Goodwill Youth Mentor Program

Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona's Youth Mentor Program is an exciting and innovative program to help youth build career plans and skills, prepare for school completion, post-secondary training and productive work by providing structured and supportive relationships with trusted adult mentors. It targets young people between the ages of 12 and 17 who are at-risk for dropping out of school, facing legal troubles, or are at risk for delinquency due to issues such as abuse, disability, drug or alcohol dependence, or gang membership. We also support the families of enrolled youth by providing community service information, classes on youth development and other support as needed.

Goodwill will recruit, train and support volunteer mentors to engage youth in promoting their career development and life skills. We take great care of our volunteers because we understand that you don’t HAVE TO do this. You are doing it from the goodness of your heart. Volunteer mentors will be great for the job.

We require the following:

• Written application
• Recruit from underrepresented populations, people familiar with targeted youth, knowledgeable about career exploration, and from multiple community sources
• Personality matches between mentors and mentees are essential
• Pass extensive background check, criminal history check and Child Protective Services Registry check for clearance to work with children. Persons with felony convictions will certainly be considered if 5 years has passed since completion of the sentence.
• Personal interview
• Three personal references
• Six hours of training and orientation
• Individual and group mentoring services to recruited youth
• Minimum of four hours of mentoring monthly
• One-year minimum mentoring commitment

Call the Youth Mentor Program at 520-622-1275 to get more details.
 Mentor Application

To participate in the Youth Mentor Program, you:

• Must be between ages 12 - 17
• Have desire to learn about your career path and career options
• Could benefit from a positive role model and friend
• Will gain support and knowledge about setting and achieving goals
• Could benefit from guidance, support and a positive way to be a part of the community
• May have a disadvantaging condition

Below are links to the required documents for participation in our program. Please complete the forms and mail them to:

Goodwill Youth Mentor Program
Goodwill Industries of Southern Arizona
1940 E. Silverlake, Suite 405
Tucson, AZ 85713

If you have any questions, please call 520-622-1275.
Mentee Application

Links to stories from The Arizona Daily Star about the Youth Mentor Program here in Southern Arizona can be found here and here.

As of October 1, Goodwill serves 93 youth in our community through the Youth Mentor Program.