Mentoring
A Gift of Love and Support
The most exciting time at The Living Room is when a program participant moves into independent housing. We know how long and hard a road it was for her to get to the point where she was financially and emotionally ready to make the move. The trick is to keep her housed.
Many of the women who move into housing either transitional or permanent, find themselves without the structure and support of their daily visit to The Living Room. Not all are ready to be that independent. Some begin using drugs or alcohol again while others seem to find sticking to a budget difficult.
The Living Room's Mentoring Project provides support and guidance to our women who find challenges to becoming stabilized and self-sufficient. The project depends on the time and energy of volunteers to commit to the six month project. There are seven weeks of training sessions geared to provide information about homelessness, poverty, substance abuse, listening skills, creating boundaries and much more. Volunteer Mentors are asked to commit to two hours per week for a minimum of six months.
Contact Linda Swan at 707-321-0580 or email her for more information at lswan@thelivingroomsc.org.
RESOURCE TOOLBOX
A Resource Toolbox is a list of individuals who have agreed to be called upon to do a specific task with one of our women. The Living Room program participants have many needs such as help with creating a resume; drive someone to an appointment; assist with completing applications; or maybe helping someone develop a budget. There are many ways to assist our homeless women and children.
An individual listed on our Resource Toolbox does not have a regular schedule, but rather whenever a need arises, you may be called. Therefore, volunteers will give us days and times they can be available. We would call well in advance to schedule a time for them to meet with the participant.
Volunteers will attend a seven week training session before being listed on the Resource Toolbox. Interested individuals should call Linda Swan at 707-321-0580 or e-mail her at lswan@thelivingroomsc.org.
The next training series for Mentoring or Resource Toolbox begins April 9th from 10am-12pm, and continues each Thursday for six additional weeks. Call 321-0580 to sign-up and share
your talents and support!
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