To improve the lives of young people by providing guidance, support and resources that will assist them in developing the skill of “critical thinking” and becoming healthy, loving adults who thrive in serving their families and communities.

Provide support to parents, educators and youth advocates while preparing our “Young People” for adulthood, with an emphasis on exposing, expectation and expansion.

To improve the lives of young people by providing guidance, support and resources that will assist them in developing the skill of “critical thinking” and becoming healthy, loving adults who thrive in serving their families and communities. image

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Provide support to parents, educators and youth advocates while preparing our “Young People” for adulthood, with an emphasis on exposing, expectation and expansion.

Youth Mentoring Series


OUTSIDE THE OUTERBELT (OTO)

GUIDANCE, SUPPORT, RESOURCES, EXPOSURE, EXPECTATION, EXPANSION

  • Potential mentors are required to complete structured youth mentoring training through the Mentor Central Ohio Agency (focusing on adherence to national mentoring standards). Potential mentors are also required to attend a "Heart of a Mentor" workshop created by and facilitated by Men of Courage. Mentors are required to agree to a one-year commitment to ensure relationship building to become a positive role model in that youth’s life.
  • Men of Courage has established a mentoring series that trains adult men and women to become mentors to youth (ages 8-18). Our Outside The Outerbelt Youth Mentoring Series offers support individually and in a group setting. The goal of our YMS is to develop the minds of boys and girls so that they can think critically about their life-choices and understand that said choice not only affect them personally, their choices also affect their families, classmates, the neighborhoods in which they reside and society as a whole. Another goal of Outside The Outerbelt is to not only assist with guidance, but to also develop the mentees to eventually become mentors and give back to the community.
  • Mentors are offered the opportunity to facilitate group sessions in a variety of school-based settings, traditional one-on-one mentoring, and group facilitation opportunities with youth in the Lorain County Domestic Relations Court (Department of Probation and Youth Services).