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What It Takes to Be a Mentor:
WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A MENTOR
Mentoring with Mentors for Fatherless Children & Abused Families (MFCAF) is about showing up with consistency, care, and integrity.
Mentors must:
- Commit to being reliable and consistent
- Listen with empathy and respect boundaries
- Serve as a positive role model
- Align with MFCAF’s mission and values
You’ll receive:
- Orientation and ongoing support
- Trauma-informed and youth mental health training
- Clear guidance—you’re not expected to be a therapist or parent
Mentors are:
- Trusted, stable adults
- Encouragers and listeners
- Examples of growth and resilience
Your impact:
You help build emotional safety, confidence, and hope for youth and families.
All it Takes is your Time
Come to the Safe House provided by MFCAF
Listen to their stories
Share your wisdom and life experiences
Answer their questions
Simply be present and supportive
Our Programs
Healthy Homes: Family Stabilization
Healthy Homes strengthens families impacted by trauma, instability, or crisis. Through trauma-informed mentorship, emotional intelligence education, parenting support, and community resource referrals, we help families build emotional safety, improve communication, and create stable, supportive home environments.
Champions of Unity: Youth Leadership (Sports & Music)
Champions of Unity develops leadership, discipline, and confidence in youth through mentorship, sports, music, and positive peer engagement. This program provides healthy alternatives to negative influences while helping youth build teamwork skills, emotional regulation, and self-belief.
Pathways to Purpose: Career Development
Pathways to Purpose prepares youth and families for long-term stability through career exploration, job readiness training, life planning, and connections to education, trade certifications, and workforce partners. Participants gain clarity, direction, and tools for sustainable success.
Orange County Family Support & Engagement Program
In partnership with Orange County Neighborhood Centers for Families, MFCAF delivers coordinated mentoring, family stabilization, youth leadership, and career readiness services. This program ensures families receive accessible, culturally responsive, and trauma-informed support within their communities.
Mentorship & Emotional Intelligence Education
At the core of all our programs is mentorship. MFCAF mentors provide consistent guidance, emotional intelligence education, and positive role modeling to help youth and families heal, grow, and make informed life decisions.
Come give a talk to our kids.
Teach them new career paths along with tools that can educate our youth on leadership
