New Solutions to Keep Our Mission Moving

Using The TSIC App

Available in both the Android and IOS (Apple) store. 

Hello Mentors. Thank you for your continuous effort to create change within our community. We look forward to working with you this year. Please see the links below to find out more information on requirements and expectations this 22-23 school year. Again, none of what we do can be completed without out you- and we appreciate having you in the Take Stock family.
 

We are so excited that mentoring has kicked off!  We know our mentors and students have been anxious to reconnect and to start working towards their goals for this school year!  Please feel free to reach out to your student to start scheduling mentor sessions!

As a reminder, mentoring will be virtual and in person  this year. Ideally mentoring will continue to occur for 30 minutes a week, every week during the school year except for during Winter Break and Spring Break.  At a minimum, mentoring sessions need to occur for 30 minutes twice a month.  Sessions must still be logged in our STAR database on a weekly basis, or preferably, within the mentor app. 

 
We are happy to announce the Take Stock App has been updated for this Academic Year.
Some of the new enhancements include:
 Login Checkbox to confirm that all users have read and understand the mandatory waiver
 Change/Update Password from within the Take Stock App
 Message Center and System Alerts to keep you informed
 Quick access to the 2021 Mentor Toolkit
 New Student portal to allow students to access Take Stock App features from a PC or Laptop
 
We are excited to bring you these new enhancements, and we hope you find the Take Stock App user
experience is even better this new year.
We created the Take Stock App Video Chat as a more personalized experience to conduct your
mentor sessions with your mentee. The Take Stock App is a safe and secure platform for mentors
and mentees to conduct mentor sessions and provides an easy way for you as a mentor to schedule
and log mentor sessions. We had no idea at the time that we began the concept of creating the Take
Stock App that the world would encounter a global pandemic, and the Take Stock App would be put
into action as a way to conduct Take Stock Text Chat and Video Chat Mentor Sessions, but we are
sure glad we have it!
We hope you find this latest enhancement to the Take Stock App an enjoyable user experience and
helpful to you as you are mentoring. To use this new version of the Take Stock App, please go to
the Apple App store for iPhone/IOS devices or Google Play store for Android devices and
download the latest version of the Take Stock App (Version 3.2 for iPhone/IOS and version 5.3
for Android). If you used the Take Stock App last, year we ask that you delete the app from your
phone and install a fresh copy.
You can use the Take Stock App to “Text Chat” or “Video Chat” with your mentee and schedule a
“Text Chat Mentor Session” or “Video Chat Mentor Session” all from your smart phone or tablet (not
available for computer or laptop at this time).  We have attached video training links below to show
you how to start using the Take Stock App today!
 
Are you a current user, or have you already been using the Take Stock App?
 
Current User Training will only include new and/or updated features of the Take Stock App for
2021/2022.
 
Are you a new user of the Take Stock APP and have never used it before?
 
If so, then CLICK here to watch the TAKE STOCK APP VIDEO CHAT TRAINING FOR NEW
 
New User Training will include a comprehensive review of Take Stock App features such as:
 How to Download the Take Stock App
 Correct Phone Settings for the Take Stock App (for IOS & Android)
 Logging-In to the Take Stock App
 Scheduling a Take Stock App “Text Chat” and “Video Chat” Mentor Session with your Mentee
 Initiating a Take Stock App “Text Chat” and Video Chat” Mentoring Session with Your Mentee
 Logging a Take Stock “Text Chat” and/or “Video Chat” Mentor Session
 Resources on the Take Stock App
Take Stock App Text Chats, and Video Chats with your mentee can replace required in-person
mentor sessions during the 2021-2022 school year, allowing your mentee to maintain their
TSIC program mentoring requirements.
Take Stock App Key Safety and Security Features:**
 Take Stock App Text Chats cannot upload photos.
 Take Stock Text Chats cannot use emojis.
 Take Stock Text Chats are archived.
 Take Stock Text Chats are monitored using Key Word Alerts to ensure safe communication for
all.
 Take Stock Video Chats sessions are secured through recorded audited monitoring.
**All mentors and mentees must have signed the “In-Person and Virtual Mentoring Name and
Likeness Recording and Usage Consent and Release Waiver” before Take Stock App use.
 
We have also created seven (7) short-form training videos on each of the Take Stock App features to
for those who want a refresher and to help create a more effortless user experience.
Train the Mentor Short: HOW TO DOWNLOAD THE TAKE STOCK APP
Train the Mentor Short: LOGGING-IN TO THE TAKE STOCK APP
Train the Mentor Short: RESOURCES ON THE TAKE STOCK APP
 
In addition to the videos, you can also use this link to view two easy to use one-page guides:
 
 Helpful Hints and Instructions on How to Use the Take Stock App
 Helpful Hints on How to Initiate Take Stock App Text or Video Chat Sessions
(conversations starters for new users)
All recent research indicates that our students need our mentoring support services now more than
ever. With the additional enhancements of the Take Stock App, we hope that this gives you, our
mentors, another tool to keep in touch with your mentee and the resources you need to support your
student.
We also want to take this opportunity to say THANK YOU! We want you to know how much we value
your service as a Take Stock mentor! You are the heart of Take Stock in Children. Thank you for
serving as a Take Stock in Children mentor! We appreciate all you do to help change the life of a
child through scholarships, mentors, and hope!
Stay healthy, stay safe, and happy mentor