Dear Mentor:

Thank you for volunteering to be a mentor.  It is through selfless service like yours that we are able to accomplish our mission; providing support and productive placement for our graduates.  Be assured that, because of your support, you are making a significant difference in a young person’s life. 

 * All Mentors Must be interviewed by a Staff Member. 

  Job Description

·          Active mentors must be interviewed by a staff member

·         Remain in contact the mentee through letters and email.

·         Attend a one-time mandatory mentor training held at Camp Shelby, MS

·         After graduation, meet with and/or contact the mentee at least once a month.

·         Assist the mentee with accomplishing goal(s) post-graduation and report the progress of the mentee to authorized MS Youth ChalleNGe Academy staff.

·         Submit a monthly reports for one year after graduation.

It is required that a mentor application is submitted prior to registration for the applicant to attend the Academy.  

The contact person concerning the mentor application, see below:

Ms. Mary Heard at (601) 558-2239 or mheard@msyouthChalleNGe.org 

Sincerly,

 

Rodney McDonald

RPM Manager

MS Youth Challenge Academy

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A mentor can be a family friend, neighbor, teacher, coach, church member, police officer, distant relative, etc.

Mentors cannot be persons closely related (parent/step-parent) but can be an aunt, uncle, grandparent, cousin, sibling/step-sibling/ or in-laws. Mentors cannot reside in the same household as mentees.

Mentor Eligibility Requirement: Be same gender as applicant, Be at least 21 years of age, Live within a reasonable driving distance of applicant, Be willing to make the 14-month commitment to the applicant. 

Post graduation: Make a minimum of one contact with the graduate per month, send in 1 report per month for 12 months, Attend 1 mandatory mentor training to be held at Camp Shelby.

Please fill out the application below.

 

I hereby grant to the Mississippi Youth ChalleNGe Academy, The Mississippi National Guard, and appropriate law enforcement agencies permission to check my civil or criminal records that include but not limited to any sex offense charges, felony convictions, alcohol or substance abuse convictions and DWI's/DUI's.

I also consent to being photographed and / or videotaped while attending any ChalleNGe Academy's functions and to have such photos and or videos posted on the official Youth ChalleNGe Academy website or brochures, for official non-commercial purposes.

Confidentiality Policy I will not share or reveal any personal identifying information of the mentee. The mentor is prohibited from discussing the mentee's status, issues, concerns, health information or progress in public or with anyone except the case manager or employees of the MS Youth ChalleNGe Academy. Otherwise, all conversations between the mentor and the mentee shall be confidential. The only exception to this policy is if the cadet is a danger to him/her self or others. If the latter is the case, proper authorities should be notified. I understand my duties as a mentor to abide by the laws of the state of Mississippi and the laws and policies governing the preservation of confidential information.

Mentor Cadet Liability Statement Iwill do my best to attend the Mandatory Mentor Training and write to my cadet while he / she is in the program. I understand and agree that I will be the one actually spending time with my Cadet, and that I must exercise care in supervising while we are together. I agree that the Youth ChalleNGe Academy will not be liable for, and I agree to hold the Youth ChalleNGe Academy harmless from any and all liability, causes of action and losses imposed on it in any way relating to or arising out of this mentoring agreement, including, but not limited to, liability for personal injuries, whether the liability, cause of action, or loss is caused by my negligence, or Youth ChalleNGe Academy, its officers, agents, servants, employees, or otherwise. I will observe all policies, guidelines, as outlined in materials sent to me and those materials given out at Mentor Training, and verbal communications with Youth ChalleNGe Academy employees.

Job Description - The primary mentor will start contacting the mentee during the residential phase through letters and emails. After graduation, the primary mentor is required to meet with and/or contact the mentee at least once a month. The mentor will assist the mentee with setting goals post-graduation and discuss the mentee's progress with the mentee and authorized MS Youth ChalleNGe Academy employees. The primary mentor and the graduate will submit a monthly report for one year after graduation. Although the alternate (back-up) mentor is expected to support the cadet, only the primary mentor is authorized to attend the one time required mentor training which will be held at Camp Shelby MS.

CONSENT

I give my consent for the MS National Guard Youth Challenge Academy to conduct a background check to include any sex offense charges, felony convictions, alcohol or substance abuse convictions to include DWI's / DUI's. I understand that this check will also be used to check the validity of my Driver's License.