About The Event
WHEN: Sunday, April 30, 2017 – 2:00 to 4:00 pm
WHO: Supporters of Friends for Youth like you! Bring your friends, family, coworkers, etc.
Come Bowl With Us!
- Bowling, prizes, food, and friends!
- Join one of our teams or bring your own team!
- Try your luck in our raffle and win exciting prizes like a digital camera, NutriBullet, and more!
Find a Sponsor!
- Play for FREE! Find friends, co-workers, or relatives to sponsor you or your team; raise a minimum of $100 as an individual or $500 as a team and all entrance fees will be waived.
- Corporate sponsorship opportunities available for teams.
Regular Entrance Fees
- Individual Player (without sponsorship): $60
- Team (without sponsorship): $500 (Includes VIP lane for up to 8 bowlers)
- Friendships (without sponsorship): $100 per mentorship
All entrance fees include 2-hours of bowling, shoe-rental, and food.
Make a Donation: Sponsor your favorite bowler or donate to the event.
No gift is too small. Every dollar supports mentoring services for at-risk youth. Thank you for your support!
Got questions? Call Friends for Youth at 650-482-2866 for more info.
ABOUT US
About Our Organization
Friends for Youth was established in 1979 by a group of local community leaders, including the Director of Juvenile Probation, who recognized that many at-risk children did not fit the focus of other available youth services. Since our inception, we have worked to support children who would otherwise go unserved, with an emphasis on positive youth development, academic achievement, health and wellness, prevention services, and critical skills for future self-sufficiency. We have helped over 2,000 youth-in-need reach their full potential. Our 90% success rate of creating long-term mentoring matches is far above the 33-37% national average. Studies have consistently shown that youth in our program improve their motivation and school performance, demonstrate increased self-esteem and resiliency, and rarely have future involvement with the Juvenile Justice System.
Our Programs
We first established our Mentoring Services program, providing direct one-to-one, community-based mentoring services to low-income, at-risk youth ages 8 to 17 in San Mateo County. Youth are referred by teachers, probation officers, and other youth professionals as being “at-risk” of not reaching their full potential. In 2016, in response to substantial need brought to us by Sequoia High School, we implemented a school-based group mentoring program called ConnectSHS. Incoming freshmen exhibiting academic challenges, behavioral and mental health issues, financial poverty, and social isolation are identified by the school and served through group mentoring sessions on campus. Learn more about our programs.
To learn more about Friends for Youth, visit our website at www.FriendsForYouth.org.
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Donation Levels and What They Accomplish:
$20 Donation
- Provides breakfast for a class of freshmen students in ConnectSHS.
$50 Donation
- Provides supplies and materials for a 1-to-1 life skills workshop such as gang prevention, anti-bullying, and nutrition.
$100 Donation
- Supports the cost of recruiting, screening, and training new volunteer mentors for our programs.
$150 Donation
- Funds the cost of making a new high-quality match between a caring, adult mentor and a youth in-need.
$250 Donation
- Supports a 9-week session of group mentoring for a ConnectSHS student.
$350 Donation
- Contributes to 3-month Friendship Reviews, 1-year Friendship Anniversaries, and Program Evaluations for 1-to-1 Mentorships.
$500 Donation
- Supports a ConnectSHS student for an entire academic school year.
$2,350 Donation
- Be a Mentoring Champion! Support a 1-to-1 Friendship for one full year.