Thank you for your interest in becoming a mentor through the Safety Net Mentor Program.

Mentors are able to help youth in many ways. Their influence can improve attitudes, increase high school graduation rates, and abstinence from drugs, alcohol, and crime. In fact, a study of mentoring done by Public/Private
Ventures (Tierney et al., 1995) found that mentored youth:

• earned higher grades
• skipped fewer classes
• felt more competent in schoolwork
• were 46-70% less likely to initiate drug use
• 27% less likely to initiate alcohol use
• less aggressive
• had better relationships with their parents

     The Safety Net Mentor Program began serving Utah County youth under the name Slate Canyon Mentor Program in January, 1999. It is the only area mentor program which partners volunteer adults over 21 years old with youth and adolescents in a one-on-one relationship.
      The program currently supervises over 175 mentor-mentee matches in the community. These include referrals under case management with the Division of Child and Family Services, Wasatch Mental Health, Family Support and Treatment Services, Workforce Services, private providers, and also the Provo and Nebo School Districts. Some of the youth have been referred by a parent. Youth qualifying for the program range in age from 6 years to 18 years of age.

Requirements of the mentoring program include:
____Completion of application form
____Provision of copy of driver's license
____Provision of Social Security Card or other ID with SSI #
____Provision of proof of automobile liability insurance (if planning to drive places
       with the mentee)
____Two reference forms
____Criminal background check and child abuse screening
____Personal interview
____Orientation and attendance at inservice training
____Minimum of one direct contact with youth weekly
____Minimum commitment of one year

We know you will find this experience to be a challenging, yet rewarding one.
Please click here to contact Karla Sedillo to schedule an interview.