Mentoring Our Boys –

Got Mentors?

There is a need! A need for mentors. And the needs are being met.

The momentum is gaining strength as awareness of the need grows. Organizations like Hope for Youth Alliance are meeting the needs. Daniel Arrelano has seen the needs and has stepped up to the plate. He has formed this nonprofit organization for Northern New Mexico, reaching out via the internet at their website: hopeforyouthalliance.org.
Or you can just go to GotMentors.org.

Find a group in your local area. Volunteer your time to mentor a youth. The boys need men in their lives, and many are going without. I know a single mom who went to a mentoring program to ask for a Big Brother for him. They told her that there were more women volunteering to be mentors but that there were more boys in need of a mentor. So they offered a Big Sister to this mother of a young boy. I think they missed the point.

So, men - get involved. Be their hope. Try a Google Search for mentoring opportunities in your area. It may be through one-on-one mentoring. Or it may be through your church, the Boy Scouts or an athletic program. But find a way to get involved.

Posted on May 29th, 2008 by Jeff Purkiss
Filed under: Fathering/Mentoring