Peer Mentor — Fostering Healthy Connections: Provide and participate in one-on-one and small group mentoring to youth currently in foster care, ages 10-16 who are in need of social-emotional and academic support as they transition to adulthood; The program asks for a 1-year commitment with flexible scheduling around monthly group outings and one-on-one meetings. Mentors should have their own transportation and the ability to pass a DCFS background check. Mentors must also have direct experience with the foster care system either as current or former foster care youth. Young adults between 17-26 are strongly preferred.
