SEBASTIAN — Youth Guidance will treat their children to a Fall Festival on the Farm this Saturday, an evening filled with exotic animals, fishing, ranch activities and food at LaPorte Farms in Sebastian.
The VNA and Exchange Club of Indian River are joining the Youth Guidance Mentoring & Activities Program as partners in the event. The festival is open to children who have a mentor as well as children who are waiting to be matched with a mentor. The children will participate in pumpkin carvings, pony rides and fishing and they will be able to cook and eat the fish they catch. The evening will continue with hayrides, a BBQ and s’mores by the bonfire. LaPorte Farms features exotic animals including zebras, llamas, donkeys and birds, and is located at 129th Street in Sebastian.
Youth Guidance matches each of its 700 at-risk K-12 children with a volunteer mentor 17 years and older. The agency is seeking volunteers to serve as mentors, tutors or periodic volunteers at a special activity or to provide regular help in the office.
Youth Guidance is also looking for partnerships with businesses, service clubs and church groups to pair with their unmatched children for just one activity a year. The Guidance Gallery, a board featuring 80 Youth Guidance children who need mentors, is available for organizations or businesses to display in their lobbies to help recruit mentors.
