Wondering what it would look like to bring Affinity Mentoring to your school? Here is what our partner schools can expect:

WHAT AFFINITY MENTORING PROVIDES

Identify, solicit, and recruit volunteer mentor applicants
Manage programmatic activities including but not limited to development of policies and procedures, fund development, and case management
Oversee all operational activities including screening, training, matching, support and supervision, recognition, and closure procedures
Actively participate in the community school model by collaborating with the school and community partners [i.e., participating in Community School Leadership Team]
Coordinate one-to-one mentor and mentee matching
Train all program staff and volunteers about the Separation of Church and State
Manage all fiscal requirements including fund development, budget management, and fiscal planning
Periodically provide evaluation summaries of the project to all partners

WHAT WE EXPECT FROM OUR PARTNER SCHOOLS

The Mentor Center is the hub of all mentoring activity around a school and it is a core part of why our model is so successful. Having an Affinity Mentoring program staff on-site at the school relieves the school staff of the day to day program management responsibilities. Furthermore, having a place to land, find resources and seek support is key for our mentors and students. Therefore, in order to be an Affinity Mentoring site, the school must provide a dedicated space on the campus.
Identify appropriate students for referral
Advise on the academic needs of participating youth
Assist in providing program evaluation data for participating students including grades, attendance records, discipline records, and counselor and teacher reports. [Affinity Mentoring will ensure that all applicable releases of information are on file.]
Provide a contact person and maintain regular communication with Affinity Mentoring staff
Cooperate with Affinity Mentoring Program Director and/or designated staff

If you would like to explore bringing Affinity Mentoring to your school, please contact our Director at 616.406.3987 or info@affinitymentoring.org.