Journey 4-H Youth Mentoring matches adult volunteers with court-involved youth in Muskegon County.  We partner with the 14th Judicial Court, Family Court Services and the Juvenile Detention Center to bring caring, committed mentors into the lives of our youth in an effort to reduce the frequency and severity of repeat offenses committed by the youth in our program.  By being a positive role model to these young people, our mentors provide them with a link to the community, and the opportunity to build new relationships and try new things.

We require that all mentors complete 9 hours of training and ask for a commitment of 2 hrs/wk for a minimum of one year.  These guidelines ensure that both your mentee and you are able to fully experience and benefit from your time together. 

While mentoring is a serious commitment, it is meant to be fun!  Being a mentor requires not much more than a willingness to hang out with someone and do things that you both enjoy- go out to eat, play game, scrapbook, or explore the outdoors.  The possibilities are endless!  Most of our mentors would agree, the adult often gets as much or more out of the relationship as the youth with whom they are matched.