Strategies
Face the Children (FTC) Mentorship Process
The vision of Face the Children is to give every homeless child an opportunity for a life of godly dignity and love. Not all homeless children are willing to accept this opportunity for various reasons, including drug addictions, behavioral problems, or even head-strong independence. Some children are not currently ready --or ready to accept-full-time help.
Face the Children (FTC) is developing a mentorship process to prepare homeless children to be in a position to accept and receive full-time help. Some need more mentoring than others who progress through the process more quickly.
FTC's mentorship process is currently implemented in three main stages (defined below). Each stage has it's own challenges, requirements for entry and exit, and opportunities for people to support the children who are at a particular stage in the mentorship process.
Many street children are living on the streets because they have been abused by adults in their lives, including parents, relatives, and neighbors. Some have been abused by adults while they live on the streets. Often times the abuse is sexual in nature, in some cases resulting in forced prostitution. There is minimal governmental assistance for these children. In a class segregated social system, homeless children are thought by many to be less than human, and often treated like stray dogs. Needless to say, many of these children, for good reason, do not trust adults.
