Mentoring Programs
Mentoring is offered in school to middle and high school girls and boys who could benefit from having a positive role model in their lives.
The Importance of Mentorship for Youth and Teens
The Bridge’s mentoring program provides West Hartford youth the support they need to develop life skills such as decision-making, communication, stress management, and healthy coping skills. The goal of our experienced staff is to foster a sense of competence, usefulness, and belonging in youth while focusing on the individual’s strengths and offering them hope for the future.
Mentorship at The Teen Center
Through the West Hartford Teen Center, we are able to provide informal mentoring services utilizing structured activities in a safe environment. The Teen Center is run by our Mentors who engage with the youth during weekly drop-ins and monthly teen nights. While these youth are not enrolled in mentoring formally, they are able to speak with our experienced staff facilitators who model appropriate behavior and provide feedback and support.
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School-Based Mentorship
The Bridge employs mentors in the schools who are trained in providing relational support. The mentors work with youth to help them develop academic and personal goals and identify obstacles to achieving those goals. Mentors provide adult support outside the of home and school—grounding the youth and providing an outside perspective from someone with a different lived experience. Mentors will refer clients for clinical services should the need arise.
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