Tuesday’s Children, a nonprofit that provides mentors to children who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks, is seeking young, active adults from New Jersey to serve as positive role models.
Tuesday’s Children provides a wide range of services for Sept. 11 families, including mentoring, advocacy for children, next-step life skills and leadership training for adults.
The group says there are currently a few families in the area who are looking to provide their children with a mentor to be a positive role model in the children’s lives.
The organization, which began in 2003, started as a program that helped families in the New York City area. In 2005, the group expanded to help children in other areas needing the same help.
The Tuesday’s Children Mentoring Program pairs children with specially trained adult role models who can offer new opportunities, provide guidance, enhance coping skills and have fun. Mentoring candidates will be screened and trained by mentoring experts and then matched with a child in the area.
Mentors must be 18 years of age and agree to a one-year commitment.
Tuesday’s Children offers a community based mentoring program, which takes place at either the child’s home or somewhere within the community.
The mentors participating in the program will meet twice a month for one-onone sessions, which may include playing basketball in the backyard, helping with homework, playing board games, going to a sporting event, volunteering together for a community service project or just providing a shoulder to lean on.
The organization also offers quarterly group outings, such as ice skating, museums, bowling and picnics, as well as tickets to various events like New York Mets games, New Jersey Nets games, Broadway shows or the circus.
The Tuesday’s Children Mentoring Program was structured and implemented in conjunction with MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnerships. Anyone interested in becoming a mentor can call Mentoring Coordinator Danielle Cooperhouse at (732) 319-3988 or email at [email protected]. To make a donation, call (516) 562-9000.