Mentoring Opportunities

Academic Recovery & Center Discovery Center

Contact Person Margaret Brown

Phone

Address

Fax

Email mbrown@caddo.k12.la.us

Age of Mentees 4th-9th graders

Gender of Mentees Male

Match Committment Length 1 school year

Monthly Match Committment

Type of Mentoring Opportunities Group; One-to-One when needed

Description of Program The goal of this program is to lend positive male role support to male students so that they may experience a level of success at school and in the community  Participation is limited to students at ARCDC.

Barksdale AFB Youth Center

Contact Person Jospeh Sonney

Phone (318) 456-3448

Address 425 Kenney Ave., BAFB, LA 71110

Fax

Email

Age of Mentees 13-18 years

Gender of Mentees Male/Female

Match Committment Length Mentor-1 year, Mentee 18 months-4 years

Monthly Match Committment 40 hours per month

Types of Mentoring Opportunities One-to-One, Group

Description of Program We are here to mentor in life, school, and a referral source.

WINGS (Developing Young Women and Good Services)

Contact Person Lekrishna Rasheed

Phone (318) 221-2610

Address 4610 Crawford Rd., Shreveport, LA 71107

Fax

Email  pastorlek-rishna@att.net

Age of Mentees 9-19 years

Gender of Mentees Female

Match Committment Length No committment

Monthly Match Committment 4-8 hours monthly

Types of Mentoring Opportunities One-to-One, Group

Description of Program Helping young women to develop a different and better way to live.

The Queen In Me

Contact Person Brenda Ashley, Executive Director

Phone (318) 525-9000

Address Jefferson Paige Rd., Shreveport, LA 71119

Fax

Email sisters653@aol.com

Age of Mentees 13-19 years

Gender of Mentees Female

Match Committment Length Indifferent, no contract

Monthly Match Committment 10 hours monthly

Types of Mentoring Opportunties One-to-One, Group

Description of Program Raising the standards for a generation of Christian young women.

We All Winn Mentoring Program

Contact Person Tonya Williams

Phone (318) 675-1112

Address 1726 Elizabeth Ave., Shreveport, LA 71101

Fax

Email

Age of Mentees 9-13 years

Gender of Mentees Male and Female

Match Committment Length 1 year

Monthly Match Committment 4 hours monthly

Types of Mentoring Opportunities One-to-One

Description of Program We all Winn Mentoring Program pairs 4th and 5th grade students at Queensborough Elementary School in a one-on-one relationship with a caring role model.  The program provides academic tutoring and youth development activities.  We All Winn Mentoring Program is a formal program that takes place during after school hours where mentors/mentees can meet one hour a week during the academic school year.

Boy Scouts of America

Contact Person Talmon Butler

Phone (318) 868-2774

Address 3508 Beverly Place, Shreveport, LA 71104

Fax

Email tabutler@bsamail.org

Age of Mentees 6-18 years

Gender of Mentees Male

Match Committment Length Mentor, no formal committment; Mentee, 1 year

Monthly Match Committment 4 hours monthly

Types of Mentoring Opportunities Group

Girl Scouts Pines to the Gulf

Contact Person Audrey Crosby

Phone (318) 868-2774

Address 3921 Southern Ave., Shreveport, LA 71106

Fax

Email acrosby@girlscoutspinestogulf.org

Age of Mentees 5-17 years

Gender of Mentees Female

Match Committment Length 1 year

Monthly Match Committment Varies

Types of Mentoring Opportunties One-to-One, Group

Description of Program Helping young girls to develop courage, confidence, and character to become leaders.

GEMS & GENTS

Contact Person Vincent Perez

Phone (318) 425-4413

Address 900 Jordan Street, Shreveport, LA 71101

Fax (318) 227-4413

Email vincent.perez@vyjla.org

Age of Mentees 13-16 years

Gender of Mentees Male/Female

Match Committment 1 year

Monthly Committment 8 hours monthly

Types of Mentoring Opportunities One-to-One, Group, Online

Description of Program Volunteers for Youth Justice (VYJ) serves children in crisis whom are affiliated with the juvenile court system.  GEMS and GENTS MENTORING is a program of VYJ that matches young women and men with adult mentors who assist with their education, relational,a nd emotional development.  GEMS & GENTS MENTORING brings adults and youth together to investigate their identity, self-worth, and integrity through dialogue, online comunication, and recreationall activities.

GoodGuides™ Youth Mentoring Program

Contact Person  Audrey Allen

Phone (318) 868-4936

Address 8000 W. 70th Street, Shreveport, LA 71106

Fax (318) 868-4936

Email aallen@goodwillnla.org

Age of Mentees 12-17 years

Gender of Mentees Male/Female

Match Length Committment 1 year

Monthly Match Committment 6 hours monthly

Types of Mentoring Opportunities One-to-One, Group, Peer

Description of Program The GoodGuides youth mentoring program is a national intiative that will help youth prepare for school completion, develop work skills, identify career paths, and transition to post-sceondary opportunities.  Youth participating in the program will receive guidance and support through trusted adult mentors and training in career development and job readiness.

Safe Harbor

Contact Person Vyllis Wells

Phone (318) 226-9944

Address 1717 Marshall Street, Shreveport, LA 71101

Fax (318) 226-9942

Email

Age of Mentees 9-17 years

Gender of Mentees Female

Match Committment Length 1 year

Monthly Match Committment 8-12 hours monthly

Types of Mentoring Opportunities One-to-One, Group

Description of Program Safe Harbor matches girls to mentors.  Mentees are matched be their career interest with mentors that are in that field.  Girls participate in a weekly program that meets on Saturdays at Lakeside Recreation Center.  Mentees meet with the mentors on Saturdays for 2-3 hours a week.  Recipients are at-risk, underserved young women ages 9-17.  Trained mentors are provided to work with this population to reach the goals of reducing delinquent acts, increased self-esteem, problem solving, negotiation and conflict resolution, increased academic achievement, plan for the future, and a decrease in risky sexual behavior.

Second Chance Mentoring Program

Contact Person Lynette Jackson

Phone (318) 675-1112

Address 1726 Elizabeth Ave., Shreveport, LA 71101

Fax

Email

Age of Mentees 10-18 years

Gender of Mentees Male/Female

Match Committment Length 1 year

Monthly Match Committment 4 hours monthly

Types of Mentoring Opportunities One-to-One, Group

Description of Program The Second Chance Program is an extension of the We All Winn Mentoing Program to empower the youth that have had an experience with the juvenile justice system.  We want to empower them to make positive life choices that will enable them to maximize their personal potential.

Project M.E.T.A.L.S.

Contact Person Chelette Holden

Phone (318) 226-9944

Address 1717 Marshall Street, Shreveport, LA 71101

Fax (318) 226-9942

Email

Age of Mentees 9-17 years

Gender of Mentees Female

Match Committment Length 1 year

Monthly Match Committment 8-12 hours monthly

Types of Mentoring Opportunities One-to-One, Group

Description of Program Mentees are matched by their career interest with mentors in that field.  Girls participate in a weekly program that meets on Saturdays at Lakeside Recreational Center.  Trained mentors are provided to work with at-risk, underserved young women ages 9-17 to reach the goal of reducing delinquent acts, increased self-esteem, problem solving, negotiation and conflict resolution, increased academic achievement, plan for the future, and decrease in risky sexual behavior.

Reach for the Stars Mentoring Children Program

Contact Person Myra Robinson

Address 842 Margaret Place, Shreveport, LA 71101

Phone (318) 675-0408

Fax (318) 675-0408

Age of Mentees 6-18 years

Gender of Mentees Male/Female

Match Committment Length 1 year

Monthly Match Committment 4 hours monthly

Types of Mentoring Opportunties One-to-One, Group

Description of the Program

Community Based Program: This program matches children, 6-18 years, who have a parent incarcerated in a state or federal correctional facility with mentors.  This program is supported by a grant from The Caddo Parish Commission.

Greenwood Acres Full Gospel Baptist Church Mentoring Program

Contact Person Angela Turner

Phone (318) 938-1885

Address 7480 Greenwood Rd., Shreveport, LA 71119

Fax (938)-1885

Email vjturner@bellsouth.net

Age of Mentees 13-17 years

Gender of Mentees No contract

Match Committment Length 5-7 hours

Types of Mentoring Opportunities One-to-One, Group

Description of Program Our mentoring program is relatively new and still in its development stage.  We start with a fundamental principal and belief that mentoring works best when goals focus on developing trusting relationships between both youth and adults.

 LIFE Support Mentoring Program (Lending Inspiration For Education)

Contact Person Christolyn Moses, MS

Phone (318) 221-8404 ext. 363

Address 520Olive Street, Shreveport, LA 71104

Fax (318) 221-8740

Email pastorlekrishna@att.net

Age of Mentees 4th-8th grade

Gender of Mentees Male/Female

Match Committment Length 1 year

Monthly Match Committment 4 hours monthly

Types of Mentoring Opportunities One-to-One, Group

Description of Program The purpose of the LIFE Support Mentoring Program is to enhance the lives of our community's youth by providing adult mentors to engage them in meaningful educational, recreational, and developmental activities.  LIFE Support Mentors strive to help our youth suceed in education and in lie by encouraging them to make good decisions and set positive goals.

Life Skills

Contact Person Katrina Sproles

Phone (318) 861-5998

Address 3825 Gilbert Drive, Shreveport, LA 71104

Fax (318) 861-5988

Email program@janla.org

Age of Mentees K-12th grade

Gender of Mentees Male/Female

Match Committment Length  1 week

Monthly Match Committment 90 hours per month

Types of Mentoring Opportunities Group

Description of Program The time it takes to volunteer in the classroom as a JA consultant amounts to one lunch break per day for one week in the Elementary Schools.  In that brief amount of time, one can transform a potential school dropout into a future business owner!  If one is a new volunteer but has not been trained, the first step is to attend a brief orientation session.

Nu Generation

Contact Person Wanda Smith

Phone (318) 344-2865

Address 2146 Riverwood Circle, Bossier City, LA 71111

Fax

Email sowonderful@yahoo.com

Age of Mentees 12-17 years

Gender of Mentees Female

Match Committment Length Mentor: no committment, Mentee: 3 successive sessions

Monthly Match Committment 15 hours monthly

Types of Mentoring Opportunities One-to-One, Group, Peer

Description of Program Mentoring consists of a diverse range of topics including motivation, leadership, self-esteem, careers, education, health, teen abuse, and making healthy choices.

Project "CHOICE" (Choosing Healthy Options Instead of Criminal Engagements)

Contact Person Sharaon Phillip, Executive Director; Shauna Morris, Program Director

Phone (318) 636-9600

Address 3719 Lakeshore Dr., Shreveport, LA 71109

Fax

Email turningpointservices@msn.com

Age of Mentees 5-20 years

Gender of Mentees Male/Female

Match Committment Length

Monthly Match Committment Mentor 6 hours, Mentee 21 hours

Types of Mentoring Opportunities One to One, Group

Description of Program Project "CHOICE" provides children an exciting, fun-filled program focusing on high quality academic enrichment, intergenerational academic leadership development, civic engagement and social action, cultural heritage, parent and family involvement, nutrition, health and mental health.

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