Become a Mentor

In order to secure the safety of our participants, and the best match results, we ask all mentors to go through the following process:

Screening & Training 

• Attend an Information Session
  •  U&I Mentoring Info Session
    • DATES ARE COMING SOON!
    • Attending one of these sessions is required for all U&I mentors. All interested volunteers please RSVP to donna@quincyasianresources.org

QARI Connects Info Session

• To be scheduled, tentatively end of Sept, based on availability of mentors. Please RSVP to donna@quincyasianresources.org with your available dates/times. Attending one of these sessions is required for all new QARI Connects mentors.

Complete an Application

• U&I Mentor Application 2013-2014 (currently accepting applications, deadline Sept. 2013)
• QC Mentor Application 2012-2013 (currently accepting applications, only open to college students or adult professionals 18 and above).
• Applications can be send through snail mail, email or via fax.
• Attend a Training SessionPass Background Checks
  • Mentors are required to attend two 3-hour training sessions (total 6 hours of training). Topics include:Please remember to bring a photo I.D.
    • Expectations & Overview
    • Boundaries
    • Policies & Procedures
    • Communication Skills, etc.
• As part of our program policies and procedures, all mentors must have completed both CORI and SORI checks.
  • Volunteers under the age of 18 do not have criminal records and are therefore exempted.
  • Please note that a criminal record will not necessarily affect your eligibility to become a mentor or volunteer.

Matching

We have a very careful match process to ensure mentors and mentees share common interests/hobbies and personalities. As much as this program is designed for the mentees, we want our mentors to have a great experience as well.

• Mentor Acceptance
  • Once you have been approved and matched, you will receive an email with basic information about your mentee. At that time you have the right to accept or refuse the match.

• Match Meeting
  • For U&I Mentoring, all match meetings will be supervised and occur at Atlantic Middle School.
  • For QARI Connects, your first match meeting will be scheduled by the program coordinator to take place at QARI. From then on, you will be free to schedule meetings at other locations and times.

PLEASE NOTE:  Unfortunately, sometimes we cannot match mentors or mentees who come to us, due to the number of applicants and different needs of the mentees. If we are unable to match you, it is not a reflection of who you are as a person or your abilities as a mentor.