Child Requirements & Commitments

• Child is between the ages of 6-14.
• Child is interviewed by our Case Manager.
• Child has the willingness and ability to establish and maintain a mentoring relationship.
• Child will make a commitment to help the mentoring relationship be successful.

Parent Requirements & Commitments

• Parent completes Little Application.
• Parent is interviewed by our Case Management staff.
• Parent has the willingness and ability to support a mentoring relationship.
• When child is matched, parent will maintain monthly contact with Case Manager.
• Parent will make an 12 month commitment to the match.
• Parent will complete a Program Outcome Evaluation (POE) on an annual basis.
• Parent will help pay for child's activity expenses where possible or encourage the match to participate in low-cost activities.

The Matching Process

• Fill out the online Little Application, or call our office to have them mailed or faxed to you.
• There is no guarantee your child will be matched. We cannot predict how soon we can match a child because we are a volunteer-driven agency; if we do not have a volunteer who is compatible, it is more difficult for us to match the child.
• We do not match on a first-come, first-served basis. We match according to a child's compatibility with a volunteer. Compatibility includes parent and child preferences for a volunteer, as well as a volunteer's preferences such as driving distance, similar interests and personalities.
• Our Case Management staff will contact the parent when we have a potential match to discuss the volunteer. If you and your child accept the volunteer, an official match meeting is scheduled at our office with the volunteer and Case Management staff to discuss expectations and goals.