Friendship: Impact & Transformation
We asked one of our “forever friends” mentors, Rachael, to think about some of the ways that her life as a mentor has made an IMPACT and caused TRANSFORMATION through her years of friendship with Biana since 2015…
Friendship: Longevity
We finish our look at positive aspects of friendship with two stories this week featuring one of our "forever friend" matches as we consider LONGEVITY through the example of Rachael and Biana...
Friendship: Fun & Play
Having fun and playing together is a pretty normal goal for many of our mentor & mentee meetups. Sometimes the fun and play can lead to wider recognition like it has for one of our mentees…
Friendship: Honesty and Mutuality
Allison and *May are another example of a life-giving relationship sparked by mentoring. Allison ended up moving away and their mentoring match through Faithful Friends was then closed after mentoring through the program for 2 years…
Friendship: Trust
“I did it! I’m so happy I just want to cuss so bad right now”. Trust is a critical component of a healthy friendship. Kids are naturally trusting but sometimes things happen in their lives…
Friendship: Emotional Support
Here at Faithful Friends, our mentors are often faced with the need to provide health Emotional Support. In this post we celebrate Brian and *Tyler…
Friendship: Building Confidence
Meet Joe. He has been mentoring *Cameron for just seven months. Until recently, Cameron preferred to stay home and mostly unengaged with the outside world. Their relationship took work from both sides…
Friendship: Thoughtfulness
As we continue looking at qualities of good friendship, we share the story of one of our most recent matches. Luke and his wife Jaci were matched with an energetic young man whose roots stretch across the ocean to Sierra Leone, West Africa…
Friendship: Compassion
Today is National Special Education Day, so for our stories that share a positive aspect on the theme of friendship, we look at two examples that show compassion…
Friendship: Reliability
It is week 2 of 6 in which we explore aspects of a good friendship. Faithful Friend mentor Ted has displayed a wonderful example of reliability through the years…