- The community-based program commitment is one year and requires 3-4 hours per week (12-15 hours per month).
- Community-Based Mentors must be planning to stay in the Eugene/Springfield area for at least one year from the day they are matched.
- Youth enrolled in the community-based program are impacted by incarceration in some way- either their neighborhood experiences a high rate of arrests or incarceration, or more directly within the youth’s family and/or household. Direct family impact of incarceration can include previous or current incarceration at the local, state or federal level.
- Community-based youth range in age from 6-17.
- Community-based matches focus their time 1:1 out in the community trying out different activities in the late afternoon, evening and weekend. Each pair determines their own schedule for getting together (through coordination with the youth’s family). BBBS provides lots of ideas for things to do and free access for mentor pairs to places like the YMCA, the Downtown Athletic Club, 2 for 1 at Chipotle, as well as tickets to various local events. BBBS hosts two group activities per month for the community based program (typically 3rd Saturday afternoon) for all pairs. These activities include things like snow shoeing, bowling, sailing, kayaking, sharing meals together and volunteering.
- Community-based mentors are at least 18 years of age at match date.
