What is a Mentor?

What is a Mentor?
A Mentor is an adult who guides youth working on a religious award and helps them through the process. Other terms for this role include Adult Advisor, Mentor, and Point of Contact.

What does a Mentor do?
A Mentor guides youth to complete the tasks required for the award, checks work, and submits application to the GHACCYO.

Who can be a Mentor?
Any adult can be a Mentor if he/she is

• a fully-initiated, practicing Catholic
• Safe Haven (formerly VIRTUS) trained
• GHACCYO trained
• registered on the GHACCYO website

What are the prerequisites for being a Mentor?
Mentors must

• be current on Safe Haven training
• take GHACCYO Mentor Training
• take award specific training for each award level mentoring

How do I become a Mentor?

• take Safe Haven (or VIRTUS) training
• take GHACCYO Mentor Training
• take award specific training for each award level mentoring

How long are the training classes?
About one hour each.

How do I sign up for a training class?
Sign up at Adult Training. Classes are pre-recorded so you can watch them at any time.

I was a Mentor in the past, but haven't done it for a while. Can I pick up where I left off?
If you registered as a Mentor last year, you may pick up where you left off. If you were not registered as a Mentor last year, you will have to re-take the training.