Volunteer Opportunities

Become a Mentor

180 Degrees, Inc. is always in need of qualified mentors to work with the young boys and girls who participate in our Resiliency Mentoring program. What is Mentoring? Mentoring is a structured and trusting relationship that brings young people together with caring individuals who offer guidance, support and encouragement aimed at developing the competence and character of the mentee. A mentor is an adult who, along with parents, provides a young person with support, counsel, friendship, reinforcement and constructive example.

Unfortunately, without immediate intervention by caring adults, many youth could make choices that not only undermine their futures, but, ultimately, the economic and social well-being of our communities.

Mentoring – the presence of caring adults offering support, advice, friendship, reinforcement and constructive examples – has proved to be a powerful tool for helping young people fulfill their potential. By sharing fun activities and exposing a youth to new experiences, a mentor encourages positive choices, promotes high self-esteem, supports academic achievement, and introduces the young person to new ideas.

A few hours of time each week spent with a youth can have a dramatic and long-lasting affect in their life. If you are interested in becoming a mentor please email mentor@180degrees.org.

Internships

Thank you for expressing interest in 180 Degrees, Inc. As a volunteer or intern with 180 Degrees, Inc., you will be part of a dynamic organization, have flexible hours, be afforded the opportunity for extensive, ongoing training, and gain valuable experience and satisfaction in the criminal and social justice arena. To assure that your volunteer experience will be a rewarding and satisfying one, you should have an interest in working on criminal and social justice issues or an interest in working with high-risk, high-need clients. If you are interested in internship opportunities with our programs, please send your inquiries along with your resume and cover letter to hr@180degrees.org. 180 Degrees, Inc. is always looking for dedicated and committed individuals interested in helping the organization “to turn lives around to ensure safer communities.”

Mentor Check-In

Mentors, thank you for your service! There are three methods to submit your monthly hours:

Fill out the form below and click on the submit button once you have completed entering your hours,
Download the Pdf and email it to mentor@180degrees.org, or
Download the Pdf and fax it to 612.813.5039 ATTN: 180 Degrees, Inc. Mentoring.

If you are having difficulties submitting your hours please call our Mentoring Coordinator at 651.772.5562.

To submit your hours using the online submission form please enter each date you met with your mentee in chronological order separated by commas (e.g. 9/1, 9/8. 9/17. 9/20, 9/28). In the hours field please enter the hours in chronological order to correspond to the dates entered (e.g. 2, 4, 3, 2, 1). In the activities field please enter the activities in chronological order to correspond with dates (movie, park, library, coffee shop, play). In the comments box provide any information that may be important for the mentoring program to know. We are always interested in hearing positive stories about the youth in our mentoring program!

Mentor Monthly Hours Form