Mentoring At Ridgewood

Ridgewood High School in Norridge, Illinois has a mentoring program. BE A RIDGEWOOD MENTOR . . . and TOUCH A LIFE.

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AWARD STORY: Ridgewoods Goalsetting/Mentoring program has been nationally recognized, winning the National Civic Star (NCA) Award in 2006. The NCA Award recognizes that the vitality of a community is intricately linked to its schools in educating children to be productive citizens

BACK-STORY: Ridgewoods goalsetting and mentoring program has been going strong for over a decade. In fact, weve been recognized across the country and won the National Civic Star Award for the goalsetting and mentoring program.

CURRENT STORY: We are restructuring the mentoring program and will be working with freshman students for the entire school year. We need more mentors - parents, community members, staff, business partners, municipal employees, retirees, alums and more.

A Mentor Is . . .
A caring adult making a personal commitment to be involved with 4-6 students for 90 minutes once a month for one school year.

Someone who cares, listens, and offers encouragement.

An ordinary person, just like you. Mentors come from all walks of life and will receive training on an ongoing basis.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MENTORING:
Please contact Carol Valentino-Barry at Ridgewood High School.

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