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The primary role of a volunteer is to be a mentor. A mentor at Cabrini Connections acts like a surrogate parent, aunt or uncle. The role is a motivator, a coach, a tutor, and an advocate. You are a guide. Your purpose is not to shape a youth to your values, but to help them be everything they have the potential to be. When you are a mentor you show a student you care. This means many things. You show this by attendance, by your interest in what they do, what they are doing in school, who they are and what is important to them. 
Volunteer handbook, orientation pdf, homework help links. etc. Some of these materials require Adobe Reader to view. 
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Not everyone can make the time to volunteer as a tutor/mentor. There are many other ways you can help Cabrini Connections.
Every match will be different. Some students will be self-motivated. Some won't. Sometimes they will have homework, other times they may need to talk about a concern. The following questions can be used to organize any session, any time. Cabrini Blogs
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| Our Vision: Every child who joins a tutor/mentor program in 7th or 8th grade is starting a job and career of his or her choice by age 25. |
