Queen Creek

Arizona Project ChalleNGe Sonia Gibbs, Mentor Coordinator 20395 East Rittenhouse Road Queen Creek AZ 85242 (480) 988-4100 Ext. 256 gibbss@azpc.org www.azpc.org Year Established: 1993 Type of Mentoring Program: Community Based Location: In the community. Duration of Program: 12 Months Hours per Month: 2 Hours Description of Program: Arizona Project Challenge is an intervention program for youth-at-risk who drop out of high school. The program consists of a 5- month Residential Phase and a 12- month Post Residential Mentoring Phase. During the Residential Phase students live and train in a military-style environment. Participants learn self-discipline, leadership and responsibility utilizing a unique combination of classroom work, community service, physical training and challenging individual and team activities. Participants complete requirements for a General Education Development (G.E.D.) Certificate. After completion of the Residential Phase, students are mentored for one year, generally by a hand-picked member of the mentee's community. Mentors act as role models and meet regularly with their Project ChalleNGe mentee to nurture and encourage them in attaining their goals. Mentors are carefully screened and interviewed before a match. Kids Learn FAAST Tutoring & Mentoring Program Foster Angels of Arizona Serving Together Danielle Brewer 1660 S. Alma School Road, Suite 225 Mesa, AZ 85210 (480) 895-0189 danielle.brewer@fosterangelsaz.org www.fosterangelesaz.org Year Established: 2004 Type of Mentoring Program: Community Location: Maricopa Duration of Program: 1 Year Hours per Month: 8 Hours Description of Program: The Kids Learn FAAST program has been specifically designed to meet the unique needs of children in foster care. Volunteer tutor/mentors provide a stabilizing element to the very transient lives of foster children while helping them to develop both emotionally and scholastically.