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Every child deserves a responsible mentor and tutor!
Every Child Deserves a Caring Mentor and Tutor
Every Child Deserves a Caring Mentor and Tutor
Fueling Education • Strengthening Families • Building Future Leaders
Fueling Education • Strengthening Families • Building Future Leaders
🌟 Want to Work With Students? Start Here.
🌟 Want to Work With Students? Start Here.
Mentors, peer supporters, and tutors don’t just help students — they strengthen entire communities. When caring adults show up consistently, young people gain confidence, connection, and support that lasts.
📘 Why Students Need You More Than Ever
📘 Why Students Need You More Than Ever
Today’s students face new challenges — from academic pressure to social expectations — and many feel disconnected or unsure of where they fit. Schools, churches, and families are doing their best, but they can’t do it alone.
This is where trained mentors and tutors make a powerful difference.
🧡 What Mentors Do
🧡 What Mentors Do
🧭 Guide & Encourage
Mentors build healthy, supportive relationships with students.
🗣️ Listen With Patience and Respect
🗣️ Listen With Patience and Respect
They create safe spaces for youth to talk about life, school, and challenges.
🌱 Model Positive Choices
🌱 Model Positive Choices
Mentors help students grow confidence, resilience, and leadership skills.
🤝 Build Trusting Relationships
🤝 Build Trusting Relationships
🛡️ Promote Safety & Healthy Boundaries
🛡️ Promote Safety & Healthy Boundaries
Mentors help students feel seen, valued, and supported — in schools, churches, and the community.
🎓 Recommended Training for Mentors
🎓 Recommended Training for Mentors
These short, practical trainings help adults and volunteers work confidently with youth:
🌍 Cultural Humility
📜 Mandated Reporter Training (Ohio)
🧡 Youth Development Workshops
🌱 Positive Communication & Leadership Skills
(All mental‑health‑sensitive trainings have been removed for Google compliance.)
💼 Interested in Becoming a Certified Peer Supporter?
💼 Interested in Becoming a Certified Peer Supporter?
Ohio offers a recognized certification pathway for individuals who want to support youth through strength‑based, community‑focused roles.
Steps to Certification
Steps to Certification
1️⃣ Complete the Online Training
Available through Ohio Learn (OHID).
Search: “16‑Hour Peer Support Training Curriculum.”
2️⃣ Attend the In‑Person Training
Choose the Youth Track if you want to work with students.
3️⃣ Submit Background Check & Application
Certification is issued through the appropriate state agency.
This pathway prepares adults to serve in schools, churches, and community programs in a supportive, non‑clinical role.
✨ Both Roles Change Lives
✨ Both Roles Change Lives
Whether you serve as a mentor, tutor, or peer supporter, you help young people:
build confidence
stay engaged in school
strengthen relationships
discover their gifts
grow into future leaders
Your presence matters more than you know.
📚 What Research Shows
📚 What Research Shows
Youth who participate in strong mentoring and tutoring programs experience:
higher confidence
stronger academic engagement
better peer relationships
improved decision‑making
a greater sense of belonging
(All restricted health‑related outcomes have been removed.)
💙 Invest in Education and Job Creation
💙 Invest in Education and Job Creation
When you support mentoring and tutoring programs, you help:
strengthen schools
empower families
create pathways to employment
build intergenerational connections
raise confident, capable future leaders
GrandParents Hands and Children Charity is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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