安大略省的青年分流计划寻求男性导师,以帮助 30-40 名因 Big Brothers Big Sisters 关闭而处于危险中的青少年。
Youth diversion program in Ontario seeks male mentors to help 30–40 at-risk youth due to Big Brothers Big Sisters closure.
金斯敦、Frontenac、Lennox和Addington地区的青年转用问题正在紧急寻求成年男性导师,以解决越来越多的30至40名青年(多数为男孩)的等待名单,他们面临着个人、社会或法律挑战。
Youth Diversion in the Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington region is urgently seeking adult male mentors to address a growing waitlist of 30 to 40 youth, mostly boys, facing personal, social, or legal challenges.
随着该地区大兄弟会大姊妹的关闭,需求正在增加,该方案依靠经过培训的导师提供一致的指导、榜样和积极活动的机会。
With the closure of Big Brothers Big Sisters in the area, demand is rising, and the program relies on trained mentors to provide consistent guidance, role modeling, and access to positive activities.
执行董事肖恩·奎格利 (Shawn Quigley) 表示,持续六个月每周只需两到三个小时,就可以将青少年的成功率提高约 50%。
Executive director Shawn Quigley says just two to three hours weekly for six months can improve a youth’s success by about 50%.
该组织由 United Way、Kinsmen Club 和捐款资助,目前没有资格获得省或联邦志愿者税收抵免,Quigley 希望解决这一差距。
The organization, funded by United Way, the Kinsmen Club, and donations, is not currently eligible for provincial or federal volunteer tax credits, a gap Quigley hopes to resolve.
他强调,辅导是支持青年的有力工具,特别是在艾滋病流行以来志愿服务不断减少的情况下,他敦促男子向前迈出一步。
He emphasizes mentoring as a powerful tool to support youth, especially amid declining volunteerism since the pandemic, and urges men to step forward.