Why did you join CfY? CfY gave me the opportunity to seek guidance from adults who want the best for me, and to meet other students around my age who I can build relationships with. How has the experience changed you? CfY had a good impact on my life. It’s a place where kids can …
Monthly Archives: August 2017
Meet Our Community with Mia Francois
Mia (left) with her student Kim Why did you become a mentor with CfY? I wanted to do something that had me think about someone other than myself. I’m single, with no kids and I felt like my life was self-serving. CfY was perfect. How has the experience changed you? CfY helped me to see …
Meet Our Community with Johairah
Why did you join CfY? I joined CfY because I constantly heard my friends talking about their plans with their mentors or family group. I felt like I was missing out on a good experience, so I asked them if it’s worth joining since I was busy with other activities after school, and they said, …
Meet Our Community with Janet Heubach
Janet Heubach, mentor since 2013 Why did you become a mentor with CfY? I volunteered with CfY because as the state coordinator of youth mentoring program quality, I knew it was one of the very best programs in Washington and because its workshop component would help me develop personally beyond the stretches I encounter being …
Meet Our Community with Hyun Choi
Huyn Choi (right) with her student Shu Fen on a hike at Rattlesnake Ledge Why did you become a mentor with CfY? It’s so easy to become consumed with your life in this day and age, everything becomes all about you, especially when you’re single, so I thought it was time I did something that …