Mentoring
Young people sometimes need opportunities to talk to and be supported by other young people or adults who are removed from their immediate family. It sometimes just makes it easier to have a “big brother” or “big sister” with a different rol!
Many staff, youth leaders,GAP students and volunteers at C2K are youth mentors. This means meeting with the young person weekly or fortnightly, hearing their concerns, encouraging their dreams, advising on how to avoid tricky situations – basically walking together and sharing life experiences.
One of the great things to see is watching “once were mentorees” becoming mentors 10 years down the track. That’s interest back on your investment in people!!
Mentoring 2012
Our mentoring programme continues to go from strength to strength. We mentor a number of young people from a range of backgrounds and situations at any one time. On an average we receive five referrals per week for mentoring so it appears to be fulfilling a real need in the community. On another level we are also grateful to the number of community members who mentor and guide our staff and young volunteer leaders. The wisdom and guidance enables our people to grow thus ensuring that the service they provide is relevant and purposeful.
Counselling
Sometimes young people also need more professional assistance to deal with the challenges and confusion that they may be facing. We have some Counsellors at Challenge and also refer to other people for specific difficulties. We are fortunate to have a list of counsellors/coaches/supervisors/cultural counsellors who we know are competent and creative when working with young people.
If you wish to contact us regarding mentoring or counselling, please call Tina Wilkins at Challenge 2000 04-477 0045
