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CLICC (Connecting Through Literacy: Incarcerated Parents, Their Children, and Caregivers) is recruiting to train volunteers to be mentors of children of incarcerated parents. We are beginning to plan CLICC presentations/mentor trainings for the fall semester. If you have students who might be interested in volunteering to mentor a child of an incarcerated parent, or if you would like us to present to your class/club/organization this fall, please let us know! At this point, we are open to presenting virtually or in person.
We anticipate our child-mentoring needs to grow in the coming months. CLICC is receiving new applications as we begin to return to seven Connecticut prisons to mentor incarcerated parents with children (ages 5-17.) A second group of CLICC mentors —many of them college students — receive training and pass a background check to mentor the children of these parents, right in their community. CLICC mentors meet one-to-one with children for one hour, once a week, for a period of one calendar year (many mentoring pairs go to a more relaxed schedule during the summer, however.)
You can find more information about becoming a mentor here: https://www.connectingfamilies.org/become-a-mentor
Contact: info@cliccbookclub.org