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Provides training and information to middle and high school students that prepares them to make good decisions about their post-high school plans. Encourages students to continue their education beyond the high school level and provide on-going support and advisement. Serves the middle and high schools in Bristol Virginia, Washington County, Virginia and Chilhowie and Northwood schools in Smyth County, Virginia.

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Mentoring Programs
Guidance and Counseling
Tutoring Services
Big Buddies is a school based mentoring program which matches adult mentors with children in elementary and middle schools throughout the region. Volunteers spend one hour per week during the school year.
Serves youth involved in risky behiors and their families. An initial risk assessment is completed to determine the youth's risk factors. Some of the services implemented are evidence based and designed to reduce the youth's risk level. Services include Decision Points; Substance Abuse Groups; Healthy Youth Initaitive, Pre-Truancy Program and Middle School Suspension Program. The goal is to encourage youth to become responsible, respectful, and productive members of the community.

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Juvenile Delinquency Prevention
Juvenile Delinquency Diversion Counseling
Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Mentoring Programs
The program pairs young professionals and college students with experienced mentors and provides the foundation for an effective and valuable mentoring relationship, as well as guided group mentoring sessions designed to help participants achieve their highest professional and personal goals.
Provides an informal educational programs for girls, developing their maximum potential and decision-making skills. Also provides a comprehensive program by which youth and adults develop character, citizenship, mental and physical fitness, which are reinforced through mentoring, advancement, activities, and outdoor programs.

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Mentoring Programs
Scouting Programs
Recreational Activities/Sports
Provides programs to inspire and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, caring and responsible citizens.
Provides a youth organization whose mission is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to develop the qualities and skills needed to become responsible citizens and leaders.
Mentor program for pregnant teens. These adult role models have successfully raised their own children and assist the teen throughout her pregnancy and up to the baby's first birthday.
Junior Achievement of Greater Hampton Roads provides several ways that you can get involved whether you're someone looking to volunteer, part of a district or school looking for educational materials, or part of a business looking to help us expand the reach of our mission.
People in need can call in with a request for services and then be matched with local church volunteers who offer services to the disadvantaged including mentoring. Services are offered at the availibility of volunteers.
A nonprofit organization that offers educational services to the youth and families of the Roanoke Valley and abroad. Such services include: tutorials, college tours, career expos, workshops, camps and more.
An interdenominational youth outreach ministry. Offers social and recreational events for middle and high school age adolescents and young adults. To learn more about the Mentoring and Tutoring ministries, please contact Jeri Harris at [email protected]. She is coordinating this new area of the ministry and looking for volunteers.

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Mentoring Programs
Family Services Related Volunteer Opportunities
Provides mentoring and support services to first-time pregnant teens ages 19 and under. Roles models assist teens throughout her pregnancy and until the baby has its first birthday. Also provides case management services to pregnant teens through this difficult time in their lives, and help them make the transition to parenthood.
After school program that provides tutoring, computer training, sports education, homework help, and mentoring.

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Tutoring Services
Mentoring Programs
Boys/Girls Clubs
MAD4YU has provide FREE tutoring, life enhancement, and computer training to under-resourced individuals in Richmond and surrounding counties and families (youth 1st-12th, adults, and active seniors) with collaborations, donations, contributions, and assistance of committed and talented volunteers as agents of change. The name reflects its very purpose: making a difference for you. That is - providing the tools for success - using computer literacy and study skills as the catalyst - to equip those who otherwise might not have access.

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Mentoring Programs
Continuing Education
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Tutoring Services
Meets Tuesday evenings and includes dinner, large and small-group discussions on Biblical principles/life skills, crafts, and field trips, for 5th-8th grade girls from the Prospect neighborhood. Tutor-mentors provide one-to-one academic help as well as spend time with their students outside of tutoring. This program uses incentives and offers field trips.
Supervised after school program for children ages 6 to 18. Programs include education and career development, health and life skills, art and sports, fitness and recreation.

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Boys/Girls Clubs
Recreational Activities/Sports
Mentoring Programs
Mentor program for pregnant teens. These adult role models have successfully raised their own children and assist the teen throughout her pregnancy and up to the baby's first birthday.

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Prenatal Care
Mentoring Programs
Breastfeeding Support Programs
Parenting Education
Childbirth Education
Provide year-round academic support to children in grades 1 - 12 living in the Arlandria-Chirilagua community. Daily, nutritious meals are part of the program. Students receive an average of 350 hours of academic and general support annually. Services included are an afterschool program, mentoring, and summer program.

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Youth Enrichment Programs
Extended Child Care
Mentoring Programs
Serves more than 20,000 girls and 7,000 volunteers from Southwest Virginia to North Georgia. The Four Program Goals serve as the foundation for all of the materials, activities and initiatives that are developed under the auspices of Girl Scouting. They are as follows: 1. Girls will develop to their full potential. 2. Girls will relate to others with increasing understanding, skill and respect. 3. Girls will develop a meaningful set of values to guide their actions and to provide a foundation for sound decision making. 4. Girls will contribute to the improvement of society through the use of their abilities and leadership skills, working in cooperation with others.
Provides one-to-one mentoring services to citizens throughout Metro Richmond, Hopewell and Petersburg. Adult volunteers (Bigs) mentor youth with the goals of increasing academic success, creating healthy lifestyles and building social skills. Volunteer screening and training, mentor and youth support services, and skill building are provided by staff.
Helps low-income students Grades 9-12 explore the possibility of higher education. Offers assistance for students in high school. Workshops address goal setting, academic preparation, admissions procedures, financial aid and college selection. Campus visits and cultural enrichment activities are also included.

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Youth Enrichment Programs
Mentoring Programs
Thrive is a long-term mentoring program and not an immediate financial assistance program. Individuals enrolled in the program may receive direct financial support with rent, mortgage, or utilities if it aligns with their goals, or if urgency occurs for them while in the program. To receive housing relief, individuals must actively be in the program and complete certain steps.*

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Personal Financial Counseling
Mentoring Programs
Offers mentoring to children whose parents, caretakers or other family members are incarcerated or have recently been released.
Provides youth development programs including homework help and tutoring, alcohol and drug abuse prevention, teen pregnancy prevention, conflict resolution, juvenile delinquency prevention, athletics, cultural enrichment, citizenship and leadership development, outdoor and environmental education, and parent training. Boys and Girls Club offers Hispanic programming. Eligible ages are 5 to 18, there are no other restrictions.