New Year, New Way to Give Back!
Looking for a meaningful way to fulfill your 2026 resolution? Join our volunteer tutoring community and help youth in institutional care build the skills they need for life after 18.
Why YouMeWe NPO?
17 years of continuous, proven impact
Flexible online instruction - tutor from Japan to Manila
Direct support for English exam preparation
Weekly sessions that fit your schedule
A community that shows up when it matters
It takes a village to raise children, and showing up for them is simply the right thing to do. Our volunteers make a real difference by providing consistent support and encouragement during these crucial transition years.
Ready to get started? Contact us at [email protected] or visit youmewenpo.org to learn about upcoming tutoring opportunities. You can also DM us directly for more information.
Let's make 2026 the year we expand our village and reach even more young people preparing for their futures!
#YouMeWeNPO #VolunteerTutoring#NewYearResolution #YouthSupport#CommunityImpact #ShowingUp
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These caps were made by one of our Ambassadors using a 3D printer.
If you are interested in purchasing, please visit our store.It is a good way to make use of pet bottles by turning them into flower vases. https://youmewenpo.org/youmewe-home-shop/p/flover-vase-cap
We Are Civil Communicators私たちは丁寧なコミュニケーターです
We Are Civil Communicators
私たちは丁寧なコミュニケーターです
Relationships are the only thing that we have in common around the world, our families and communities. In 2026 we are continuing our Digital Citizenship training with our students.
https://www.commonsense.org/education/videos/civil-discourse-online
International Mentoring Day January 17th
International Mentoring Day reminds us: small acts create big changes 🌟
Just 2 hours volunteering with YouMeWe helps kids in institutional care prep for English exams and build career skills for life after 18.
New Year, new chance to show up for young people who need our village. Ready to make a difference? DM us! 💙
On January 17th, International Mentoring Day fosters a global understanding of the mentoring movement throughout the world. The day also raises awareness for the global contributions of mentoring.
#InternationalMentoringDay
Mentoring usually involves a more knowledgeable person sharing wisdom with someone who has less experience. Mentors share their skills in the workplace, schools, places of worship, and professional organizations.
Wherever one might need guidance, there are usually mentors. Those who are mentors usually find the position to be rewarding, too. Mentoring is also a great way to influence young people.
#InternationalMentoringDay #YouMeWeNPO #VolunteerOpportunity #YouthEmpowerment #NewYearImpact
Kicking off classes for the New Year
“[Kids] don’t remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.” – Jim Henson. Starting off the year with our dedicated teacher Dan Mercier showing up for the kids.
Education is the gift that lasts a lifetime We are currently raising funds for the Mark Bell Scholarship to support students in Japan’s institutional care system.
By providing the books and tools they need, we ensure that financial barriers don't stand in the way of their academic success.
Every gift, no matter the size, brings us closer to our year-end goal!
#YouMeWe NPO #communitysupport #empower #socialimpact #makeadifference #changemakers
“Don't feel sorry for these kids because they're not feeling sorry for themselves.
They're just getting on with it"In our latest podcast I sit down with Michael Perry-Clemons to learn about the good work he is doing to maximize the hope and potential of orphans in Japan at YouMeWeNPO.Thank you for sharing your journey and insights surrounding fostering orphans in Japan, which is a topic that deserves a lot more attention and consideration.
We visisted Sendai Tensien for their Christmas Party yesterday.
Onodera-sensei picked us up and we had lunch before heading to the hall where the children acted the story of the birth of Christ. Then had a bell choir.
It was nice to see the kids. We started buying computers and working with them in 2013.
We facilitated buying a van for them to shuttle the children from one group home to another.
We also introduced that IKEA has started to work with us with the concept of helping furnish aged out youth apartments when they go out on their own.
On December 22nd we will pick up 47 hits being prepared by Capgemini to deliver to all the children.
We visited Fukushima Aiikuen we have known since 3/11.
It was also the destination for Knights in White Lycra 2019 ride.
Endo-sensei is now the Encho. We introduced the Fostering Higher Education program and heard how he has 100 aged out youth who get together every year. This year will be the 29th over pizza.
We learned about a new app that helps aged out youth we are going to utilize and socialize to the other homes.
A car that was bought for them by a donor now has 20,000km so we will start an appeal to find a new one.
We were in Gifu meeting our 2026 Mentee for the Fostering Higher Education program.
While the number of 9% of orphans going on to higher education has increased to 30-40%. We now know the rate of dropping out the first year is just as high.
Only 2% complete their degree.
Why?
Because they do not have an adult in their life to champion them through.
We are in collaboration with International Foster Care Alliance (IFCA) and have trained to be mentors and trained mentors for Tokyo/Tohoku.
If interested in the two year commitment, please contact us.
Nice Bonenkai with Japan lnternational Cultural Exchange Foundation
As we look forward to future collaborations in 2026
Very happy to have all three badges for GlobalGiving.
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