is a grassroots, volunteer mentorship program designed to foster friendships between adult mentors and school-aged children through positive role modeling.
Why We Do This
Mentoring by a caring adult over a prolonged period of time has been shown in countless academic studies to be effective in combating a variety of risk factors. A young person involved in a quality mentoring relationship sees positive outcomes in the areas of school, mental health, problem behavior and overall health.
Mentoring also provides an opportunity for adult men and women to be a positive adult role model while making a life-time impact in a child's life. Mentoring matters!
The children have enjoyed a variety of experiences, including riding The Queen on Lake Okoboji, petting baby goats, day trip to Sioux Falls Great Plains Zoo, fall bike ride, painting class and more. Walk through our picture gallery for a glimpse of some of the fun things we’ve done together in PALS.
"One hundred years from now it will not matter what kind of car I drove, What kind of house I lived in, how much I had in my bank... But the world may be a little better because I was important in the life of a child."
