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Faith-based organization seeking virtual mentors for teens! You will love this!!

Hybrid, Volunteer must be in or near Austin, TX
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  • Details

    Available Times:
    Weekdays (daytime, evenings), Weekends (daytime, evenings)
    Time Commitment:
    A few hours per month
    Commitment Details:
    For each student you choose to mentor, you will commit to meet with them for about 1 hour per week for 6 weeks. When you meet is totally up to you.
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    200
    Cause Areas:
    Community Development, Conflict Resolution, Mental Health, Religion & Spirituality, Volunteering
    Good For:
    Public Groups, Age 55+, Private Corporate Groups
    Participation Requirements:
    Background Check
    Age Requirement:
    21+
    Other Requirements:
    Our certification is simple. You'll have access to our self-paced, online course which will take 7 hours or less. After that, we will connect you with a teen to walk them through these powerful conversations! Our team is available 24/7 to support.

    Description

    Faith-based organization seeking virtual mentors for teens! You will love this!!

    Students who have mentors are more likely to stay in school, see improvements in their mental health, hold leadership positions and go one to mentor others. We know mentoring works, but is also seems scary, right? What if you don't connect well with them? What if you say the wrong thing or don't have the right answer? What if you don't have the time to commit?

    These are all the right questions to be asking! Mentoring with Catalyst is different. Teens who sign up for our program are looking for specific guidance around who they are uniquely made to be (Identity), what they are doing with their lives (Purpose), and where they fit in (Belonging). This is why we created the Purpose Project. The Purpose Project is a series of six, one hour conversations we will train you to have with teens and young adults. As a certified Purpose Project Guide (mentor), you will be able to have the most important conversations with students that we all wish someone would have had with us when we were young.

    Traditional mentoring is great, but our innovative approach will allow you to have a deeper impact in a shorter amount of time. So what are you waiting for? Come experience one of the most impactful and effective forms of mentoring in the US!

    Watch our video to learn more: Catalyst Mentors & Mentees

    Location

    Hybrid
    Volunteer must be in or near Austin, TX
    Associated Location
    Austin, TX, USA

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