MENTORING/LIFE SKILLS/WISE ADVISORS
Program Overview
VFS Youth Services Life Skills Training and Mentoring Program provides essential life skills, exercises, mentoring, and encouragement to help support youth and help them move in a positive direction towards healthy living and personal development.
Program Curriculum
Click on each book or logo for more information about the pillars of our program curriculum.
WhyTry
Program Outcomes
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Improved student academic achievement
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Lower level of drug or alcohol use
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More positive social behaviors and relationships with peers, family, and teachers
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Fewer conduct problems and risk-taking behaviors
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Less delinquency and other behavioral challenges
Class Information
WHO: Youth ages 12-17
WHEN: Varies, during school hours
WHERE: VFS Family Resource Center, Shelby County Regional Juvenile Detention Center, Department of Youth Services (DYS), Day Program, New Direction, and Pelham Park Middle School.
PROGRAM LENGTH: 8-12 Weeks (certificate upon completion)
All VFS classes are provided at no cost to the participant.
In home family services are available on a case-by-case basis.
Vineyard Court Services
Vineyard Court Services provides a 6-12 month program of in-home and mentoring services designed to assist parents who have children ages 12 or older that: have been or are currently in juvenile detention, are at-risk in being placed in juvenile detention, or are court-referred.
Additional Support for Parents
Mothers
WHO: Adults 18 and above
WHEN: Tuesday Evenings from 6:00-7:30pm
WHERE: VFS Main Office
PROVIDED: Dinner and Program Materials
NOT PROVIDED: Childcare (older children are welcome if they can entertain themselves)
Fathers
WHO: Noncustodial fathers in Shelby County, any father looking to improve their parenting skills
WHEN: Tuesday Evenings from 6:00-8:00pm
WHERE: VFS Family Resource Center
PROVIDED: Dinner and Program Materials
