The Lasting Links Mentorship Program
aims to address the unmet and special needs of both child victims of commercial
sexual exploitation and children at risk of exploitation by offering group and individual
mentorship that will help mentees to form healthy relationships with adult role
models. For more information on
what being a mentor entails, please plan on attending our next Lasting Links Mentorship Information Session on
Thursday July 26th!
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The
Lasting Links Collaborative includes:
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MISSSEY,
Inc.
Oakland,
CA 94612
510.251.2070 [Office]
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Lasting Links Mentorship
After much anticipation, this month
MISSSEY will hold our second info session on how to become a
mentor to youth in need of support through the Lasting Links
Mentorship Program!
Lasting
Links is a unique
collaborative of key youth-serving agencies that will facilitate group
and individual mentoring services for Commercially Sexually Exploited
Children (CSEC) and youth at high risk for becoming CSEC. Through the power of mentoring, Lasting Links
will help to restore and
recover lives and provide outreach and
prevention efforts for at-risk youth...and our close partners,
including our deeply
valued allies at Allen Temple, are our first pick for
mentors!
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Why It's So
Cool?
A
critical piece to healing
and empowering youth who have experienced commercial sexual
exploitation is facilitating positive
relationships with caring, responsible and consistent adults.
The mentorship experience will be one of growth-promoting love and learning for
both mentors and mentees.
Additionally,
this is MISSSEY's first
time reaching out and extending our services to youth who
are
at-risk.
Previously MISSSEY has only served children who have already gone
through the abuse of commercial sexual exploitation. While MISSSEY will always
remain 100% dedicated to serving victims of CSE, by extending services to
include at-risk youth, we are stepping up our
efforts to focus on prevention. That
means, by participating as a mentor, you may actually be able to help Stop CSE Before it Occurs!
And last but not least MISSSEY
is offering the opportunity
to mentor a youth through our program to our beloved allies first! We are doing targeted
outreach to our close community partners and volunteers because we have every
bit of confidence in your abilities to make a positive
difference in the lives of our
youth!
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Interested?
MISSSEY is currently looking for
mentors who possess:
- The willingness and
ability to commit to a long-term mentorship
- An empathetic and non-judgmental
attitude towards CSEC and at-risk youth
- The willingness and
ability to attend required CSEC and
mentoring trainings (to be explained in
more detail at the info session)
- The willingness and
ability to be a positive influence and role
model for youth
If interested, please RSVP to the Lasting Links Mentorship Information Session
set for July 26th from 6:30-8:30pm, location
TBA (location in Oakland, address provided upon RSVP)! To RSVP, simply
respond to this email or
email mentoring@misssey.org
with "RSVP Info Session" as
the subject line!
Also note that the
subsequent Intensive Mentor
Training Sessions will be held the
following week on Friday 8/3, 5:30-8:30pm, and Saturday 8/4 and Sunday 8/5,
10:00am-6:00pm! Please hold these dates as well!
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Much Love,
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