Who
Are The Friends Of Youth?
Who Are The Youth?
What Are The
Requirements to be a Volunteer?
How Do I Become a Friend of
Youth?
How Do I Request Additional
Information?
What People In The Community Have To Say About The Friends Of Youth?
Who
Are The Friends Of Youth?
They are people
like you who are concerned about the future of the youth
in Dare County. They are adult volunteers who
freely give their time to provide our young people with
the guidance and friendship they desperately need. They
are caring individuals who are matched with a troubled
youth and spend four hours of one-on-one time each week
for a year with that youth. Through this time together,
they give the youth self esteem, love and a chance to
start over. If you are unable to
commit to a one-on-one relationship, sponsor a group activity. It's a
great way for an individual or business to make a valuable contribution to
the Friends of Youth program.
Who Are The Youth?
There are boys and girls between the ages of 7-17 who are referred through
the court systems, law enforcement agencies, and the schools. The youth in
the program are just like any other adolescent or pre-teen with
difficulties and challenges, but they often have limited resources to deal
with their problems. THEY NEED A CARING FRIEND.
What Are The
Requirements to be a Volunteer?
Volunteers
Need To:
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Have
the time to spend with a youth
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Be
18 years of age or older
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Have
reliable transportation
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Complete
a training course
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Successfully
pass a background check
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Care
about our youth and their future
How do I
become a Friend of Youth?
Call Friends of Youth at (252) 475-5753.....or use the on-line request
form, below:
What People In The Community Have To Say About The Friends Of Youth?
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"The Friends of Youth Program
helped me by giving me a Buddy, someone who wouldn't yell
if I told him something personal. It also gave me a
chance to get away from the wrong crowd and into a whole
new crowd of people who care about me."
Chuck
Cera
Friends of Youth Participant
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"Friends
of Youth is a wonderful resource for some of the neediest
of our school children. I have seen clear, positive
changes in children matched through Friends of
Youth."
Melinda
Mogowski
Elementary School Counselor
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The time you invest will be
well spent, for the youth of today are the adults
of tomorrow.
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"The year may run out but
the love, counseling and companionship never will."
Katie
Evans
Friends of Youth Participant
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" Everyone talks the talk about
adults helping children grow and prosper, Friends of
Youth is making it happen."
Gene Gallelli
Asst.Superintendent Board of Education
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