Route 21: Young adults from Foster Care being paid to mentor youth in Foster Care 

A Unique and Effective Mentoring Model for Youth in Foster Care

Once a week during the school year mentors and youth have breakfast together before school. Mentor and youth talk about life, school, grades and some of the Route 21 curriculum.

Twice a month the whole cohort does group outings like movies, go karts and paintball. The group time together makes memories, forms trusted bonds and helps relieve the pressures of life.

Quarterly mentors and youth meet as a group to learn about life skills related to our acronym W.H.E.E.L.S.: Wealth, Health, Education, Emotions, Life Skills and Spiritual. Youth get to steer the direction of their own development.

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