Mentors help young people set career goals and start taking steps to realize them.
Mentors can use thir personal contacts to help young people meet industry professionals, find internships and locate job possibilities.
Mentors introduce yound people to professional resources and organizations.
Mentors can help their mentees learn how to seek and keep jobs.
Students who meet regularly with their mentors are 52% less likely than their peers to skip a day of school and 37% less likely to skip a class (Public/Private Ventures study of Big Brothers Big Sisters).
Youth who meet regularly with their mentors are 46% less likely than their peers to start using illegal drugs and 27% less likely to start drinking (Public/Private Ventures study of Big Brothers Big Sisters).
About 40% of a leenager's waking hours are spent without companionship or supervision. Mentors provide teens with a valuable place to spend free time.
Mentors teach young people how to relate well to all kinds of people and help them strengthen communication skills.
The student is more attached to school and more likely stay in school. In terms of educational achievement, mentored youth have better attendence, a better chance of going on to higher education, and better attitudes toward school.
The student is better behaved and more likely to stay out of trouble. On the social and emotional development front, taking part in mentoring promotes positive social attributes and relationships. Mentored youth tend to trust their parents more and communicate better with them.
The student is kept safe after school, The student experiences a variety of extracurricular activities.
Almost 7,000 students become drpouts every school day - 1.2 million dropouts a year.
Young refugees unsupervised after school are 37% more likely to become teen parents, they disobeyed their parents, and tend to take control of the home due to illiteracy of the parents or adult in the home.
The peak hours of juvenile crime are 3-6 pm.
The students is more likely to experiment with drugs, tobacco and alchohal.
The Child Seldom considers college an option.
My name is Nteziryayo Kadomo, and I was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa. I am the oldest of four brothers and two sisters. Both of my parents passed away when I was young, and I was raised in a Christian family by my father, who was a Reverend and pastor in the Free Methodist Church. I grew up in the church and was baptized in 2004.
In 1998, my family had to flee our home in South Kivu due to civil war, and we ended up in the village of Vyura in the Katanga Province. However, tribal warring forced us to become refugees again, and we fled to Burundi. It was in a refugee camp in Burundi that we were attacked, and over 160 people were killed in one night. This tragic event led to us being granted asylum to come to the United States as refugees in 2011. My wife Inginere Nabitanga and I settled in Oakland, California, where our son Sammy Kadomo was born.
Adjusting to life in the United States was difficult for me, as it was a big city and very different from the villages where I grew up. I had to learn a new language and navigate unfamiliar systems, such as taking the bus and finding a job. However, I also found strength and purpose through my faith, as I was filled with the Holy Spirit in 2004 and experienced entire sanctification in 2007. I began searching for my calling and trying to understand who I was in Christ.
In 2008, I started a phone ministry that connected believers from all over the world, including the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe, and Africa, through a conference call line. We prayed and worshipped together and connected more than 1000 people. In 2015, I moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where I felt called to start a church. It was a difficult process, but I persevered and eventually started True Promises Ministry in my apartment. As the congregation grew, we moved to a different building that was closer to where most of the church members lived.
Besides my church calling, I have also worked as an interpreter for Kansas City Public Schools and Jewish Vocational Services, and I have volunteered and served the Congolese community in my city. I have helped new families integrate into their communities and supported children with their education, among other things. I have also been involved in various community groups, teaching practical skills and demonstrating God's love to men, women, and youth.
Currently, I am a pastor at City Life Church of the Nazarene, where I was welcomed by Pastor Tammy, who shares similar beliefs as the Free Methodist Church of my childhood. I am grateful to be part of this church and to have the opportunity to continue spreading God's love and serving my community.
Jeanclaude Musore is an immigrant to united states of America. He came to the United States with his family in 2007 as a refugee. He believe it is a country of many opportunities. He grew up in the eastern area of the DRC and graduated from high school with degrees in social science and communication. He is now a writer and human rights advocate, living in California’s Bay Area since his arrival in 2007. Jean Claude has authored short stories, essays, and monthly posts for Change.org's human rights campaign. He has also written a book entitled, “Your Promises Stand Forever”
He has dedicated himself to assisting his people in their efforts to rebuild their lives in the U.S. after suffering in their home countries.
In 2010, He founded Upendo Christian Ministries in CA, to proclaim the Kingdom of God to all mankind in order to help the many local Swahili speaking families who long for the familiar and important comfort of worship and social services in their native tongue.
Many of these refugees are newly arrived and do not understand American culture, the English language or how to navigate American. It is difficult for them to connect themselves to the necessary services available to them because they do not understand how to find the assistance that they require.
He has worked with the following organizations as described:
- Dolores Street Community Services, Outreach Volunteer, San Francisco, CA
- San Francisco Immigrant Legal & Education Network, Volunteer Organizer, San Francisco, CA
- African Advocacy Network, Outreach Volunteer, San Francisco, CA
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Mark Brinkley retired as Director of Grants for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, where he worked as a partner with the program areas and senior management to provide oversight and operations of the Grants Administration team.
Mark has focused his career in financial services with global organizations including Zurich Financial, Farmers Insurance, and American Century Investments. He has served on committees and as a volunteer within the Church of the Nazarene. Mark and his wife, Sherry, live in Overland Park, Kansas, and attend Olathe College Church of the Nazarene. His passion is investing in new and diverse methods that will allow others to identify Christ's intersections present in their life.
Born and raised in a small town in southwest Kansas, Lisa grew up keenly aware of the many challenges faced by Mexican immigrants to the U.S., both immediately after arrival and in the years to come. Her compassion for the newcomer carried over into adulthood and has now led to her involvement with the refugee community in the Kansas City area. She remains in awe of the resilience and determination our new neighbors have shown and continue to show in the face of innumerable challenges. She is particularly drawn to refugee mothers, who simultaneously face not only the typical daily struggles of motherhood but also the formidable obstacles of life in a new country.
Lisa received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Kansas State University before moving to England, where she earned a Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Oxford as a Marshall Scholar. Upon returning to the U.S., she took her present job as a Patent Agent at Hovey WIlliams, LLP, an intellectual property law firm in Overland Park. She and her husband Nik live in the country south of the metro area with their two sons, a dog, a horse, and several Scottish Highland cattle.
