In this simple activity, you and your mentee can explore the qualities of a good friend. Refer back to this resource throughout the year if your child experiences any trouble with his/her friends. Click on this link for the GOOD FRIEND activity sheet: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9sphekcQ4jeNUZPSnE0aVZUTlE/edit?usp=sharing
Are you looking for a fun new game to include in your mentoring bag this school year? Give Even Steven’s Odd a try! It’s a GREAT dice game that is sure to put a smile on your mentee’s face! For more information AND a link to a video of the game click on this link: …
MAD LIBS are a fun way to sneak in some writing practice during the mentoring hour. Here’s one that you can use with your KHUSA student as you get things rolling this new school year! Click on the following link for this activity: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9sphekcQ4jeWDVuRHFSMHFJTG8/edit?usp=sharing
This last week alone, Kids Hope USA Director Trainings took place in Colorado, Chicago, and Dallas. When fully developed, the churches training this week will mentor over 800 at-risk children. Children like Fernanda. Fernanda’s life was being written, and the ending was looking predictably grim, with little hope for a positive future. But as you …
Recently we asked KIDS HOPE USA programs across the country if they have stories they would like us to share. Our friends at First Baptist Church of Humble in Humble, TX shared this: “I wouldn’t even know where to begin. Every day I get to watch mentors and kids get together and make magic. I’ve …
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KIDS HOPE USA student, Josie doesn’t have a mother figure in her life, so during the week before Mother’s Day, Josie gave her mentor a picture she’d drawn of the two of them together. After giving her mentor, Miss Erin the picture, Josie gave Miss Erin a hug and said, “I don’t celebrate Mother’s Day, …
Each week, Erik asks his mentee, Silas to pick out a face on the “How are you feeling?” Chart before they begin their hour together and Silas always points to the “hysterical” face because he’s excited to see Mr. Erik! This story was submitted by our friends at First United Methodist in Elwood, IN.
