Mentors are the backbone of this program! Without good mentors willing to commit their time and energies to the youth of the program, there just wouldn't be a significant outcome.  Therefore, POLESTAR-OUTDOORS places a good deal of energy and effort in recruiting and training men and women for the job.  We further believe that there are many well-qualified adult mentors who can benefit from a relationship with a youth.  With these ideas in mind we are looking for men and women who want to invest in, and learn from youth. So there is a very conscious effort to team mentor/youth with mutually beneficial counterparts.

 

 

 MENTORS: (selection)

• Mentors will be selected who have  expressed a willingness and desire to share with youth and specifically have expressed that they want to fit into the parameters of our program.
• We will recruit both male and female mentors.
• Mentors will be selected by the Program Director and approved by the Polestar Board of Directors.
• Potential mentors must submit to a third party background check.

 

MENTORS: (training)

• Mentors will be asked to attend 2 sessions where we discuss the overall objectives of POLESTAR and will be offered training in the following areas: (as needed)-

• leading  outdoor and/or spiritual discussions with a young person
• sharing your life story
• legal issues, (State and Federal laws)
• landowner relations
• ethical hunting practices
• how to handle discussions of our basic goals

 

MENTORS: (our expectations)

• Mentors have demonstrated  safe, ethical and successful hunting skills.
• Mentors are willing to make a 1 year commitment to work with his/her assigned youth to maximize the chance of success in the field and to provide a longer-term relationship.
• Mentors will be willing to use their equipment and pay their expenses while serving the youth.

 

MENTORS: (what they can expect of leader(s))

• Training
• Private venues where landowners have bought into POLESTAR-OUTDOOR'S program.
• Liaison with appropriate State Wildlife agencies (permits where required).
• Excellent hunting/fishing opportunities---

• lots of game
• little or no competition
• excellent equipment
• in-field help at all times