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Babysitting Bootcamp Graduates!
On March 9th, 6 ROMP students from Lincoln Middle School earned their American Red Cross Babysitting Certification. The students volunteered their day off to spend 7 hours in training, learning how to respond to emergencies and illnesses with first aid and other appropriate care, making decisions under pressure, recognizing safety and hygiene issues, and the feeding, diapering, and general care of infants. By the end of the day, students were exhausted but much more confident about managing a babysitting crisis, and they were excited to put their new skills to the test caring for younger siblings or landing a babysitting job!
You Can Make a World of Difference
Patrick and Olivia McCurdy
Mentoring is the oldest form of adult to child contact. Mentos, Telamachus’ mentor in the Odyssey was not a man of great wisdom and knowledge, but he was a man willing to walk through life with a youth who needed a friend. Reaching Out Mentoring, the Patrick McCurdyEducation Foundation’s largest project now mentors over 120 students between grades one and twelve in the Pleasant Hill and South Lane School Districts.
All it takes is one hour a week to make a difference in a youth’s life!
Ready to make a difference? Here’s a summary of our programs:
- Reaching Out Mentoring- We have both adult and buddy mentoring programs.
- Olivia’s Gift – The Patrick McCurdy Education Foundation offers an opportunity for preschool age students to attend school through Olivia’s Gift, a small grant given to Pleasant Hill and Chicago area preschools assisting families with the cost of preschool tuition.
- Family Connection – Connecting and strengthening families is the goal of the partnership between PMEF and the Pleasant Hill and South Lane School Districts. We have joined efforts with the Family Resource Centers in both districts to provide classes for middle school families, resources and referrals, and additional support to parents.
There are three elements of Reading Out Mentoring: Adult Mentoring, Buddy Mentoring, and Academic Mentoring for high school students.
