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Community Mentorship Program
A mentor teaches, guides and hangs out with a young person. A mentor is a role-model who can teach a teenager about the “real world.” They learn from each other and have fun.
The Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living focuses on one-on-one community-based mentoring between an adult and a youth between the ages of 14 and 21. We match each young person with an adult of the same gender and disability whenever possible.
If you are between the ages of 14 and 21 and would like an adult who can guide you but who is not your parent or school teacher, contact Jen Chapin-Smith at jchapin@aacil.org or 734-971-0277 x23 and complete a request form.
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Click here to dowonload the student application in Microsoft Word format. |
By talking about the reality of adult life with a disability and sharing fun activities, a mentor encourages positive choices, promotes high self-esteem, supports academic achievement and introduces the young person to new ideas.
Interested in mentoring a young person? Contact AACIL’s Community Mentorship Coordinator Jen Chapin-Smith at jchapin@aacil.org or 734-971-0277 x23. Prospective mentors must complete a request form, undergo a screening process, and complete training. Start off by filling out the following two forms:
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Click here to download the Mentor application form in Microsoft Word format. |
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Click here to dowonload the background check release form in Microsoft Word format. |
Funtastic Youth Council
Upcoming events include:
- Walk and Roll on April 8 at Eastern Michigan University
- Girl Talk is a social-support group designed for young women with disabilities between the ages of 14 and 21. Come and join in on the fun with the girls! Share what’s on your mind and make friends at the same time. Topics include: body image, employment/internships, family communication, recreation and leisure, “hang-out time,” and taking care of yourself. The group meets Wednesdays from 5:30 pm to 7 pm on March 15, 22, 29 and April 5, 12, 19. There will be a maximum of 12 participants, so please RSVP to Anna Dusbiber at 734-971-0277, ext. 17, or by email at adusbiber@aacil.org. This is made possible by a grant from the Ann Arbor Education Foundation.
For information on upcoming events or to RSVP for an event, contact Anna Dusbiber at adusbiber@aacil.org or call 734-971-0277 x17.
eNews for Youth
The Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living publishes a newsletter of fun events and interesting news for young people with disabilities who live in southeastern lower Michigan. Subscribe for the e-mail version or paper version by emailing Dana Emerson (demerson@aacil.org.)
Scholarships
- The John Weir Scholarship is available to any graduating high school senior with a disability in Washtenaw, Livingston, or Monroe County, Michigan, who plans to study at a two- or four-year college. Applications are due in late February of each year. To get an application and find out this year’s deadline, email Dana Emerson (demerson@aacil.org.) Scholarships range from $50 - $450. Some winners may have the option to receive more in future school years!
- The AACIL Funtastic Youth Transportation Scholarship Fund is for young people who want to attend AACIL events but have trouble paying for the bus.
- See eNews for Youth archives (above) for announcements about other scholarships and contests.
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