WHO WE ARE
The Hope from Home Mentorship Program is a 1 on 1 Mentorship Program that meets the needs of those looking for a fulfilling long-lasting career and live with mental illness.
How Our Program Works
We are a year-long mentorship program with a commitment of 2 meetings a month. A mentee will meet with a mentor to work out barriers that may be keeping a mentee from finding and keeping work. The mentor will help the mentee with
1. Applying for a work from home job that meets mental health needs
2. Helping with interview skills
3. Helping with resume planning
4. Being a listening ear and support system through the entire job search process including interview and after a job is secured.
Who We Are:
Apply to Be A Mentor
Mentor Requirments
- Have to be at least 21
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Knowledge about the organization
- Technical competency
- Strong leadership skills
- Caring & Empathetic
- Willing to support people through their issues
- Resourceful
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Mentees decision to make if they want to see a mentor as a role model
- Ability to be a positive partner
- Support program improvements
- Be non-judgmental in a honest, open and shame-free environment
Benefits of Being A Mentor
- Gain leadership experience
- Gain a greater knowledge of how mental health affects working adults
- Enhance skills in interpersonal, listening, teamwork, and empathy skills
- Develop and practice a more personal style of leadership
- Positively impact the lives of those with mental health
- Potential to combat mental health stigmas in the workplace
- Potential to expand career network through knowledge gained
If you’re interested in being a mentor please fill out the application
Apply to Be A Mentee
When you apply for our program you will hear back from the program manager within 1 week with the next steps.
Applying to the program does not guarantee that you will be assigned a mentor, mentors are assigned based on availability. However, applying to the program does allow you to participate in our online community where we offer group support.
Mentee Requirments:
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Open to growth and development
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Awareness of short term and long term goals
- Ability to respect boundaries
- Honor time commitments
- Willingness to be honest, open, and shame free
Benefits of being a Mentee
- Enable smoother transition into work from home workforce
- Gain a support system
- Financial and career training
- Resume Planning
- Gain self-confidence in approaching career decisions
- Equipment grant opportunities
- Career readiness
