Mentor Resource Library
- Become a Mentor With TeamMates
- Nominate a Mentor
- Activities
- General Mentoring Tips
- Mentor Resource Library
- Scholarship Opportunities
- Safety
Crisis Situations
There are times when a school or community may be experiencing crisis and your mentee may look to you for support.1. Contact Your School Your first step is to find out what resources are available through the school district and make sure your mentee is aware of these resources.
2. Contact your TeamMates Coordinator Your TeamMates Coordinator is there as a resource and support as well! Be sure to communicate with them if you have specfic needs beyond what the school can provide.
3. Be an Advocate Your role is to be an advocate for your mentee. If you see that your mentee needs help beyond the mentor's role, your TeamMates Coordinator can help identify resources at the school and in the community.
Listed below are tools that will help your mentee feel safe amidst crisis.
- How Caring Adults Can Help
Click on the link for tips on how to support your mentee during times of crisis. - TeamMates Tips
Click on the link above for tips from the TeamMates Training on how to support your mentee during difficult times. - TeamMates Safety & Ethics Hotline
Call 1-888-788-7727 for help with confidential issues related to the TeamMates Mentoring Program. - Girls & Boys Town National Youth Crisis Hotline
If your mentee needs support outside of school, make sure they have this hotline in hand. Trained counselors are on call 24/7 to support youth and their families in crisis. Call 1-800-448-3000. Click on the link above for details.
Keeping Kids Safe
One of the core values of TeamMates is that of safety. To keep both mentors and mentees in a safe, TeamMates mentors meet on school grounds. As volunteers in the schools, mentors are mandatory reporters of neglect, abuse or life threatening activities. If you discover your mentee is in an unsafe situation, please utilize the resources below:- Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
Click on the link or call the Child Abuse/Neglect Hotline 1-800-652-1999. - Iowa Department of Health & Human Services
Click on the link or call the Child Abuse/Neglect Hotline 1-800-362-2178. - California Department of Health & Human Services
Click on the link or call the Child Abuse/Neglect Hotline 1-800-344-6000
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Mentee Activities
Listed below are activities to do with your mentee!- Match Activities
Click on the link for just a few of the activities provided in the mentor training manual! - Graphic Novel on Bullying
The Newspaper in Education department of the Omaha World Herald has developed a specific activity on bullying for mentors and mentees. This activity will generate discussion on the issue of bullying whether your mentee is being bullied, the bully or witnessed bullying. If your mentee is experiencing bully, please contact the school coordinator or TeamMates Coordinator to seek assistance. - What's Hot? What's Not?
Click on the link to do an activity to discover what kids are into today!
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- Digital Videos
2 Generations, 1 Composition is funded by the Nebraska Arts Council. If you would like to do a digital film with your mentor or mentee, please call 1-877-531-8326 or email gnorris@teammates.org
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It's too bad money doesn't come with instructions. Because we all need to know how to spend it, save it and borrow it wisely.
How Can You Get Involved?
Financial resources, information and topics including age appropriate games, lessons and projects are listed below. Select an activity or two you think your mentee would like to do during your mentoring time!
- Saving Makes Us Wait
Information on money management and saving money for children in the 3rd through the 5th grade. - Why Save? Middle School
Information on money management and saving money for children in the 6th through the 8th grade. - Why Save? High School
Information on money management and saving money for youth in the 9th grade through the 12th grade. - Do You Think Like a Millionaire?
Questions about millionaires that are fun for mentors and mentees to work on together.
Mentee Resources
- Scholarship & Post-Secondary Opportunities
Help your students take the next step to post-secondary education with all the resources available through TeamMates! Click on this link to access the scholarship opportunities for TeamMates youth. - Credit Recovery for Omaha Public School Dropouts
The Gateway to College Program offered by Metropolitan Community College offers a unique opportunity for high school dropouts from Omaha Public Schools (OPS) to reconnect with their education. Students have to be 16 -- 20 years old, live within OPS boundaries and have a desire to complete their high school diploma and attend college. Click on the link above for more information.
Mentor Resources
- The influence of Culture
- Plan to Meet Outside of School Form
This form must be approved by the TeamMates Coordinator and signed by the parent before any meeting takes place outside of school.
Mentor Training
- High School Mentor Training-Making Connections
A training PowerPoint especially designed for mentors of high school students. Use this and the supplemental materials to enhance your high school mentoring experience. - Basic Skill Resource Packet
This packet includes activites for mentors and youth to practice time and money management, laundry skills and general life skills. - Resources for Mentors of High School Students
This packet contains general information for mentors including helpful websites and stages of development for youth. - Social Skills Resource Packet
This packet includes activities for exploring basic social skills such as making introductions, writing thank you's, phone skills and positive interpersonal skills. - Preparing for Success Resource Packet
This packet will help mentors assist students in preparing for employment and post-secondary education. - Skills You Need to be Above the Influence Packet
This packet provides information, websites and guidelines for helping teens practice resistance and decision-making skills.
Summer Opportunities
- Tips for Mentoring Over the Summer
- Girls and Boys Clubs
- Girls Inc.
- Campfire
- Pen Pal Activities and Conversation Starters
Website Resources
- Who Mentored You?
Nationally known celebrities share stories about the mentors who changed their lives. - National Mentoring Partnership
The national clearinghouse for mentoring. Research, statistics and best practices of mentoring as well as great gifts are found on this site. - Dream It - Do It!
Learn more about the job or internship opportunities in Nebraska's manufacturing industries. If your TeamMate can Dream It, they can Do It!
