The Buffalo Niagara Mentorship Program Inc. ~"Educating, Inspiring and Guiding Future Leaders."

Get Involved!

Become a Mentee

A mentee is a high school student aging from 14 years old until they graduate from high school. The mentee is paired with a mentor that they speak to on a weekly basis.

The student attends a monthly meeting where they discuss issues that are facing today’s youth. Mentee's are placed in a job or pre-apprenticeship where they are paid a living wage for their work.

Therefore, in order to be involved in the program, the student must have working papers. The mentee will learn skills that help them obtain a better future and are given help to gain a higher education or job training skills.

Mentee Application

Want to be a mentee? Tell us about yourself!

Name:
Nick Name:
Age:
Address Street 1:
Address Street 2:
City:
Zip Code:	(5 digits)
State:
Daytime Phone:
Cell Phone:
Email:
Have Children?:
Ages:
Worst Subject:
Favorite Subject:
Hobbies:
Best Subject:
Name three people you admire:
Do you need tutoring?
Do you plan to attend college?
What are your goals for the future?
Are you interested in an apprenticeship program?
What do you think is the most important issue facing our youth?
List church affiliations, clubs, organizations you belong to:
Would you be interested in PSAT/SAT preparation course?

Would you be interested in Math A or B tutoring program?

Become a Mentor

A mentor is an adult that guides and educates mentees.

The mentor's main responsibilities are to contact their student on a weekly basis and attend monthly meetings with all mentees in a group setting.

Each mentor must also keep in contact with the mentor chair weekly to give updates on the student and complete a student update sheet about their mentee each month.

Mentor Application

Tell us a little bit about yourself and why you want to be a Mentor!

Name:
Address Street 1:
Address Street 2:
City:
Zip Code:	(5 digits)
State:
Email address:
Daytime Phone:
Cell Phone:
How many children would you like to mentor?
Occupation:
Employer:
Employer Address:
Job Title:
Previous Employer (last five years):
College Attending:
Educational Background (school, degrees and dates):
Have you been involved in any other programs involving families and children?:

Have you ever been a mentor with any other coalition or agency?:
How much time would you be able to offer on a weekly basis?:
Have you ever been charged/indicted for child abuse?:
Explain: charge/indication:
Do you give The Mentorship Program, Inc. permission to run a child abuse check?:
List any of your special qualities, talents or interests:
Do you any disabilities that might affect your involvement? (explain):
Do you have a preference (age, sex, other) for the adolescent you would like to work with?:
Do you speak any language(s) other than English? (explain):
Why do you want to be a mentor?	Enter comments here!
How did you here about the mentorship program?:
List two (2) references and one character reference that of people who have known you at least 1 year:
AFFIRMATION: Please type your name to attest to truth and accuracy of this application:

Become a Parent Advocate

It is the responsibility of a parent advocate to contact all parents every month to discuss students and what is happening in the program.

They must also arrange and conduct quarterly meetings with parents to have a face-to-face discussion and be able to answer any questions.

We Need You Parents!

Complete this quick response form and we will contact you shortly!

Name:
Enter your email address and we will contact you about being a Parent Advocate!

Become a Sponsor

Everyone in Erie and Niagara county is facing the same crisis, and our youth are paying the price.

We as a community must come together to help each other reach the goals achieve success.

This is hard work and a challenge, but rewarding. Please remember our youth is our future - and they need a future in order for us to have one.

I want to say "Thank You" to all of our past and present sponsors who continue to make the Mentorship program a success. We look forward to hearing from new sponsors who wish to help our youth any way they can.

We Need Sponsors!
Make checks payable to: The Mentorship Program, Inc.

Name of Sponsor:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip code:
Phone Number:
What I would like to sponsor: