Being a Peer Mom in our community is an important role within the Strong Mamas, Thriving Babies Program. With us, mentoring is:

• Listening
• Being Respectful
• Being honest and authentic
• Being non-judgemental
• Supporting mentees by reaching out regularly as agreed
• Encouraging and instilling hope
• Encouraging your mentee to advocate for themselves
• Sharing your story when appropriate
• Helping your mentee recognize their strengths
• Setting healthy boundaries surrounding mentor work, e.g. waiting to answer texts from mentee until an appropriate hour, etc.
• Recognizing when a mentee needs more support than you are qualified to offer
• Providing resources as needed to mentees. See Resources tab for more