Overview

                                                                                                We are a faith-based volunteer service that assists recreational mentors (commercial and private) with establishing leisure programs to assist current combat veterans and youth. Our target veteran groups are those who served in the recent Middle Eastern conflicts for the United States armed services.  We coordinate on behalf of all parties to ensure an appropriate  connection is made between mentor and mentoree  while facilitating the development of a positive relationship.

Goal

    To establish partnerships with a network of host mentor organizations committed to providing recreational/leisure-based programs to modern U.S. combat veterans and youth in order to foster the interpersonal skills associated with being a confident productive member of the community.

Mission

    It’s Your Turn Mentorships  provides a Hampton Roads, Virginia metropolitan area service for coordinating recreationally based mentorship opportunities for those combat veterans and youth seeking to establish and/or re-establish their intrapersonal skills of self-confidence, self-worth, and self-productivity within an encouraging and creative “hands-on” environment that promotes shared experiences with like individuals. 

Getting Started

    Our flagship program is with Woodcraft of Norfolk/Virginia Beach and starts on 12 July 2011.  Heather and Bill Caillet, the proprietors of Woodcraft, have graciously agreed to lead the efforts by developing the first mentor program.  The activity is woodturning - you can read the particulars on the Programs page under the description.  They have long awaited the opportunity to give back to our veterans and we are so proud to be associated with them and assist them through It’s Your Turn Mentorships in meeting their goal!  Thanks to Heather and Bill for recognizing our veterans and for wanting to give a little back to them!