wya presentation to recruit mentors and tutors

Westfield Youth Assistance Program

Building a healthy Community for

TomorrowBy investing

In the youth of today.

Program is a collaboration between Westfield Schools, the City of Westfield, and the Hamilton

County Juvenile Courts.

Program provides coordination of services for families and children.

Process Overview

1. Referral is made to program

2. Intervention Plan

3. Plan Implementation

WYAP

Westfield Schools

Prosecutor’s Office

Westfield Police

Department

Individual Families

Other Community

Agencies

1. Referral is made to program

2. Intervention Plan

Early Intervention Advocate meets with family and a case plan with goals is developed.

Case plans are unique to each situation. Examples include referrals for mental health resources, tutoring,

mentoring, pro-social activities and financial assistance.

3. Plan Implementation

Early Intervention Advocate walks alongside the family for a minimum of six months as they work

through the case plan and goals.

WYAP Sponsored Programs

• Mentoring

• Tutoring

Mentoring

Mentors make a 1 year commitment to spend 1 hour per week with a mentee.

• Children are from areas throughout the City of Westfield

• Children are from all socioeconomic lines

• Children range from 5-17 years in age

• These are wonderful children who are in need of the time commitment and attention from a caring adult mentor

How You Can Impact……

Steps to Mentoring

• Application

• Interview

• Background Check

• Orientation

• Matching process

• Advocate, Family and Mentor Introduction

• Continuing Education and Training

• Regular Mentor Reporting

Steps to Tutoring

• Application

• Interview

• Background Check

• Identify Tutors Preferred Subject and Grade Level

• Matching Tutor with Student

• Mentor meets with Student at either School or Library

Mentoring Resources

• Student Impact• Westfield Youth Sports, Inc. – WYSI• Westfield Family Karate• Open Doors• Camp Tecumseh • Hamilton County Parks• City of Westfield Parks Department• Community Creative Arts Programs• Local Law Enforcement

Questions…

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??? ?For further information please contact Christine Brown, WYAP Early Intervention Advocate at cbrown@westfield.in.gov or 317-804-3191