generales

1. Talentos, capacidades, habilidades, intereses, y pasatiempo especiales

2. Aspiraciones, sueños, esperanzas, y deseos

3. Alimento, entretenimiento, recreación, ejercicio, música

4. Costumbres y tradiciones, días de fiesta especiales y celebraciones

5. Perspectivas de Religious/philosophic referentes a la experiencia general de la vida

6. Idiomas habladas

7. Recorrido experiences/experiences en Jiving en otros países

8. Animales domésticos

9. [llenar el espacio en blanco]

 

10. [llenar el espacio en blanco]

 

Historias Personales

Hable de un tiempo particular en su vida (e.g., edad 3-6, 6-10, 10-15). Escoja una época que usted se sienta hablar cómodo o desee compartir por una cierta razón especial. ¿Dónde usted vivió? ¿Quiénes eran la gente alrededor de usted? ¿Como cuál era? ¿Qué cuadro viene importar cuando usted piensa de nuevo a ese tiempo?



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Mel Trotter

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Melvin Ernest Trotter (May 16, 1870–September 11, 1940) was a former alcoholic who founded and directed the Grand Rapids, Michigan City Rescue Mission for more than forty years and became a leader in American fundamentalism during the first four decades of the twentieth century.

 

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Mel Trotter

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Melvin Ernest Trotter (May 16, 1870–September 11, 1940) was a former alcoholic who founded and directed the Grand Rapids, Michigan City Rescue Mission for more than forty years and became a leader in American fundamentalism during the first four decades of the twentieth century.

 

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“Familiarizándome Contigo” Guía de Actividades

MENTORING RESOURCE

“Familiarizándome Contigo” Guía de Actividades

 

(Un fragmento de The ACCESS Mentor Training Manual.  Usado con el permiso del Mentor Coordinator Network, Grand Rapids, Michigan.)

 

Confiando en las relaciones se basan en mutuamente respetar el valor y las cualidades de la otra persona. Por esta razón, los mentores y los miembros de la familia necesitan pasar el tiempo juntos para famialiarazse con uno otro. El foco de esta actividad es compartir - no juzgar. Se enumeran abajo algunas ideas de temas de discutir. Si la familia es tímida, es quizá apropiado para que el mentor tome la iniciativa en el diálogo primero compartiendo sus propias experiencias, entonces animando a la familia que responda. Pregunte a la familia si tienen algunas preguntas que quisieran hacer. Haga esto un acontecimiento agradable.

 

IDEAS PARA LA DISCUSIÓN

 

Tópicos Generales

1. Talentos, capacidades, habilidades, intereses, y pasatiempo especiales

2. Aspiraciones, sueños, esperanzas, y deseos

3. Alimento, entretenimiento, recreación, ejercicio, música

4. Costumbres y tradiciones, días de fiesta especiales y celebraciones

5. Perspectivas de Religious/philosophic referentes a la experiencia general de la vida

6. Idiomas habladas

7. Recorrido experiences/experiences en Jiving en otros países

8. Animales domésticos

9. [llenar el espacio en blanco]

 

10. [llenar el espacio en blanco]

 

Historias Personales

Hable de un tiempo particular en su vida (e.g., edad 3-6, 6-10, 10-15). Escoja una época que usted se sienta hablar cómodo o desee compartir por una cierta razón especial. ¿Dónde usted vivió? ¿Quiénes eran la gente alrededor de usted? ¿Como cuál era? ¿Qué cuadro viene importar cuando usted piensa de nuevo a ese tiempo?



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Conference Calendar
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Sample Participant Recruitment Flyer

  MENTORING RESOURCE n

Sample Participant Recruitment Flyer

(Excerpted from The ACCESS Mentor Training Manual. Used with permission from the Mentor Coordinator Network, Grand Rapids, Michigan.)

Do you feel alone or overwhelmed?

Would you like more support for you and your family?

[Name of your mentoring program] can assist you by matching you with a team of volunteers to encourage and support you.  The teams are made up of interested individuals from area churches and the community.

Teams of 2 or more volunteer mentors will offer:

¨Support and encouragement

¨Assistance in areas such as:

  • Job coaching
  • Solution building
  • Budget planning
  • Time and household management
  • Making connections with other sources of help

Through this program the team members will meet with you weekly during the next 6 months or more.  They will help you work on your goals, including finding a job, or keeping the one your already have.  At one of the first meetings with your mentors, you will set your goals.  The volunteers who participate in the program do so for a variety of reasons including their beliefs and interests in helping you succeed.  You are NOT required to join a church or attend worship services in order to participate in this program.

Teams represent many different beliefs and ethnic backgrounds.  If at all possible, we try to match you with a team that fits your wishes.  These teams are not trained professionals.  They offer emotional—not financial—support.

Here what some families say about their support teams:

“I can talk to my support team when I need to and they are there to listen to me.”

“I’m finally getting my life ‘on track’ with the help of some people who really care.”

“Everyone was willing to help in any way they could. They were all very friendly and I feel a lot better knowing I’ve made new friends.  They all showed me that there is hope in the world.”

“The support team gives me some of the will power to keep striving…and not give up.”

If you are interested in finding out more, call our office at[telephone number].


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Mentoring Programs Toolkit: Equipping Your Organization for Effective Outreach

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Conference Calendar
Forum
Find Others
Ask a Specialist
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