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    Overview

    GoodGuides™ Mentoring is…
  • A program designed to serve at-risk youth in Northern Kentucky (Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties currently).
  • A Youth Services Program
  • Part of a national initiative of Goodwill Industries International (GII)
  • Funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
  • A NEW Service from Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries; one of the largest providers of rehabilitation services in the Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky area!
    GoodGuides™ Mentoring is designed to...
  • Help youth explore job and career choices
  • Support youth in making positive choices
  • Divert youth from the juvenile justice system
  • Empower youth to become contributing members of their community
    GoodGuides™ Purpose is to…
  • Engage Today!
  • Impact Tomorrow!
  • Transform Forever!

    Our Youth are...

  • Struggling in school
    • “Our Youth are
    your neighbors’ kids!”
  • 12 - 17 year old adolescents
  • Hanging around negative peers
  • Many who live in single parent homes
  • Looking for guidance, support, and a positive role model

    Our Mentors are...

    “Our Mentors are people who want to be the change
    they want to see in the world.”
  • Good listeners
  • Encouraging & supportive
  • Dependable and committed
  • People who truly like adolescents
  • Are willing to commit at least one year to transform the future
    All of our mentors go through a thorough screening process which includes…
  • A written application
  • A personal interview
  • Providing three personal references
  • Attending an orientation and training class
  • A criminal history check and Child Protective Services Registry check

Want to be the change in the world?
Know a youth who needs a mentor?
Contact
Tim Spoleti at
513.771.4800 ext. 6220
or email
tspoleti@cincigoodwill.org
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