Family Referral Network > Parental Mentoring Initiative
Encourage Parents to Keep
Their Child Crime Free
When a child breaks the law, a parent typically asks “What did I do wrong?” and “What can I do differently?” Answers are hard to come by (especially with everything else going on), but you can make all the difference in our Parental Mentoring Initiative.
It’s the first service in the U.S. that’s focused on giving parents the tools they need to help prevent their child from making another bad choice. Each child is a 1st time non-violent offender (examples include shoplifting and minor vandalism), but it isn’t serious enough to go to court.
Click here to enroll as a Mentor. Help prevent juvenile crime from taking a bite out of parents.
Click here to provide tax-deductible support where it will do the most good.
You can create happy endings from anywhere in America
with a long-distance calling plan!
As a Mentor, you’ll be matched in a weekly telephone dialogue with someone who can benefit from your unique experiences. We serve parents in a five-county region of Florida (Hillsborough, Hardee, Highlands, Pinellas and Polk) that includes the Tampa Bay area.
However, the location doesn’t matter nearly as much as the good your caring wisdom can do:
- You only need to spend an hour per week on the telephone from the comfort of home
- The person you mentor is going through stuff that you can relate to, but it isn’t too serious
- You make every call according to your schedule; they can never call without your consent
- The person you mentor only knows you by first name (and vice-versa)
- You know what they’re going through in advance; they know what you bring to the table
- We’re there if the conversation goes off track, and have access to professional mental health expertise if necessary
- Your dialogue only lasts as long as you think it’s doing any good
- All information is totally confidential
