OreMi Mentoring

What We Do:

We build one-to-one mentoring relationships that provide
consistent and positive role modeling for youth
Who We Serve:

Mentees are youth ages 4-18 who either have an incarcerated parent 
or are in foster care.
How We Do It:

We recruit, train and support mentors to meet with their mentees
for at least four hours per month, for one year.
Why It Matters:   

Mentoring relationships can have a tremendous impact on the
lives of youth: exposing them to new things, encouraging them
to make positive choices, allowing them to express their feelings,
learning new life skills,  providing a positive influence and someone on whom the youth can rely.

'OreMi' is a word that comes from the Yoruba people of West Africa, and means, "my friend, my mentor, someone in whom I can confide." 

Our Mentoring Program is a preventative and strength-based program that offers children and youth a consistent adult role model. A mentoring relationship can help the mentees overcome feelings of abandonment, low self-esteem and sadness. It can also assist with academic performance and family relationships.

If you are interested in becoming a mentor or know a young person who would benefit from a mentor relationship, please click on the links below.

I want to become a Mentor

I want to refer a child to your program

 

Children who receive mentoring services:

  • are 46% less likely to begin using illegal drugs
  • are 27% less likely to begin using alcohol
  • are 36% more trusting of their parent or guardian
  • are 52% less likely to skip school earn higher grades and are more confident in their schoolwork
  • are 86% more likely to go to college
  • have 4 times fewer teen pregnancies
  • have 4 times fewer arrests
  • develop greater self-esteem and self-reliance

(Source: Public/Private Ventures)

 

For more information about the OreMi Mentoring Program, contact Hannah Danto at (510) 834-2443 ext 3009.