Family sponsors
Having a family and raising children is a wonderful experience, but also a great challenge. It requires a lot of time and dedication from you as parents.
Volunteering to Support Families in Their Daily Lives: Information, locations, and current dates for the free family mentor training program in the Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen district.
What are family sponsors?
· Family mentors are experienced volunteers who enjoy supporting families.
· They are there for families throughout the county
· They accompany a family for a certain period of time in a specific area, depending on the family’s needs.
· They are well prepared: Before beginning their assignment, they attend a free training course for family mentors.
How do you get a family sponsorship?
You can find out how a family sponsorship can support your family from the coordinator. This experienced specialist will take care of all the coordination and advice for a family sponsorship. Please contact the coordinator. You can find them in the info column.
Family mentors give families support in their challenging everyday lives. Because every family is a small world of its own, with all its ups and downs.
Sometimes it is good and sensible to have effective support from outside in various areas for a limited period of time.
Family sponsors have...
- the desire to support families
- an open heart for the concerns of families
- experience and skills from their own life story
- desire and willingness to enter into a relationship of trust
Family sponsors get...
· Appreciation of your own interests and ideas
· Regular exchange of experiences with other family mentors
· A free family mentor training program consisting of six modules based on the curriculum of the Bavarian Family Mentors Network
· Continuing education
· Professional support from the local coordination team
Family sponsors give...
- Temporary support
- Agreed assistance
- Relief in everyday life
- Their own expertise and life experience
- Are guides
Would you like to volunteer and become a family mentor? You can find the dates for the next family mentor training session in the right-hand column on this page.