Peer Mentoring
If you would like to volunteer as a Mentor, please download the Peer Mentoring Application.
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Complete the application and mail the application to our office:
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RTFCIL
24 East 3rd Street
Williamsport PA, 17701
Peer Mentoring is a unique program in which a person is paired with a mentor, with a similar disability, to help the mentee achieve independence. A mentor, who is a volunteer, provides assistance and support to a mentee by sharing their own life experiences and empowerment.​
A peer mentor may:
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Teach the mentee how to use the bus, Uber services, or transportation services such as STEP.
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Accompany the mentee to a physician appointment to assist with communication and advocacy.
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Teach the mentee life skills: such as how to use a laundry facility, budget their money, balance a checking account, plan healthy meals, and cook.
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Help the mentee become integrated into the community.
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Offer friendship and encouragement to the mentee.
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Provide peer counseling to the mentee.
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Help the mentee overcome obstacles and barriers.
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Teach the mentee how to advocate for themselves.