Learn how to be a mentor (MAPper) for incarcerated youth at King County Juvenile Detention Center.

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MAP is a program designed to assist youth with creating transition programs so they can have a more successful go of it when they return to their home. It is created to take youth deeper over time resulting in a concrete action plan and community contacts.

What is MAP?

MAP is a mentorship program different from chaplaincy, probation counseling, or other mentorship programs for incarcerated youth. MAP was developed as a re-entry planning program which emphasizes autonomy, empowerment, and goal setting through a one-on-one mentorship relationship. 

Mission

MAP elicits the wisdom of incarcerated youth by creating a process that allows them to access internal and external resources to assist them in the creation of their own re-entry action plan.

Goals

• Provide drop-in coaching or mentoring to strengthen youth for the journey -or-
• Provide consistent mentorship for four months or longer in order to strengthen confidence and commitment to future success upon release.
• Through the setting of short-term goals or milestones, youth will be able to make minor achievements toward larger, long-term goals, potentially preventing recidivism.
• Identify resources in the community that align with the self identified areas of concern that youth have identified through the MAP mentorship process.

Minimum Requirements to be a Mentor

• 21 years or older
• Ability to pass a government background check
• Clear commitment to the MAP mission and goals
• Great listening and communication skills
• Ability to maintain clear professional and social boundaries
• Demonstrate accountability and integrity under all circumstances
• Commitment of 12 months