Mentorship

First, let’s start with our core values, as organized by the rooms of a house:

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• Compassion (den) -- recognize the suffering others and take action to help; a/k/a love in action 

• Connections (front porch) -- introductions to people and organizations that are trustworthy; guide you, as you request, to determining for yourself if something is worthwhile

• Camaraderie (kitchen) -- we are meant to be in community, to do life with others.  We connect you to someone who is walking the same/similar path and can share from their own personal experiences

• Courageous (rec room) -- we will listen and make suggestions when asked and will always tell you the truth, even if it hurts.

• Confidential (bedroom) -- unless you ask us or you need help, we will never violate your confidences and ask of you the same.

• Considerate (office) -- we handle all people and all information with care, treating you as we would want to be treated and ask of you the same.

• Community (living room) -- when you engage with Project Life as a mentor or mentee, you become part of our community, worthy of love, support and care by us all.  We each receive and give according to our talents and strengths.

Second, what can you expect from us at Project Life?  We invite you to hold us accountable to these commitments to each of you – we want to always be doing better and learning from each element of our efforts.

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• Connection – we will connect you with a mentor who shares your core values, your diagnosis and some of your key experiences.  We work hard to know our mentors and our mentees as best we can so that we can make the best connections possible.-

• Support – we recognize that each person will seek out different elements of support and we strive to meet each of you where you are.  In light of this, we will offer different elements of support and connection for all of our participants.  What support each of you needs will be an ongoing conversation and we invite your input, always.

• Ongoing Education – offerings will be drawn from our own experiences and the feedback we get from each of you.  All ongoing education will be voluntary yet highly encouraged.

• Evaluations – we will seek to learn from each of you and from each experience and will be asking you to give us feedback in both formal and informal ways.

• Continuation – every mentor and mentee will be consistently evaluated for participation in the program and the determination of whether participation will be ongoing will be sole province of the Director of Mentorship for Project Life.

Interested in applying or learning more? Fill out this form or contact Abigail Johnston, Director of Mentorship at mentorship@projectlifembc.com.