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Fatherlessness, Mentoring, Newsletter, Uncategorized
April 3, 2018

  We currently have 37 kids at Youth Horizons waiting for a mentor. One of the most common things we hear when asking people to mentor is, “I don’t have the time.” But all mentoring is, is inviting a kid to walk alongside you in life. You can share a meal together, you can do yard work together, maybe you can...

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Fatherlessness, Mentoring, Newsletter
March 3, 2018

Each year we encourage our mentoring matches to set academic life-skill, and spiritual/service goals for themselves. Each child will handpick goals they want to accomplish by the end of the school year and we will reward them for completing up to three (one in each category) in May. To supplement each goal, proteges get a worksheet...

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Mentoring, Newsletter, Success Stories
February 3, 2018

Chuck and Martin have been matched for over seven years. At this point in their relationship, they mostly get together and grab a bite to eat or grab some coffee. Both Chuck and Martin cannot imagine life without each other. When Martin speaks of Chuck, he says over and over just how grateful he is to have...

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Newsletter
February 3, 2018

It is a new year and I know that if many of you are like me, you have already failed at some of your New Year’s Resolutions. One of the resolutions that I made this year was to try to live my life in presence tense. I know that some of you are thinking ‘how...

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Fatherlessness, Mentoring, Newsletter
January 3, 2018

  There were 213 people in attendance for our annual Christmas Party! These included mentors, proteges, parents, siblings, and Waiting List kids. There were many carnival games for kids to play as they competed for prizes. We had Kazoo Carols and a wonderful message from Pastor Lito Solorio of Countryside Christian Church. Afterward, mentored kids took home presents and...