Life Skills Mentoring

Children Uniting Nations' Life Skills Mentoring Program matches caring and responsible mentors with children and youth ages 10-18 living in out-of-home care throughout Los Angeles County.  Life Skills matches enjoy one-on-one outings such as going to the beach, playing sports, going to museums, and just hanging out!  All activities are designed by you and your mentee and are intended to be both fun and educational.  In addition, matches are also invited to attend fun group activities and events throughout the year such as Dodger Day, trips to Los Angeles museums, and our annual Day of the Child Event.

Life Skills mentors spend 8-10 hours per month with their mentees generally on weekends and weekday evenings for a minimum of one year.  The strong and healthy bond that you and your mentee will develop helps to increase the young person’s self-esteem, social skills and emotional development. All mentors complete training prior to being matched with a child and are required to spend the first 3 months of the match in a supervised setting.  These supervised visits are often fun group activities such as a bowling day or game night where a group of new mentors and mentees can come together to get to know one another and have fun!

Additional Requirements for Life Skills Mentors:

• 21 years or older
• Provide negative TB test result
• Must be able to clear a criminal background check and child abuse index clearance
• Submit DMV driving history for approval
• Have a valid CA drivers license
• Reliable transportation with valid auto insurance and registration
• Lastly, a caring heart!

Mentoring Locations:

• Aviva Family Children Services - Foster Family Agency
• Children's Institute Inc. - Foster Family Agency
• Dubnoff Center For Child Development - Foster Family Agency
• Ease In Program - Foster Family Agency
• Families For Children - Foster Family Agency
• Five Acres  - Group Home
• Fred Jefferson Memorial - Foster Family Agency
• G.L.A.S.S. - Foster Family Agency/Group Home
• Guardians of Love Foster Family Agency - Foster Family Agency
• Hillsides - Group Home
• Life Circle Group Home - Group Home
• Penny Lane - Foster Family Agency/Group Home
• Phoenix House - Group Home
• Southern California Foster Family & Adoption Agency - Foster Family Agency
• Star View Adolescent Center - Foster Family Agency
• Teen's Happy Home, Inc. - Foster Family Agency
• United Care, Inc. - Foster Family Agency
• Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services - Foster Family Agency/Group Home
• Zenith Foster Family Agency - Foster Family Agency

 

Application to become a mentor