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Open Meadow Mentoring Program
By Michele Taylor | March 6, 2008
I am currently recruiting mentors for Open Meadow’s Project ESTEEM (Empowering Students Through Educational Employment Mentorships). It begins in February and ends the first week of June. The time commitment is 4 hours a month – two hours on two Monday afternoons.
Below is some information about Open Meadow Schools and the mentoring program. Thanks in advance for sharing this information with people who you know would be good mentor candidates and interested in volunteering.
Open Meadow Alternative Schools:
Open Meadow is a private, non-profit, educational organization located in North Portland, Oregon. In 2007, Open Meadow celebrated 36 years of re-engaging youth in education. Our programs provide education and support services to students at risk of disconnecting from school or who have already dropped out. All services are delivered in small settings.
Open Meadow is focused on providing a broad-based middle and high school education, preparing students for transition to post-secondary education and career opportunities, and instilling a sense of life-long learning.
Our programs provide intensive support services designed to re-engage young people in their education and assist them in addressing barriers that have previously interfered with school success. Open Meadow also provides employment readiness, youth development, transition services, academic support, and job placement services. Many Open Meadow students become the first in their family to achieve their high school diploma.
Project ESTEEM (Empowering Students Through Educational Employment Mentorships
There are also fun events along the way that people can join in on when their schedule allows. The requirements for being a mentor are an interview, passing a fingerprint background check, and the ability to commit until the beginning June (which is when the program ends).
Michele Taylor 503-488-5176 A career based mentorship program where students work with an adult mentor to gain competency in basic business practices. These include skills such as interviewing, resumes, how to write a thank you note, etc. Open Meadow supplies materials and guidance as a road map so the mentoring pair knows what they are working toward.
4 hours a month commitment (most mentors end up wanting to do more).
There is structured time offered on every other Monday from 2:15 – 4:00.
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