MENTORING VOLUNTEERS | RISING GROUND
463 Hawthorne Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10705
Eligibility
Hours
Fax - Fax
Voice - Other - Early Childhood Learning Center
Voice - Main
Languages
Spanish
Application process
Call for Information
Fees
None/Not Applicable
Service area
Westchester County, NY
Description
Offers the teen residents (age 14-20) with a role model, teacher, adviser, and confidant to supplement other counseling services received at the Residential Treatment Center. This program seeks and trains adults to be a mentor. Once the application is accepted there is verification and training. Mentoring will encompass both group and one-to-one activities and outings.
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What's Here
Providing organization
RISING GROUND
A not-for-profit agency committed to addressing a myriad of challenges that confront individuals and families dealing with poverty, disabilities, and a lack of access to education and basic services. Comprehensive services include foster care, family stabilization, child care and Head Start, special education programs for children with emotional and/or learning disabilities, juvenile justice services, residential, day, and recreation services to individuals with developmental disabilities, and residential treatment services and group homes for youth who have experienced trauma.