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How many years have you served as a Kindred Life Mentor?

Outside of Kindred Life, how much previous experience have you had working with teen parents?

Were you or someone you know a teen parent?

Previous experience

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desire to come along a young momma/daddy & love on their little.

pro-life convictions and belief that the earlier a family is stable, the better for society

I was a very supported teen mom

desire to be Jesus to hurting people

God made me a caregiver and I have a heart for Teen Parents.

I have a passion for Teens and their children

I have a heart for the teen moms and want to work with them more directly.

What motivates you to serve as a Kindred Life Mentor?

Mentor Feedback

In what areas do Kindred Life Mentors feel they need training to help them improve?

The majority of surveyed Mentors are new in their Mentor role, so the most common answer was..."I don't know yet!" But there were other noteworthy responses. Click the quotes for some examples...

Mentor Feedback

How confident do you feel in your abilities as a Kindred Life Mentor?

On a scale of 1-5

3.7

1=no confidence5=completely confident

Mentor Feedback

80%

How would you prefer to access Kindred Life Mentor Training?

Mentors overwhelmingly favor a blended approach of eLearning and in-person training

Communication

Boundaries

Goals

Most responses fell into these categories:

Mentor Role

What are the essential training topics which must be covered in order to onboard new Mentors? What knowledge, skills, and attitudes must they possess in order to begin?

Leader Feedback

Goals

Boundaries

Communication

Mentor Role

Most responses fell into the SAME categories as the onboarding topics!

What Mentor training topics should be covered at the beginning of every program year?

Leader Feedback

What do you think?

Leader Feedback

What gaps in knowledge, skills, or attitudes do you often need to address with your Mentors?

The Mentor's relationship to the teen parent is instrumental in helping them and their family thrive.

Most Mentors surveyed were new in their role, many others had only 1-3 years of experience.

The current structure relies solely on in-person sessions and is not uniform across the organization.

Mentors need a unique combination of knowledge, skills, and abilities to be applied in often complex ways.

The current training structure is limited

Many Mentors are new to their role

Mentors require training to be successful

Mentors are critical to the ministry of Kindred Life

What is the training need for Kindred Life? Some observations:

Recommendations

The eLearning will be supported by subsequent in-person training and access to relevant resources for all Mentors so that they can consistently integrate the essential knowledge and skills into the relationships they have with their Mentees.

To have all new Mentors for the 2024-25 Kindred Life program year successfully complete an eLearning onboarding training module covering the essential knowledge and skills of being a Mentor.

The goal...

eLearning

What is the recommended training solution?

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Mentor Resources

Instructor-led Training

Recommendations

1. Kindred Life Overview
2. Understanding Your Mentor Role
3. Understanding Your Mentee
4. Developing Your Mentor Skills

Recommendations

Course Content

CONTENT of the New Mentor course will cover 4 main categories:

TIMETABLE target is for implementation during the 2024-25 program year

COST is limited primarily to paying web designer to add eLearning to the website

Thank you!

Until then...

I will maintain regular check-ins with Eliza LaBelle to update her on the status of the project.

Check your Inbox! I will be reaching out to some leaders for more information as I design and develop the course. I may request meetings with some of you along the way.

Next Steps

60%

of the Mentors surveyed are new to the Mentor role

How many years have you served as a Kindred Life Mentor?

40% have had none.

60%

of the Mentors surveyed have had some or a lot of previous experience working with teen parents

Outside of Kindred Life, how much previous experience have you had working with teen parents?

60%

of the Mentors surveyed either know a teen parent or were one themselves

Were you or someone you know a teen parent?

"Better understanding of poverty."

"Knowing the right words to allow the parents to feel loved and cared for as quickly as possible. So that they may feel valued and able to advocate for themselves. Getting better at spending more time simply with them outside of weekly meetings."

"Much to learn about culture and how these young women handle parenthood."

"Pushing the client when they aren't responsive."

"Guiding clients in goal setting and follow through."

"Trying to learn what is going on in the young parent's mind. What is bothering them. What stresses are they facing."

"Mentee and her children are living with her parents and still not having enough to eat daily. Help understanding how this is happening."

Leaders said new Mentors should learn the Mentor Role:

• role and actions of a Mentor
• "be with" mentees
• positive and hopeful
• not without a healthy ability to lament and comfort
• consistently showing up and doing what they say
• what is/isn't the role of a mentor
• the role of the mentor
• compassionate, forgiving, patient
• calming presence

Leaders said new Mentors should learn Communication Skills:

• communication
• listening, responsive listening
• keeping a conversation going
• knows how to ask good questions
• not afraid to have hard conversations

Leaders said new Mentors should learn about Goals and Accountability:

• how to hold someone accountable
• SMART goals
• motivation and how change happens

Leaders said new Mentors should learn about Boundaries:

• setting boundaries
• setting personal boundaries
• Helpful but not "too helpful." Where is the line?

KL Mentors overwhelmingly said they would prefer a blended approach of eLearning and in-person training. Monthly Mentor sessions can reinforce the eLearning and provide a context for discussion and application.

Instructor-led Training

Mentors can access either printed or digital resources which accompany the blended training. These will be valuable for them to be able to quickly reference when they have questions or encounter relevant scenarios.

Mentor Resources

Almost all of the Kindred Life Mentors surveyed have access to a computer and said they would be very comfortable using it to receive Mentor training.

eLearning