Mentor Requirements


Own Your Peach Mentor Requirements

Thank you for your interest in being a mentor with Own Your Peach!

(Note: Mentoring is a 1 on 1 engagement with our mentees which promotes positive development. It is different from being a volunteer. Anyone who desires to support Own Your Peach can volunteer at any time! If you are looking to volunteer but not become a mentor, please complete the volunteer form).

Why mentor? Well, we’re glad you asked! Adolescent and teenage girls are at the greatest risk to develop low self-esteem and unproductive behavior. Fortunately, research shows that adolescents and teenagers who have a mentor(s) (formal or informal setting) benefit in the following ways:

Perform better academically

Have stronger/healthier interpersonal relationships

Develop healthy self-esteem

Have an overall better quality of life.

& much more!

Our mentors strive to lead by example when carrying out the mission of OYP. Part of our goal through our mentoring program is to illustrate to girls and young women that abstinence is attainable, particularly with support from other women. For these reasons, the following mentor requirements have been developed:

  • Must be celibate/abstinent from sex for 1.5 years +
    • This is pertinent when deciding to become a mentor with OYP.
    • Prospective mentors who have not been celibate/abstinent from sex for 1.5 years or more may still apply to become a mentor. Additionally, anyone may be a volunteer with OYP.  Just because you might not meet the mentor requirements currently, we highly encourage desire for you to still support and engage with OYP, as you can still have a positive influence in the lives of our mentees.
  • Must complete mentor application and provide 3 references (1 professional; 2 personal)
  • Willing to commit to 2 years of mentoring
  • Must be 21 years of age or older
  • Promote and apply our three pillars (Purity, Personal Development, and Philanthropy)
  • Must have dependable transportation
    • Does not necessarily require you to pickup and drop-off mentee. But must be able to transport self to and from mentor/mentee activities.  Additional transportation arrangements can be decided between mentor and mentee.
  • Prospective mentors who are currently married may also qualify
  • Must be available to meet with mentee 3hrs per month
    • These hours of activity might include but are not limited to: outings, study sessions/tutoring, etc., phone calls, etc. (Note: 2 of these hours must be in person)
    • Complete monthly activity log (include date, activity and # of hours)
  • Must be willing to attend quarterly follow-up with other mentors and mentees
  • Must actively participate in and support various Own Your Peach outreach activities
    • This does not suggest that mentors must attend all activities
  • Also, mentors will receive ongoing support from Own Your Peach to ensure the mentor-mentee relationship has the opportunity to reach its full potential.

Is mentoring with Own Your Peach something you are interested in or passionate about? Please email us at ownyourpeach@gmail.com to apply!

Thank you,

Mentoring benefits article sources: Jenna H. Marshall, Edith C. Lawrence & James Peugh (2013) College Women Mentoring Adolescent Girls: The Relationship between Mentor Peer Support and Mentee Outcomes, Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning, 21:4, 444-462, DOI: 10.1080/13611267.2013.855860

Youth Mentoring Relationships in Context: Mentor Perceptions of Youth, Environment, and the Mentor Role doi:  10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.03.007