Silver Lining Mentoring (SLM) e-Mentoring Volunteer Application/Intake Form

Silver Lining Mentoring

Silver Lining Mentoring is a nonprofit organization based in Boston, MA that empowers youth in foster care to thrive through committed mentoring relationships and the development of essential life skills. We offer a variety of programs for youth and young adults with foster care experience in our regional programs as well as with our recently launched e-Mentoring program currently available for young adults in the New England area. This volunteer opportunity is available for U.S. based volunteers only at this time.

Privacy Policy Statement:
To protect participant safety, evaluate effectiveness and make continuous program improvements, Silver Lining Mentoring collects and maintains demographic information, as well as documentation of survey responses and communication with its volunteer mentors. Information is entered into a secure database, Salesforce, that can only be accessed by staff at Silver Lining Mentoring. Silver Lining Mentoring will not share a mentor's personal information without explicit consent. As a mentor, you acknowledge and agree to how Silver Lining Mentoring will collect and utilize data in conjunction with the Salesforce database.

Program Acknowledgements

Yes, I agree to the above Privacy Policy Statement. I understand and agree to how Silver Lining Mentoring will collect and utilize data in conjunction with the Salesforce database.I confirm that I am willing and able to connect virtually with a mentee for at least a yearI acknowledge that this program focuses specifically on matching folks who are presently involved with foster care or adoption, or has prior experience in foster care or adoption.

How did you hear about this program (from which organization, group, person, etc.)?

Employment Information

Employer Status

CurrentFormerNot applicable

Name of current/most recent employer

Title

Work Address: Street

Work Address: City

Work Address: State

Work Address: Zip Code

Work Location

Remote (If remote, where do you usually work?)Abroad (if abroad, what is the contact info for that office and what time zone are they in?Nationally (if national, what is the contact info for your office and what time zone are they in? In-state (which state, what is the contact info for the office you are traveling to?)

Work Location Details:

Self-Reflection and Matching Assessment

Self-Reflection

What kind of exposure have you had, either professionally or personally, to adoption and/or foster care (if any?)

Please select all that apply for why you want to be a mentor at this time.

To add to a mentee's team of supportersTo help a mentee with specific goals they haveTo share what you know about specific academic or career pathways

Please select which of these goals you would be able to support a mentee in working on

Housing - locating and securing housingFinances - budgeting and managing financesAcademics - understanding of attaining a credential or resources for academic goalsCareer - understanding career options and steps for pursuingConnections - networking and building community

Matching Assessment

How important is it to you that your mentee...

	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Not Important
be under 18 years old+
be 18+ years old+
have similar interests as you
be of a similar race or ethnicity as you
have the same gender identity as you
have the same sexual orientation as you
identifies as LGBQ+
identifies as trasgender, non-binary, etc.

Are there any disabilities that a young person could have that would impair your ability to support them in a virtual mentoring program? If yes - how could we support you?.

Are there any issues that SLM youth may be facing that you would feel uncomfortable discussing with a mentee? can you share why? What support would you need to navigate these issues if they arose?

I think I would be an especially strong mentor to a youth who...because...

I would not be a good match for a youth who...because...

Thank You!

We appreciate you taking the time today to fill out this application and take the next step to volunteer with Silver Lining Mentoring. Upon submission, someone from our team will be in touch within one week. We appreciate your patience and look forward to connecting with you.

Questions? Contact us at ementor@silverliningmentoring.org or (617) 224-1300