Mentor Program

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What Is Caregiver’s Choice?

Mentoring Children of Prisoners: Caregiver’s Choice is designed to connect caregivers and parents with quality mentoring programs. These programs match children who have incarcerated parents with screened and trained adult’s mentors.
 

What’s Special About it?

Caregivers’ Choice makes it possible for many more kids across the country to have mentors, and for many more families to enjoy all the benefits of mentoring. This program is unique because it gives you, the child’s parent or caregiver, the power to choose—to look at the possibilities and decide on the best mentoring program to meet your needs and the needs of your child.

FOR EXAMPLE, A CAREGIVER CAN CHOOSE:

·         A mentoring program that is run by a secular organization, or one run by a church or faith-based group; or

·         A program that is close to the child’s school or one close to home.

Caregiver’s Choice takes the guesswork out of finding a mentoring program. Because all the programs in Caregiver’s Choice must be approved, caregivers can feel comfortable choosing a program based on their needs, knowing all the programs meet standards for safety and quality.

How does it work?

First mentoring programs must apply to participate in Caregiver’s Choice Programs that meet quality standards created by experts—in mentoring and working with families of the incarcerated—will be selected to take part in the voucher program. All programs will be trained on the opportunities and challenges specific to mentoring children with incarcerated parents.

Second, caregivers complete an application for a child to join Caregiver’s Choice. They receive a list of the approved mentoring programs in their city or state and a voucher for their child. Caregivers then take the voucher to the program that best fits their needs, and the program looks for a mentor for the child. If a caregiver needs more information or guidance to choose a program, help is available by phone at 1-887-333-CHOICE. (877-333-2464).

Who can us the vouchers?

Any child, from age 4 up to age 18, who has parent in federal or state correctional facility.

 

How do we sign up?      NEED A FORM TO LINK TO 

Pastor David A. Horn
Email:    pastorhorn@embracingthecommunity.org
Phone:    (909) 986-4771
Website:    www.reclaimingageneration.org