Please call or email to attend:
Kara Mauro, Mentor Program Coordinator
kmauro@cpnyc.org
tel:718-475-9407
-Be at least 18 years of age
-Reside in the New York City/New Jersey area
-Complete the screening process
-Adhere to all Project DREAM policies and procedures
-Agree to a one-year commitment to the match
-Commit to spending a minimum of 4-8 hours a month with mentee
MENTOR BENEFITS
-Feeling of pride and accomplishment
-Use professional experience to inspire a young person
-Meet other professionals outside your industry
-Invest in the future of your community
UPCOMING MENTOR DATES:
December 2011
Open House:
Wednesday December 7th; 6:30-7:30pm
Mentor 101/102 Training:
Saturday December 17th; 10:00am-1:30pm
UPCOMING MENTORING EVENTS
RECENT MENTORING EVENTS
Monday October 31st: CPNYC’s 2011 Fall Festival
Saturday October 15: The Future of Everyday Objects at the MoMA
Saturday September 24th: True Grit: Urban Abstraction in Art at the MoMA
Saturday September 17th: New Faces: Contemporary Collage at the MoMA
September 17th: Mentoring Pair Day-NY Liberty Play-off Game against the Indiana Fever at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
August 19th: Summer Camp Field Day
August 29th: CPNYC Walk-A-Thon
August 31st: Farewell to Summer Party
July 6th: Summer Camp Kick-Off Party
June 17: End of School Year Party
Saturdays, January 22nd-March 12th: CPNYC and STOKED Mentor Snow Days
Saturday, January 29th: Mentoring Pair Day at Dave and Buster’s
Saturday, January 22nd: Mentoring Pair Day at NJ Nets Arena
PROJECT DREAM
CPNYC’s mentoring program, Project DREAM (Directing Realities through Exposure, Access & Mentoring), provides children of imprisoned parents, ages 8-18, with one-to-one matches with screened and trained mentors, as part of the agency’s larger mission to break the cycle of intergenerational incarceration. Project DREAM offers mentoring matches the opportunity to participate in trips and activities which build the mentoring relationship. Each mentor receives extensive training and support, on an on-going basis and each child in the program receives mental health counseling, academic support and interventions, and opportunities to participate, with their mentor, in recreational and educational activities and outings.
Project DREAM focuses on providing participants with the opportunity to develop healthy, positive relationships with trusted adults who foster participants’ interests, aspirations and a hopeful outlook about their future. In many cases, the mentor is the first adult to take an interest in the child’s personal aspirations, providing them with access to new experiences and information, exposure to educational and career exploration and providing a new perspective on their futures and reaching their fullest potential. CPNYC’s intent is to create and sustain nurturing, long-term one-to-one relationships that provide mentees with caring, adult role models who provide opportunities for them to gain new skills and expand their experiences beyond their families, schools and neighborhoods. Project DREAM facilitates activities around educational advancement, healthy socialization, new recreational activities and career exploration.
Project DREAM facilitates the building of a solid mentoring relationship first and then supplement with appropriate activities which will assist in sustaining the match past one year. The minimum requirement for each match is to spend at least one hour per week together. Additional structured activities are incorporated and facilitated by CPNYC staff to encourage the engagement and sustainability of the match for a minimum of 12 months, these include:
• Tutoring in areas of need to improve academic achievement in core academic subjects
• Completing academic goal setting exercises
• Monthly community service activities
• Recreational and educational trips and activities
• Visiting museums, art shows and or other cultural activities
• Touring specialize high schools and local colleges
• Job shadowing and career exploration
• Exploring potential career paths or interests
Online mentoring applications are available here.
Or you can apply by contacting
Kara Mauro, Mentor Program Coordinator
kmauro@cpnyc.org
tel:718-475-9407
