LIFT MENTORING PROGRAM
Overview
The Department of Workforce Services' LIFT (Life Improvement for Today) Mentoring Program is recruiting mature and retired individuals looking for a way to keep active by making a positive impact in their community and wanting to supplement their retirement income. The LIFT Mentoring Program is for you!
LIFT is a mentoring program sponsored by the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services and will be launched in September, 2008 in Casper and Cheyenne. The program's aim is to help individuals who are currently receiving financial assistance through TANF, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, by providing them with a mature, retired mentor to offer advice and guidance. The final goal is for the TANF recipients to be successful enough to support themselves without government assistance.
Skill set for being a mentor: The ability to...
- Actively listen
- Be a sounding board
- Ask challenging questions
- Provide constructive feedback
- Be accessible and approachable
- Discuss options
- Refer to resources
- Collaborate in problem solving
- Enhance decision making skills
- Share personal and professional experiences
- Give advice
- Cheer the protégé on
The mentors will receive all the necessary tools for success from the program. Mentors will also receive assistance from the protégé's counselor and case manager. The protégés will receive individual and group counseling sessions, covering topics such as communication skills, time management, budgeting skills, career information and substance abuse.
Individuals who are 50 years or older, want to work a flexible schedule while supplementing their income, and would like to share their work and life experiences...
Apply for mentorship today! Do this either by:
- downloading this document; or
- using our online form.
