Game On!

Our group mentors and mentees meet up once-a-week for 1.5 hours in person. The sessions are held weekdays, typically between 2:30pm to 5pm. This program is a commitment of 8 weeks, with new sessions starting every 3-4 months.

Game On! provides information, support, and mentorship to youth to make informed choices about a range of healthy lifestyle practices. Every week you and your mentees will engage in active play, through non-traditional and traditional physical activities, complemented with healthy snacks, and group discussions surrounding physical, social, and emotional health.

The children enrolled in our programs benefit in many ways. Mentored youth perform better academically, demonstrate less negative behaviours, and are less likely to suffer from peer pressure related anxiety. Children in mentorship programs tend to build confidence and have better emotional regulation and communication skills, leading to better relationships with their siblings, parents, school, and peers. Additionally, mentored youth are more likely to volunteer as adults.

Our volunteers represent a diversity of backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and identities, just like the families and youth that we serve. The most important qualities we look for in volunteers are reliability, consistency, dedication, and being respectful of others. No specific prerequisite skills or experience is required.

Before you volunteer, we provide you with an in-depth training session to answer any questions and equip you with all the information you will need. Your program has a Mentoring Coordinator who is there to support your mentoring relationships every step of the way, giving guidance, advice, and support where it is needed to make sure everyone is having a positive experience.

Absolutely! Most group mentors in this program volunteer for more sessions once their first 8 week session is finished.