Below is the application to be a mentor in our Pre-Trial Diversion Program! Please make sure you have the following items ready to upload:

1. Valid Driver's License with CURRENT address
2. Copy of automobile insurance
3. Resume with a minimum of 5 years work history, 3 personal references, and 1 professional reference

We do our best to respond to all applicants within 5 business days. If you are approved, you will need to pass an FBI background check (with fingerprints). The requirements to be a mentor in our program are as follows:

• Be at least 21 years of age
• Reside within 25 miles of Defuniak Springs, Fl. 
• Be willing to adhere to all FCM Pre-Trial Intervention Program policies and procedures
• Agree to a one-year commitment to the program
• Commit to spending a minimum of eight hours a month with the mentee
• Be willing to communicate with the mentee weekly
• Complete the screening procedure
• Agree to attend mentor trainings as required
• Be willing to communicate regularly with the program coordinator and submit monthly meeting and activity information
• Have access to an automobile or reliable transportation
• Have a current driver’s license, auto insurance, and good driving record
• Have a clean criminal history
• Have never been accused, arrested, charged, or convicted of child abuse or molestation
• Not be a convicted felon. If the applicant has been convicted of a felony then they may be considered only after a period of 5 years with demonstrated good behavior and an appropriate and corrective attitude regarding past behaviors.
• Not be a user of illicit drugs 
• Not use alcohol or controlled substances in an excessive or inappropriate manner
• Not currently in treatment for substance abuse. If a substance abuse problem has occurred in the past the applicant must have completed a non-addictive period of at least five years 
• Not currently be under treatment for a mental disorder or have been hospitalized for a mental disorder in the past three years
• Not have falsified information during the course of the screening process

If you have any questions, please send an email to Rob@FightersChanceMinistries.com BEFORE submitting your application.