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Organization:
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Location:
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Local Volunteering (in person) |
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Address:
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TurnAround Office 3100 Main
Kansass City, MO, 64111United States
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Great For:
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Great for Groups, Great for Seniors |
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Service Area(s):
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Prison Ministry, Social Services, Mentoring, Indirectly Serving People, Children and Youth Ministry, Directly Serving People, Adult Ministry, Legal, Homelessness and Housing, Health and Medicine, Counseling / Addiction / Recovery |
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Hourly
Commitment:
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3
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Commitment is per:
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Month
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Number of
Positions:
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300
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Number of
Volunteers in
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Position in
the Past Year:
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50
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One-time / Ongoing Position:
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Description
Mentors are matched with a carefully screened recently paroled ex- offender who is receiving case management through TurnAround. Most clients have little or no support system and face many barriers in finding employment, transportation, affordable housing, and healthcare. Likewise, getting a state ID or a driver license for many of them is a very complicated process.
Mentors provide a prosocial relationship for clients who oftentimes have never had a positieve relationship. Mentors attend a six hour training in which they learn how to communicate with and encourage their mentee. Mentors help steer mentees in the right direction and help them make positive decisions with confidence and integrity.
Our mentors are people who have the willingness to connect with others, and the heart to assist one of the most vulnerable populations in the community.
Mentees have committed various violent and non-violent crimes but are working diligently to start anew. Please help us by volunteering your time to assist them in effectively re-entering our community.
Thank you so much for your interest in what we do here, without caring community members like you, a positive and productive re-entry for ex-offenders would be impossible.
Requirements:
Must be at least 25 years of age, have access to reliable transportation, dependable and consistent, Not currently in treatment for substance abuse and have a non-addictive period of at least three years, Not currently in treatment for a mental disorder or hospitalized for such in the past three years, and not currently on probation or parole.
Requirements
Must be at least 25 years of age, have access to reliable transportation, dependable and consistent, Not currently in treatment for substance abuse and have a non-addictive period of at least three years, Not currently in treatment for a mental disorder or hospitalized for such in the past three years, and not currently on probation or parole.
Do you require that volunteers for this position be
Christian?
No
Organizational Statement of Faith:
No
Language
English
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