Taking Care of Each Other!
No Cost Initiatives FOR STUDENTS
It takes a village to raise a child & at The Lean on Me Project, we take that very seriously. It takes will, time, and patience to help launch children/teens on a positive path and sometimes a little extra help can be very satisfactory!
Safe Spaces for Youth During School & Online
1-1 Mentoring/Academic Coaching for Students
The Student Lunch Café (Conversations Through School-Based Group Mentoring)
The Student Lunch Café (Conversations Through School-Based Group Mentoring)
Together with COMPEER, we provide 1-1 online tutoring for students who struggle with organization and need support to navigate coursework. Compeer Sarasota works closely with the private and public schools in Sarasota and Manatee Counties to provide services, i.e., caring friendships, to their student population. If you know of a student who you think would benefit from a Compeer friendship and academic support, speak to his or her teacher or counselor about making a Compeer match.
The Student Lunch Café (Conversations Through School-Based Group Mentoring)
The Student Lunch Café (Conversations Through School-Based Group Mentoring)
The Student Lunch Café (Conversations Through School-Based Group Mentoring)
Listening to youth is critical to understanding how they are are feeling, what they are thinking, and how to connect them with useful services. When we start young, we can support sooner and better. What we have learned is that students are very sleepy, filled with anxiety and questions, not getting enough quality sleep, and are not sure about who supports them the most. The hope is that by the LOM team consistently showing up and the students consistently showing up, that a level of trust builds and that can lend itself for possible positive outcomes in academics and mental health.
The Peer Mentoring Café @ Schools
The Student Lunch Café (Conversations Through School-Based Group Mentoring)
The Peer Mentoring Café @ Schools
The Lean on Me (LOM) Project has had the honor of training 5th graders who are nominated by their teachers as being kind, compassionate, and mindful. The students attend a weekly training to learn and practice mentorship topics and skills such as organization, social interactions, wellness, and problem solving. Students are paired with 3rd graders to offer reassurance, increase self-esteem and self-awareness. Schools choose their LOM teacher or staff ambassadors, and we collaborate on the topics and delivery. Helping create student leaders = more confident human beings!
Youth With a Mentor Are:
55% less likely than their peers to skip a day of school.
81% more likely to report participating regularly in sports or extracurricular activities.
55% less likely than their peers to skip a day of school.
78% more likely to volunteer regularly
81% more likely to report participating regularly in sports or extracurricular activities.
55% less likely than their peers to skip a day of school.
81% more likely to report participating regularly in sports or extracurricular activities.
81% more likely to report participating regularly in sports or extracurricular activities.
81% more likely to report participating regularly in sports or extracurricular activities.
The Positive Power of Mentorship
- Practice problem solving in healthy ways.
- Be accountable to yourself.
- Bridge academics & mental health wellness.
- Create resiliency.
- Organize & Prioritize.
- Meet goals & Feel accomplished.
- Navigate studying & preparing for classes.
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