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Mentor Uses Dollars for Doers Program to Help Local Teens

The following article was first published in GM Financial’s Inside GMF.

Adrian Terry, AVP Process Excellence, works with teens at McFadden Ranch.

ROANOKE, Texas – When Adrian Terry, AVP Process Excellence, starting mentoring at McFadden Ranch in 2015, he never imagined the impact he would make on the young men in the facility. McFadden Ranch is a community-based residential program located in Roanoke, Texas, which provides for the care and treatment of juvenile offenders.

The approach to treatment at McFadden Ranch, a 48-bed facility, focuses on making lasting lifestyle changes. While at the Ranch, these young men obtain vocational and social skills training, individual and group mentoring, GED tutoring, and a variety of transitional support planning services. Youth at McFadden are referred to community service projects and can be streamlined into job placement on and off campus. The residents, ages 13-18, usually stay at McFadden Ranch for six to 18 months.

“Every time I mentor, my purpose is to have the boys see life differently,” Terry said. “The goal is to not have the boys be repeat offenders. I do my best to impact them up until they leave the program, hoping to keep positive phrases and wisdom remarks at the top of mind. I talk to them about life skills, savings, passion, and character.”

So far, Terry has had the opportunity to log 50 hours toward the company’s Dollars for Doers program. As a reminder, the Dollars for Doers program allows you to earn $5 for approved 501(c)(3) organizations for every hour you volunteer outside of work hours, up to 50 hours for a possible donation of $250.

Team members must return a completed Dollars for Doers form to GM Financial Community Investment during the annual call for forms at the beginning of each year. On an annual basis, a contribution will be distributed to the volunteer’s designated charity.

“GM Financial has been a blessing,” Terry said. “The ongoing kindness and generosity of our executive and senior leadership teams has materialized in many ways, one of which is the Dollars for Doers program. The funds provided by this initiative to the McFadden Community Advisory Council will be used to provide travel assistance to families who don’t have the financial means to visit their children in the facility.”

McFadden Ranch is in need of male volunteers to mentor from 7:30-8:30 p.m on Mondays. If you live in Dallas-Fort Worth and are interested in learning more, please contact Adrian Terry.

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