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Creative Mentoring Partners

Become a Creative Mentoring Partner!  

If you're interested in becoming a Creative Mentoring Partner, read more about the Benefits and Responsibilities.

    Adult Mentors:

        Benefits

        Responsibilities

    Student Mentors:

        Benefits

        Responsibilities

Creative Mentoring Adult Mentors

We partner with more than 80 school mentoring programs and several site-based mentoring programs throughout the state of Delaware to give mentors more options to serve kids.  Whether you want to mentor at a school or nonprofit organization in your neighborhood or near your workplace during the day, or mentor after work hours in an after school mentoring program, there is sure to be an option that is convenient and enjoyable for you! 

 

Creative Mentoring Student Mentors

We partner with more than 15 site-based mentoring programs that match secondary aged students with early childhood and elementary aged students in mentoring relationships throughout the state of Delaware. Depending on students' availability and the accessibility of sites, mentoring can happen during school or after school.

 

Read below to decide which option is best for you:

School Mentoring Programs

Student Mentor Programs

Site-based Mentoring Programs

Capital Mentors

Bridges to Employment

After school Mentoring Programs

Mentoring in the community

 

 

School Mentoring Programs
Creative Mentoring School Partners

Mentoring Focus:  Social and/or academic

Location:           Choice of more than 80 schools throughout Delaware-  

                              View mentoring opportunities on our Google Map

                              Click here to view a list of all of our School Partners (with contact

                              information).  

                              Click here to find out which schools are close to where you live or work (this

                               will take you to the Delaware Department of Education website).

Time:                      30-60 minutes weekly, during school hours, schedule to be determined by

                              mentor and  school

Contact:           Rachel Markowitz, Program Director, RMarkowitz@connecting-generations.org

                           or (302)656-2122 ext. 15

How to Apply: Submit online

Training Requirement: Creative Mentoring training

Criminal Background Requirements:  3 reference checks and Delaware State Criminal record

 

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delaware - www.bbbsde.org

Mentoring Focus:         Social and/or academic

Location:                     At their partner schools

Time:                            2-4 times a month depending on program

Contact:                      Mary Fox, Executive Director, mfox@bbbsde.org or (302)998-3577

How to Apply:             Submit online at www.bbbsde.org

Criminal Background Requirements:  3 references and criminal background check

 

Delaware Adolescent Program, Inc (DAPI)- www.dapi.org/mentor.htm

Mentoring Focus:       Social and/or academic

Location:                     Gauger-Cobbs Middle School, Laurel Intermediate School, Seaford Middle School

Time:                            4 times a month depending on program

Contact:                    Amanda Hudson, amanda.hudson04@gmail.com or (302)629-7790

How to Apply:             Submit online at www.dapi.org/mentor.htm

Criminal Background Requirements:  3 references and criminal background check

 

Capital Mentors

Mentoring Focus:        Social and/or academic

Location:                    Various Schools in the Capital School District

Time:                           30-60 minutes weekly

For more information: Click Here

 

Student Mentoring Programs

Mentoring Focus:        Social and/or academic

Location:                        Various High Schools throughout Delaware

Time:                                30-60 minutes weekly

Contact:                        Rachel Markowitz, Program Director, rmarkowitz@connecting-generations.org

                                          or (302)656-2122 x 15

For more information: Click Here

 

 

Bridges to Employment

Mentoring Focus:    Academic, Social, and Health

Contact:                    Joanne Parker-Henry, Brides to Employment Program Manager, servnt@earthlink.net

More information to come soon

 

Site-based Mentoring Programs

The Latin American Community Center - www.thelatincenter.org

Mentoring Focus:              Academic and/or social

Location and Times:         Porter Road School – 3:30pm-6:00pm

                                                Wilson Elementary School – 3:30pm-6:00pm

                                                Latin American Community Center

                                                Elementary School Age – 3:30pm-5:30pm

                                                Middle and High School Age – 6:00pm-8:00pm

Contact:                   Nicole Gonzalez,NGonzalez@thelatincenter.orgor (302) 655-7338 ext. 7711

How to Apply:                     Online at www.thelatincenter.org

Training Requirement: Creative Mentoring training

Criminal Background Requirements:  Fingerprinting (DE State Police- Troop 2)

  

Youth for Christ -  www.delawareyfc.org  

Mentoring Focus:            Academic and/or social with a Christian focus

Location:                           One of three youth centers:

2203 North Market Street - Wilmington

Absalom Jones building – Belvedere

24 W. Green Street – Middletown

Partner with local school programs

Time:                                      One hour weekly

How to Apply:                     Request an application by e-mail or phone

Training Requirement: Creative Mentoring training

Criminal Background Requirements:  Safety/NET Criminal record check and 3 reference checks

 

 

After School Mentoring Programs

Boys and Girls Clubs of Delaware - www.bgclubs.org

Clarence Fraim Club- Wilmington

Mentoring Focus:         Tutoring, recreational mentoring       

Location:                        669 S. Union St, Wilmington 19805                  

Time:                                 3:00pm-6:00pm          

Contact:                         Nancy Gill  (302)655-4591

How to Apply:               Call and set up an appointment

Criminal Background Requirements: after first session

 

Greater Newark Club- Newark

Mentoring Focus:         School aged children 6-12 years old

Location:                        1 Positive Place, Newark 19702

Time:                                 4:00pm-8:00pm Monday-Friday

Contact:                         Leslie McGowan, Volunteer Coordinator

                                          (302)836-6464  ext. 11 or LMcGowan@bgclubs.org

How to apply:                Contact for an interview and volunteer application

Criminal background check: must be completed prior to volunteering

 

 

Cathedral Choir School of Delaware - www.cathedralchoirschoolde.org

Mentoring Focus:           Academic, Personal Development, Organizational and Leadership Skills, Social

Location:                          Cathedral Church of St. John, 10 Concord Avenue, Wilmington, DE 19802

Time:                                   After-school, one hour weekly

Contact:                            Leslie Acker-Rowe, Mentoring Administrator,

                                              lacker-rowe@cathedralchoirschoolde.org or (302)654-6279 ext.118

How to Apply:                  Contact Leslie Acker-Rowe

Criminal Background Requirements:  2 reference checks and Delaware State Criminal Record
Training Requirement: Creative Mentoring training

Additional Training: Diocese of Delaware Safe Camp Training 

Please note that you do not need to have any musical abilities to mentor their choir students. 

 

 

Community Mentoring

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delaware - www.bbbsde.org

Mentoring Focus:               Social and/or academic

Location:                              In the community after school or on the weekend

Time:                                       2-4 times a month depending on program

Contact:                               Joseph Duffy, Executive Director, jduffy@bbbsde.org or (302)998-3577

How to Apply:                      Submit online at www.bbbsde.org

Criminal Background Requirements:  3 references and criminal background check

 

 

 

If you have any questions about our School and Site Partners, contact Rachel Markowitz, Program Director, at 302.656.2122 ext. 15 or rmarkowitz@connecting-generations.org.