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Community Organizations: Register a booth for FROM VICTIM TO VICTOR

Hand in Hand Family Mentorship presents Derek Clark on March 14, 2025 from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. at JUMP Boise downtown.  Derek Clark, a nationally acclaimed motivational speaker and advocate, transformed his traumatic past—13 years in the foster care system filled with abuse and abandonment—into …

Events

Mentor Workshop: Brain Architecture Game, October 29, 2024

Hand in Hand Family Mentorship presents BRAIN ARCHITECTURE GAME by Kim Hemmert. For mentors only. Kim is from Idaho Children’s Trust Fund and will be presenting a group page to demonstrate how experiences and environments impact brain development and the mentor’s part in shaping that. …

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What does a mentor do?

Become Friends

Be a real friend and develop a connection

Inspire Progress

Share the joy that comes from personal improvement

Encourage Learning

Model how gaining knowledge has helped your life

Teach Self-Reliance

Encourage skills that will lead to stability and independence

Who are the mentors and mentees?

Meet the people of Hand in Hand Family Mentorship.

Who do we serve

Referrals come to us from:

Anyone who would benefit from a healthy relationship
Self-Referrals
Family Advocates
DHW Caseworkers
Safe Families of Treasure Valley
CATCH Idaho
Rise Family Services
Nampa Family Justice Center
Idaho Department of Correction
Boise Rescue Mission Ministries
And other charitable organizations

OUR STORY

Being foster parents brought many beautiful children into our home. Each experience was precious—soul-stretching and heart-crushing all at once. Yet, no matter how difficult, the pain and discomfort never outweighed …

OUR MISSION

We believe in the capacity of parents to make positive changes in their life. Our goal is not to fix people or their problems, but to help them feel empowered to change their trajectory.

Partner Organizations

The Story of Two Seedlings

As we open our circle of friendship to others, we create a sense of community and inclusion for those who need it most.

2020 Casey Foundation

Idaho Child Welfare Statistics

By strengthening families…we change the statistics…we change a life…we change the future.

1,958
children involved in maltreatment
1,534
entered foster care
43 %
enter foster care for abuse
55 %
enter foster for neglect or other reasons
54 %
are reunited with their families
29 %
exited to adoption
5.5 %
Guardianship
How Mentors Helped Me

Testimonials

From Beth, current mentee in HNH program

“I love Hand in Hand! My mentor has been such a wonderful support for me. It’s definitely helped me stay in a better mental space having someone else to talk to. When you feel like everything is falling apart, having even just one extra person on your side rooting for you can make such a huge difference. I have felt it many times over.”

Text of a mentee to her mentor

“I finished my first quarter of school with 100% in both of my classes. My next set of classes starts on January 1st. Things are really looking up for me. I’m feeling so hopeful and proud of myself. And your support means so much to me. I’m so glad that I got to meet you and I hope we can continue to be life-long friends!”