Listen to Children
Opening the Hearts of Children Through Active Listening
Children need a caring adult to listen to them when they need someone to talk to. Sometimes, for a variety of reasons, children can’t get the attention they need at home. Listen to Children uses trained volunteers in the elementary and middle school setting to provide confidential one-on-one listening sessions with children who have been identified by their teachers as needing extra help due to family problems such as divorce or death, isolation, low self-esteem, or other behavioral clues. The volunteer visits the child once a week to listen and problem solve with the child. This wonderful program helped 267 children in 38 schools during the 2008-09 school year using 54 volunteers. Almost all of the volunteers (93%) said Listen to Children made a difference in the children’s lives.
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Listen to Children mentoring program matches a caring and supportive adult with
at-risk children experiencing academic and social problems.