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At Risk Kids--Mentoring Children of Promise |
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Children of Promise ----------------- Wyoming First Lady's Initiative to Prevent Underage Drinking
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We need people willing to make an investment Imagine...Really
Making a Difference. One hour at a time... For a minimum investment of one to two hours a week, we can change our community, offer hope and make an eternal impact on a child’s life. At risk children who have a caring adult’s faithful presence in their life benefit in many of the following ways: • Attitude/Mental Health: The children have a more cooperative spirit and are more motivated to participate in activities in and out of the classroom and home environment. The children believe more and more that they can succeed. Increased self-esteem and achievement of developmental milestones takes place. • Behavior: The children exhibit significantly less aggressive and violent behavior. • Academic Performance: The children improve in reading, math, spelling, and test-taking skills because a caring adult believes in them and applauds their efforts. We welcome those who have a commitment to our community and its most vulnerable resource – our children. Please consider joining our efforts by volunteering your time just four hours a month as a mentor. Children between the ages of five and eighteen with an incarcerated parent are matched with a screened and trained adult volunteer mentor to develop a trusting and supportive relationship. A caring adult mentoring relationship provides stability and can have a profound, life-changing effect on a child. In fact, of those involved in the Mentoring Children of Promise programs, participants find mentoring to not only positively impact on the lives of the children, but improve the lives of the mentors as well. • Most (children of prisoners) have an “accumulation of risk” as they are vulnerable to criminal activity, poverty, drug and sexual abuse, neglect, poor school performance and overall family instability. • Older children act out with sexual misconduct, truancy and substance abuse. • Younger children are at the greatest risk because they do not have coping skills to deal with trauma characterized by tremendous uncertainty. • Children struggle with feelings of fear, worry, confusion and sadness/grief, guilt, stigma, isolation and anger.• Negative impact seen in areas of metal health, behavioral, cognitive and educational development of child. Change their world. And yours. Love a child. If you would like more information about how you and your church can help, please contact click on this link: http://www.nationalococ.org/ |