SHIELD Mentor Program

The SHIELD Mentor Program (SHIELD) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that provides a full range of mentoring programs and services, providing the skills for success in leadership development. The structure of the mentoring programs creates an atmosphere that is designed to decrease limitations in the lives of youth to help them become more likely to fulfill their highest potential.

SHIELD connects middle and high school youths throughout the community with a Mentor to service them with life-changing experiences that are focused on equipping them with a plan, a task, and a path. SHIELD's long-term goal is to help teens find their purpose in life by identifying their strengths and weaknesses and allowing them to grow and improve in character.  The emphasis is to provide services based on needs assessments for today's youth.

SHIELD subscribes to the Elements of Effective Practice (EEP), research and evidence-based standards and guidelines for the development and operation of safe and effective mentoring as developed by MENTOR including implementing practices around: recruitment of Mentors and Mentees, Mentor and Mentee screening, Mentor training, matching of Mentors to Mentees, monitoring and support, and closure.