Local mentorship organizations say there aren’t enough mentors to support the young people who need them — especially Latino and bilingual mentors. LatinoVoicesWTTW
But local mentorship organizations say there aren’t enough mentors to support the young people who need them — especially Latino and bilingual mentors.
“The programs are intensive counseling, trauma-informed programs … throughout the city of Chicago,” said April Curtis-Rivera, chief of staff at Youth Guidance. “They’re working with young people and pairing them up in group settings or a counselor that oftentimes serves as their mentor as well. It supports them within the school-based setting and helps with them social-emotional cognitive skills that helps them on a two-year trajectory.
Among the benefits of mentorship for young people is developing better interpersonal and reflective skills, said Curtis-Rivera.
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