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Mentoring Moms

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Bergen County Volunteer Center Seeks Mentors

Volunteers needed for Mentoring Youth and Mentoring Mom Programs

The Volunteer Center of Bergen County is seeking men and women to participate in their volunteer Mentoring Youth and Mentoring Mom Programs. There is an especially great need for male mentors and bi-lingual Spanish speaking volunteers of both sexes. The Mentoring Youth Program is seeking caring men and women to provide guidance, friendship and support to abused and neglected children ages 5 to 18. There are currently over 100 boys and girls who are waiting to be matched with someone with whom they can develop a positive relationship.                Mentoring Moms is seeking women who can make a difference in the lives of isolated and overwhelmed mothers of all ages. The volunteers spend time with mothers who have experienced difficulty in …

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Mothers In Need, Need 'Mentoring Moms'

Volunteer Center of Bergen County is looking for women who can help mentor mothers in need of guidance and support.

By anyone's measure, motherhood is the most difficult job in the world, even to those who have the resources to make it easier. What if you lack those resources? Not just financial, but emotional? And what if you lack the social network of family or friends who can provide relief and guidance when you feel overwhelmed? Enter the Volunteer Center of Bergen County and their 'Mentoring Moms' program. According to the Maureen McCormick, who helps to coordinate 'Mentoring Moms,' the program deals with many single moms who are overwhelmed by financial worries and have few family members nearby to depend upon. Oftentimes, she, or a member of her family, is facing emotional, behavioral or physical challenges on top of financial worries. As …

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