Personal Mentoring

Changed lives transform generations

Personal Mentoring

We measure success, not by the number of youth we engage, but by the quality of the mentoring relationships we build. Life-on-life mentoring is the heart of Inspire Idaho, as one adult mentor gets to know who a young person is and wants to be, and helps them build a roadmap to get there. It is our honor to walk alongside young people before and after they age out of foster care to remind them of their value, offer them hope, and equip them to flourish by becoming the best version of themselves.

All of our mentors are empathetic, trained, trauma- informed, Jesus following adults. Mentoring relationships form organically, over time, at workshops and events. Three things make Inspire Idaho mentoring unique:

Dual Focus: Many organizations serve foster youth, either before or after they age out of the system at age 18. Inspire Idaho does both. By building relationships with teens under 18, we establish a platform of trust that allows us to continue mentoring them when they age out.

Personalized: Following an evidenced-based approach called, “Self-Determination,” we guide youth to define their Big Win (the life they want to live) and then help them begin to stack smaller wins that will help them to experience their big win over time. Along the way, we help them learn to flourish personally, spiritually, and practically.

Long-view: Genuine life change doesn’t happen overnight. So, we take the long view with our youth, seeking to walk with them for years, not months, to help them experience lasting change. Some of our mentoring relationships are in their 3rd and 4th years!