Mentors needed for children in DCS foster care
Arizonans for Children has over 100 children in DCS foster care waiting for a volunteer to mentor them. 8 hours a month, with a 1 year commitment. Mentors pick the child up from the placement and take them out for activities (fun, academic support, skill building, etc.). To be honest, it is a bit challenging to be a mentor right now with all the health guidelines, and just the same, the children have not been able to do a lot of activities since the pandemic started. You may have to be a little creative on activity ideas, but most of these children are just happy to get out of their placement for a few hours. Mentors need to be 21 years and older, have reliable transportation, pass a background check, have a heart for children, and make a 1 year commitment to the child. They really need an adult in their life that won't abandon them again, which is why we ask for the 1 year commitment. Here is an info page about the program and a link for the volunteer application: https://arizonan