Mentors Needed

Project 1.27's vision is to have "every child in a nurturing, well-supported Family." We are constantly striving to support and meet the needs of our Foster, Kinship, and Adoptive Homes. Our Mentoring Program is designed to provide the peer-to-peer contact and support that many of our families have sought.

Liz and her family have applied to be Foster Parent Mentors, and when asked why she is interested, she said:

"This is a lot of what our family sees as our mission - to live out what a foster/adopt family looks like, both the highlights and the dark moments, in relationship with others. We're honest about the hard stuff, we have a lot of connections for resources in our community, and we know it's messy. We also know that having fun, connecting, and caring for ourselves and the family is important. I think all of this makes walking into a relationship with a new foster family a meaningful relationship."

We believe that experienced Foster Parents have a wealth of knowledge and experience that can fill in the gaps of new or struggling Kinship or Foster Homes. They can provide community resources, meals, wisdom, compassion, understanding, and more.

Liz believes she has had a tremendous amount of support and positive experiences she can draw upon to help others, such as:

"An amazing community of support around us! God's constant love and provision, quality teachers/professionals/caring adults in our kids' lives, a church community that supports us immensely, learning to slow down and allow things to take place in their own time, learning each child for their own unique strengths and challenges, getting creative about how to connect with each kid and building a relationship with them, asking for help when we need it."

The program asks for a six-month commitment from both Mentors and Mentees. Who knows, possibly those six months will become a friendship lasting throughout your Foster care journey and beyond! We are looking for people who would like to have a Mentor or know someone who may need one. Please use the Foster Parent Mentor Program Page link to sign up today! We will carefully match you and your family to one of our trained and qualified Mentors. 

https://www.project127.org/mentor.html

By Lisa Marr, Family Connections Manager​