Community Partner Focus for September
Calling all potential mentors! BCYMP is working to connect with new recruits for fall training coming up on Oct. 21st. BCYMP is a one-on-one, community-based mentoring program available to K-12 students in the Brookings area, with a mission to ensure all youth have the guidance and support of a caring, stable adult.
Currently, BCYMP’s waiting list includes 32 K-5th graders, 21 middle schoolers, and 13 high schoolers. Please consider volunteering and encouraging other responsible, caring adults to do the same! Click here to learn more about BCYMP’s training process and to access the mentor application.
Here at GracePoint, we’re committed to stepping intentionally into the unique stories God has given each and every one of us, living life on purpose to change the world around us. We’ve partnered with BCYMP for exactly this reason, as we see the long-term benefits of one-on-one mentoring impacting the overall community. The committed attention of an adult mentor affirms the worth and value of every student matched, assuring young people they matter and they do not have to face their challenges alone. Over time, the investment of a caring adult can help boost mental/emotional wellbeing, nurture basic life skills, encourage academic and professional development, broaden circles of influence, and build resiliency, growing a community of people who make a difference by showing other people they can make a difference, too.
BCYMP volunteer mentors spend at least one hour a week with their mentee, providing support and friendship while encouraging healthy life choices. What do mentors have to say about serving with this program? One GracePointer, Dr. Isaiah Crevier, was a mentor who became a BCYMP board member when he returned to Brookings after chiropractic school. Isaiah says, "A beautiful thing about BCYMP is that everyone involved, from the director position to the interns, goes above and beyond for the mentors, mentees, and the community. Brookings is made up of unique and dedicated individuals, and many of them volunteer with BCYMP as mentors, donors, committee and board members. Together, they change lives one relationship at a time.”
Currently, BCYMP’s waiting list includes 32 K-5th graders, 21 middle schoolers, and 13 high schoolers. Please consider volunteering and encouraging other responsible, caring adults to do the same! Click here to learn more about BCYMP’s training process and to access the mentor application.
Here at GracePoint, we’re committed to stepping intentionally into the unique stories God has given each and every one of us, living life on purpose to change the world around us. We’ve partnered with BCYMP for exactly this reason, as we see the long-term benefits of one-on-one mentoring impacting the overall community. The committed attention of an adult mentor affirms the worth and value of every student matched, assuring young people they matter and they do not have to face their challenges alone. Over time, the investment of a caring adult can help boost mental/emotional wellbeing, nurture basic life skills, encourage academic and professional development, broaden circles of influence, and build resiliency, growing a community of people who make a difference by showing other people they can make a difference, too.
BCYMP volunteer mentors spend at least one hour a week with their mentee, providing support and friendship while encouraging healthy life choices. What do mentors have to say about serving with this program? One GracePointer, Dr. Isaiah Crevier, was a mentor who became a BCYMP board member when he returned to Brookings after chiropractic school. Isaiah says, "A beautiful thing about BCYMP is that everyone involved, from the director position to the interns, goes above and beyond for the mentors, mentees, and the community. Brookings is made up of unique and dedicated individuals, and many of them volunteer with BCYMP as mentors, donors, committee and board members. Together, they change lives one relationship at a time.”
