The Milford Mentor Collaboration is a cooperative endeavor for Milford’s youth formed in 2004 as a subcommittee of the Milford Youth Services Network. The committee is headed up by United Way of Milford and consists of representatives from Bridges-A Community Support System, Big Brothers Big Sisters and Milford’s Promise.
Milford’s Promise is a local non-profit youth alliance. We are committed to mobilizing the community to fulfill the 5 Promises set forth by America’s Promise.
The Starfish Story
MAKE A DIFFERENCE ONCE CHILD AT A TIME
An old man walked up a shore covered with thousands of starfish, beached and dying after a storm.
He saw a young man picking them up, one by one and throwing them back into the ocean.
“Why do you bother?” the old man scoffed. “You cannot possible save enough to make a difference.”
With that, the young man picked up another starfish
and sent it spinning back into the water and said with a smile, "Made a difference to that one”.
TO THE WORLD YOU MAY BE ONE PERSON
BUT TO ONE PERSON YOU MAY BE THE WORLD
Mentor a child today and make a difference
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwestern Connecticut is a non-profit agency that provides adult mentors to children.
The Across Ages Mentoring program is looking for caring adults over the age of 45 who would like to share just two hours a week during the academic year with a middle school aged child doing fun activities such as fishing, building something together, playing catch or cards, or just hanging out together.
Mentoring is the process of matching mentors with young people who need or want a caring, responsible adult in their lives. Adult mentors are usually unrelated to the child or teen and work as volunteers through a community-, school-, or church-based social service program
United Way is advancing the common good by focusing on the building blocks for a good life; a quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health. Our goal is to create long-lasting changes that prevent problems from happening in the first place. We invite you to be part of the change. Together we can inspire hope and create opportunities for a better tomorrow. That’s what it means to LIVE UNITED.
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