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82 and mentoring

Posted on 3/30/2012 by Martin Corder

Four years ago an 82-year-old man came to Youth for Christ and wanted to mentor a kid.

We placed him in the HATS Club with a group of mentors and students  who meet twice a month. To everyone he became dear old Grandpa Louie. The kids could count on him to bring a bright smile, some…

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Finding a Mentor

Posted on 1/27/2012 by Martin Corder

A 5th grade teacher called me with concerns about Nancy. She didn't have a lot of support, “Her mom is trying,” he said. When I showed up, she was meeting with a school cop. At first, what I saw was a bright, outgoing young lady. It wasn't long before I saw something else... she didn't have good…

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overwhelmed with joy

Posted on 11/25/2011 by Martin Corder

We met six months ago when his foster mom first called to find him a mentor. About a month ago I checked in to see how Max was doing. We were still looking for a mentor. Max was understandably depressed… so I scheduled a routine update. We found out Max had gotten into some trouble and he didn’t…

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friend request

Posted on 9/16/2011 by Martin Corder

I received a friend request on Facebook from a previous HATS Mentoring Student. She wrote: I was thinking of you today; glad to find you're on Facebook! When I think about this young woman who now has a husband and 2 little girls, I remember the same young lady who first came into the HATS…

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...stuck with me

Posted on 7/8/2011 by Martin Corder

She was just in the first grade and didn’t have a dad in her life. The hurt would bring tears and a need for any attention from men. She would take control of every situation. I would give her two choices and she always had a third… usually doing something I had asked her not to do… constantly…

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