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Family and individual mentors services for clients experiencing minimal to moderate issues within the home environment and/or community and who are in need of one-to-one support and advocacy, while modeling how to establish and/or strengthen supportive relationships. This program can be therapeutic in nature, but this is not a requirement.

Teenagers who are pregnant or parenting their first newborn are eligible to receive adult mentoring services from women who have raised children of their own. Mentors reinforce basic health education related to pregnancy and parenting such as nutrition, infant growth and development, coping skills, and the importance of receiving health care services for themselves and for their infants. Resource Mothers help young parents keep medical appointments, develop plans for the baby’s care, stay in school or continue working, delay repeat pregnancies until adulthood, and solve the myriad of day-to-day problems involved in being a new parent.

Big Brothers Big Sisters provide after school programs in the City of Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, and King George or Caroline. Also have lunch time and end-of-day programs available in Stafford county. Please call for specific school sites where services are provided.

Serves youth involved in risky behiors and their families. An initial risk assessment is completed to determine the youth's risk factors. Some of the services implemented are evidence based and designed to reduce the youth's risk level. Services include Decision Points; Substance Abuse Groups; Healthy Youth Initaitive, Pre-Truancy Program and Middle School Suspension Program. The goal is to encourage youth to become responsible, respectful, and productive members of the community.

An interdenominational youth outreach ministry. Offers social and recreational events for middle and high school age adolescents and young adults.

Helps low-income students Grades 9-12 explore the possibility of higher education. Offers assistance for students in high school. Workshops address goal setting, academic preparation, admissions procedures, financial aid and college selection. Campus visits and cultural enrichment activities are also included.

Mentoring program for pregnant teens. These adult role models have successfully raised their own children and assist the teen throughout her pregnancy and up to the baby's first birthday.

Provides young ladies with opportunities to address issues concerning the transition from girlhood to womanhood through workshops, activities and guest-speakers.

Thrive is a long-term mentoring program and not an immediate financial assistance program. Individuals enrolled in the program may receive direct financial support with rent, mortgage, or utilities if it aligns with their goals, or if urgency occurs for them while in the program. To receive housing relief, individuals must actively be in the program and complete certain steps.*

Mentor program for pregnant teens. These adult role models have successfully raised their own children and assist the teen throughout her pregnancy and up to the baby's first birthday.

Non-profit organization creating One-to-One mentoring relationships between volunteer Big Brothers/Sisters over age 21 with Little Brothers/Sisters, age 7 through 15 years to enroll; primarily from single-parent homes for mentoring and support. Adult volunteers are carefully screened and whenever possible are matched with youth who live nearby.

The Madeline Centre, Inc. staff works with client and family towards less intense therapeutic goals. Mentoring services are usually used in tandem with IIHS or as a transition service into our out of more intensive services.

People in need can call in with a request for services and then be matched with local church volunteers who offer services to the disadvantaged including mentoring. Services are offered at the availibility of volunteers.

Provides a comprehensive program by which youth and adults develop character, citizenship, mental and physical fitness which are reinforced through mentoring, advancement, activities and outdoor programs. Boys and girls ages 5-20 are welcome. The Shenandoah Area Council administers the Scouting America program for four districts to provide localized support for Scouting. The Potomac District serves Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan counties (except Paw Paw area) of West Virginia. The Shawnee District serves the City of Winchester and Frederick and Clark County in Virginia and Capon Bridge and Paw Paw in West Virginia. The Shenrapawa District serves Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, and Warren counties of Virginia. The Mason Dixon serves Washington County and portions of Franklyn County in Maryland and Fulton County in Pennsylvania.

Provides a safe and drug-free environment for teens with adult supervision. Activities include dances, homework assistance, mentoring, board games, sports, clubs, community service projects and computer and internet access.

Meets Tuesday evenings and includes dinner, large and small-group discussions on Biblical principles/life skills, crafts, and field trips, for 5th-8th grade girls from the Prospect neighborhood. Tutor-mentors provide one-to-one academic help as well as spend time with their students outside of tutoring. This program uses incentives and offers field trips.

Assist with coaching, supporting and training the youth in age appropriate behaviors, interpersonal communication, conflict resolution and problem solving skills. Therapeutic interventions are also implemented to assist with possible related underlining issues that may correlate to DSM diagnosi

Supervised after school program for children ages 6 to 18. Programs include education and career development, health and life skills, art and sports, fitness and recreation.

Provides a youth organization whose mission is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to develop the qualities and skills needed to become responsible citizens and leaders.

The GoodGuides Youth Mentoring program is dedicated to helping youth build career plans, skills, and prepare for school completion, post-secondary training, and productive work. The program provides structured and supportive relationships with trusted adult mentors. GoodGuides serves youth ages 12 to 17 who are at risk of delinquency or who have already had contact with the juvenile justice system. By becoming part of the social network of adults and community members who care about the youth, the mentor can help youth develop and reach positive academic, career, and personal goals. Services will be provided in a variety of community settings and times appropriate for the mentee and mentor. GoodGuides focuses on positive youth development, emphasizing the aptitudes, skills, interests, and capabilities of youth versus deficits they may have when they are enrolled. The family strengthening approach focuses on the philosophy that youth are more likely to thrive when they are living in stable households, have healthy relationships with family members and caregivers, and have access to community resources.

Volunteers opportunites to tutor phonics, comprehension, grammar, and word definitions. One tutor is matched with one child, for one hour each week. Tutoring takes place at Hampton Roads Title I Elementary schools usually inside of an LEC funded Technology and Literacy computer labs.

After school program that provides tutoring, computer training, sports education, homework help, and mentoring.

Provides a mentoring program for 12th grade boys. Meetings include dinner, discussion, and recreation. Spiritual matters, community service, leadership development, and vocational enrichment are the focus. Annual CCDA Youth Conference trip in August if enough interest.