FNL Youth Mentoring
FNL Mentoring provides opportunities for young people to be in ongoing, mutually beneficial, caring relationships, which strengthen a young person’s resiliency to challenges in life. The FNL model engages teams of older high school-aged youth to mentor teams of middle school-aged youth in a structured ongoing one-on-one relationship. Counties that participate in Mentoring adhere to certain quality assurance standards while maintaining local creativity, energy and self-determination.
FNL Mentoring Programs
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Introduce young people to the concept of volunteerism
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Encourage young people to develop programs that are fun and meaningful
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Promote messages through shared experiences
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Encourage peer-oriented programming (youth-driven and youth-led)
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Develops skills, such as communication, teamwork, and active listening
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Encourage and empower young people as active leaders and community resources
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Have broad appeal to diverse ethnic, racial and social groups
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Encourage youth to engage in mutually beneficial relationships with peers and younger youth