Close To Home 605

On this episode of Close to Home, host Maureen Schwab welcomes John Piselli, Director of Emerge, to discuss the Emerge Mentoring program for youth in foster care ages 14-17. They speak on how mentoring differs from adoption, and how it creates high-quality relationships with the potential to improve social and academic behavior and reduce high risk behavior. Mentors meet one-on-one with their mentee at least 4 hours per month, help provide the youths with meaningful perspective on their lives and build a wider support net outside of foster care system. For more info, to volunteer as a mentor, to connect a youth or to donate, please visit: EmergeMentoring.com or visit: MassMentors.org