Quentin’s Story

This is a real-life testimony between one of our Youth participants (Quentin) and their Life Coach (David) and their “why’s” for choosing the Mentoring Plus program. Our youth  joined Mentoring Plus at a really detrimental time in his life. He was referred by the court system due to his severe addiction to alcohol and marijuana. He and his family struggled for years to find help due to his age and unique struggle. He may have originally come to program because he was required, but now when asked, he states that the program helped him in a tremendous way by providing support for him and his family when there was none. Since his enrolment into the program, Quentin has recognized his addictions and has taken steps to remain sober.  David said his reason for originally becoming a Life Coach was to be able to help others. After being paired with Quentin, he now states his favorite part of life coaching has been the life lessons he has learned along with Quentin being an open-minded and intelligent individual. Collectively the pair was surprised at how easy coming into the program was along with how many resources were provided through Mentoring Plus. They both have the same goal for Quentin, overall, of completing the program with a good standing and remaining sober – and with the path they are currently on this goal will be far exceeded. Quentin’s struggle way be big, but Mentoring Plus is bigger and we, along with the rest of those in Quentin’s life are here for the long haul.