Goodwill Youth Mentoring (GYM) Program
Goals of Program
- Help youth build career plans
- Explore career options with youth
- Provide educational tutoring if needed
- Help youth prepare for post-secondary training
- Plan & participate in activities for youth & mentors
- Spend two hours a week interacting with youth
- Help youth build self confidence and self-esteem
- Begin to understand various cultures & norms
- Provide role model for troubled youth
- Create an Individual Service Plan with the youth, setting realistic goals
- Help youth become “job ready”
- Create a positive, safe environment for local youth
View the Goodwill Youth Mentoring program newsletter.
Curriculum includes: financial literacy, career exploration, job shadowing, social skills, academic tutoring (if needed) as well as social skill development
*We ask for a one-year commitment to the program for both youth and mentors.
**Program is open to youth between the ages of 12-18.
Goodwill Youth Mentoring program has mentoring sites all around the Greater Pittsburgh area. There is probably one near where you live or work. If you or someone you know would like to volunteer to mentor youth in the Goodwill Youth Mentoring program, please contact: Jackie Abel-Stavropoulos at Goodwill SWPA at 412-632-1752 or Contact Us About Volunteers.