YEAR ROUND YOUTH MENTORING
Learn more about our opportunities!
Do you want to be a HOPE giver?
CFJ’s Elizabeth M. Pfriem Pathways to HOPE program is currently recruiting adult mentors for youth ages 7-17 for our yearlong leadership program. We are looking for passionate and committed individuals with special skills and talents to offer small and large group mentoring sessions as well as to provide positive support and guidance throughout the year in the following areas below.
Creative Expression
Performing Arts
Arts & Crafts
STEM Activities
Outdoor Adventure
Mindfulness
Health & Wellbeing
Community Activism
Entrepreneurship
Career Pathways
Resume Writing
Job Interviewing
Leadership Development
Pathways to HOPE and Camp HOPE America – Bridgeport provides year-round camping and mentoring program for children and youth impacted by domestic and sexual violence. CFJ is focused on creating hope and healing-centered pathways through collaborative, trauma-informed care for youth exposed to trauma to believe in themselves, in others, and in their dreams.
Our Vision – a Future Where:
• All are seen
• Voices are heard
• Choices matter
• Collaboration is a must
• New paths are explored
• Wrong things are made right
• A generational cycle is broken
• HOPE is given
Join our HOPE coach mentoring team to make a difference in the future of children and youth in our community!
If you are interested in becoming a mentor, please contact Sasha Collins, Associate Director of Pathways to HOPE, at scollins@centerforfamilyjustice.org or call (203) 334-6154 Ext. 155.
Watch New 12 Connecticut’s segment on our mentoring program.
Coaches as Partners Mentoring
Coaches as Partners – run by The Sexual Violence Prevention Collaborative of Fairfield County* – works to engage coaches, athletic directors, and influencers within the sports community in the prevention of sexual violence. Our goal is to bring awareness and education about the critical role athletic leaders play in promoting an inclusive and respectful sports culture.
Our game plan is to build partnerships with coaches, who spend more time with students than many teachers or family members. Our premise is that coaches wield a significant amount of influence on their athletes and can shift the paradigm by modeling pro-social behaviors and demonstrating what it means to be an ally in ending sexual violence through knowledge of the issues and expansive intervention tools.
To schedule a training: To explore bringing this project and its accompanying workshops to your school or team, reach out to us at svprevention@fccfoundation.org.
The Sexual Violence Prevention Collaborative of Fairfield County (SVPC) consists of five local nonprofits working together to eliminate sexual violence across Fairfield County. The SVPC’s inaugural project, Coaches as Partners, works to engage coaches and athletic directors in the prevention of sexual violence. The goal of Coaches as Partners is to bring awareness and education about the critical role athletic leaders play in promoting an inclusive and respectful sports culture.
The SVPC is funded by Fairfield County’s Community Foundation’s Fund for Women and Girls.
Participating organizations include The Center for Family Justice, The Rowan Center, Triangle Community Center, and YWCA Domestic Abuse Services of Greenwich.
