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Our Mission

To strengthen youth in our communities through a consistent and caring mentoring relationship.

Mentoring... Prevention that works!

Youth who spend time with a mentor...

  • have a more positive attitude toward school and are better able to trust teachers
  • have improved relationships with other adults
  • are better able to express themselves
  • share higher levels of self-confidence
  • achieve higher grades in social studies, languages, and math

Research has shown that mentoring makes a significant impact in a variety of prevention areas, such as reducing suicide behaviors, tobacco usage, substance abuse violence, teen pregnancy, truancy, school dropouts, and improving academic performance.

Our program works to ensure that:

  • Mentors meet with their youth frequently (weekly)
  • Mentors are developmental- I.e. focused on providing support and opportunities versus fixing problems
  • Top priority is having a fun and enjoyable relationship for both
  • Screening, matching, and supervising matches are core components
  • Mentoring is a long term relationship

 

About Us...

Entering it's 9th year, the UND School of Medicine mentoring effort matches UND medical students with Native American middle school students at Theodore Jamerson School. Theodore Jamerson School staff, United Tribes nursing students and injury prevention students bring the total number of mentors at Theodore Jamerson to approximately thirty-five. This highly successful school-based program has the added advantage of providing a longterm service learning opportunity to medical students, nursing students, and injury prevention students around issues of adolescent health related to substance abuse, violence, suicide, early teen pregnancy, and HIV prevention. Beth Stroup-Menge leads this innovative effort.

 

 

Beth Stroup Menge

Mentor Coordinator

P.O. Box 4106 Bismarck, ND 58502

Phone 701.258.2456 Cell 701.226.4044
 
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