Stepping Up

Mentorship program for children who stutter, by teens who stutter.

Stepping Up is a program that allows for children who stutter to be mentored by teens who stutter. Teens have a chance to be role models and provide support for younger individuals while children benefit from older role models that have experienced growing up as a person that stutters. Teenagers and mentees converse with each other about issues surrounding their stuttering and are always encouraged to talk about other life experiences besides stuttering.

Requirements for teen mentors:

Mentors are 14-19 years old
Mentor at least one child
Provide support throughout the year
Participate for a minimum of one year

Support will be in the means of:

Weekly e-mails
Monthly emails/texts
Monthly phone calls (optional)
Monthly Google Hangouts (optional)
Send birthday wishes/card on each child’s birthday
If attending annual convention, participate with mentoring partners.

Requirements for the Kid Mentees

Our kid mentees are split up into two age groups
- Mentee/School-Age (6-9 years old)
- Mentee/Tweens (10-13 years old)
Kids must also participate for a minimum of one year
Respond to their teen mentor throughout the program
If attending annual convention, participate with mentoring partner

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Please fully fill out this form so we can best pair you up based on your information (i.e. hobbies, timezone, etc)
I Am Applying As A*
- Mentor
- Mentee
Teen Mentor Section
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How do you prefer to be contacted?*
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Please share any previous experience with mentoring or being a mentee.*
What are you hobbies and interests?*
How did you hear about the program?*
How do you prefer to be contacted?*
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**Waiver of responsibility: Parents: Email correspondence between mentors/mentees is not monitored by FRIENDS. As such, we encourage you to monitor your child’s participation, using the same caution as you would with any other internet interactions. By permitting your child to participate in this program, you agree to hold FRIENDS harmless from any misconduct that may result.
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If you have any questions, please email us at steppingup@friendswhostutter.org. We would love to hear from you.

This is a volunteer run organization. As such, please be patient and allow 2 weeks for a response. If you don’t hear from us in two weeks, please email us at steppingup@friendswhostutter.org.

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Stepping Up

Requirements for teen mentors:

Support will be in the means of:

Requirements for the Kid Mentees

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