About South Boston T.E.A.M.

South Boston T.E.A.M. (Together Engaging Adolescents through Mentoring) matches South Boston youth, ages 10-16, with caring, adult mentors.

Once matched the pair meets once a week for 2 hours or more. Meetings are set on a week-to-week basis and happen independently. Mentors pick up the mentee at his or her house and do activities together, like play basketball, get pizza, or visit a museum. The mentor and mentee work together to find activities they both enjoy, in the hopes that they will develop a friendship.

Group activities take place every other month with all the matches, and program staff checks in regularly with mentors to provide support. Mentors attend regular mentor meetings for additional training and support throughout the year.

The goal of the program is to enhance the resiliency of the youth by fostering increased self-esteem, school attachment, and the ability to make positive life choices.

T.E.A.M. is a program of the Catholic Charities Labouré Center and was modeled after the Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America Program. The first matches were made in April of 1999, and since then over 100 matches have been made. T.E.A.M. is supported by the United Way, government contracts, corporate and foundation grants including the Mellon Charitable Giving Program/Arthur F. Blanchard Trust, generous individual contributions, and fundraising activities.