How Cougs 4 Kids Works
How Cougs 4 Kids Works
Start With the Right Path
Cougs 4 Kids helps Washington students ages 13-18, families, WSU students and alumni, schools, nonprofits, donors, and sponsors find the right path into Camp Coug, MentorBoost Kits, volunteer mentoring, and youth resources. Participation depends on capacity, consent, required safety steps, and local approval where applicable.
Ways To Participate
Start With Resources
Students, families, mentors, schools, and nonprofits can use the Resource Hub now for practical college, career, confidence, belonging, service, leadership, teamwork, and mentoring guidance.
Express Interest
WSU students, alumni, and Cougar-connected volunteers can express interest in mentoring, events, kit-building, outreach, or program support. Mentors serve as volunteers and complete required screening, onboarding, and site-specific safety steps before youth contact.
How Participation Moves Forward
Schools and nonprofits can contact Cougs 4 Kids about Camp Coug, referral interest, Resource Hub use, MentorBoost Kits, or local collaboration. Participation is confirmed site by site.
- Approved pathways: Depending on fit, capacity, timing, consent, and approvals, students may participate through Camp Coug, MentorBoost Kits, mentoring pathways, or youth resources.
- Fund or sponsor: Donors and sponsors can help fund program materials, MentorBoost Kits, youth resources, outreach, and mentoring infrastructure through Believe in Me.
Fund Or Sponsor The Work
Donors and sponsors help fund program materials, MentorBoost Kits, youth resources, outreach, and mentoring infrastructure through Believe in Me. Gifts may be tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Students or families can start with the Resource Hub and contact Cougs 4 Kids to ask about available youth resources or program interest. Any youth participation depends on fit, capacity, consent, required safety steps, and local approval where applicable.
WSU students, alumni, and Cougar-connected volunteers can express interest in mentoring, events, kit-building, outreach, or program support. Mentor roles are volunteer roles, and youth-facing involvement requires screening, onboarding, and any site-specific safety steps before contact.
Schools and nonprofits can contact Cougs 4 Kids about referral interest, Camp Coug, Resource Hub use, MentorBoost Kits, or local collaboration. Local participation is confirmed site by site.
No. Participation depends on program fit, capacity, timing, consent, required safety steps, and school or partner approval where applicable.
Volunteers complete required screening, onboarding, and site-specific safety steps before youth contact. Additional requirements may apply depending on the program path and local partner.
Donors and sponsors can help fund program materials, MentorBoost Kits, youth resources, outreach, and mentoring infrastructure through Believe in Me. Gifts may be tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.