QUICK OVERVIEW

B2M Mentoring of Norther California currently has programs operating in the following counties:

Contra Costa County - Santa Cruz County - Nevada County

MENTORING PROGRAMS

1. In School and After School Mentorship Circles - These mentorship circles meet each week of the school year to help teens build self-esteem, learn to trust, have healthy dialogue about important subjects, experience peer to peer support and gather tools for facing lifes many challenges and difficulties. See the webpage on School Programs for more information.

2. Adventure Mentorship - Day, weekend and week-long field trips that are fun and engaging. Some adventures  include kayaking, backpacking, rock climbing, archery, wilderness skills, mountain biking and nature exploration. These outings are designed to keep the boys engaged in an environment that supports natural mentorship, cooperation and team building. At Boys To Men we believe it is vitally important that boys have time away from screens to connect with each other and nature by participating in outdoor activities. See the webpage on Adventure Mentorship for more information.

3. Community Sports Programs - These are sports based programs where boys can learn cooperation through healthy competition. Mentorship naturally happens through coaching and commaraderie. This could take the form of an after school basketball, soccer or baseball program. See the webpage on Community Sports Programs for more information.

4. Teen Rites of Passage - An absolutely crucial component to becoming an adult that has been lost in our modern way of living is directly supporting our boys in the transition from boy to man. In many cultures and in times past rites of passage experiences and coming of age ceremonies were valued as an integral part of the process of growing up. B2M is bringing this experience back to our communities. 

Rites of Passage can take a couple forms with B2M. One of our offerings is the Teen Sojourn, a week-long backpacking adventure in the Sierra Mountains. The other is called the Teen Adventure Mountain Weekend which happens at the Boys To Men Ranch in Sounthern California. See the webpage on Teen Rites of Passage for more information.

Please see individual webpages on each of these B2M mentorship activities for more information.