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Youth is a time of exploration, discovery, making life-long friendships and uncovering talents. It can also be a time of confusion, peer pressure and uncertainty. This is why a young person needs a caring adult by his side to look up to, share daily challenges, and get advice from. A mentor is a guiding light in a young person’s journey helping him or her realize their full potential..

Join our mentorship program today. All it takes is an hour a week and a willingness to reach out to change a life. Watch the video below to get a feel for how the program works, and how appreciative our students are.

Mentoring help young people fulfill their potential.

Who is a mentor?

A mentor is an adult who, along with parents, provides a young person with support, counsel, friendship, reinforcement and constructive example.

Successful mentors:

• Are empathetic listeners
• Have a sincere desire to help young people
• Help others bring out strengths
• Eager to share their knowled

As a mentor you can:

• Empower young people to focus on academics and pursue higher education
• Help face day-to-day challenges
• Advise on different career paths
• Build self-esteem
• Help encourage respect for adults and peers
• Uncover hidden talents

Mentors can:

• Make a big difference in a young person’s life
• Learn a lot about themselves
• Give back to the community by guiding a young person toward success

We believe you will enjoy sharing your experience and helping students set goals, overcome challenges and build self-esteem.

In an article, Mentoring at-risk high school students: Evaluation of a school-based program, the authors examined the effects of a school-based mentoring program on 10th grade students.

Findings

Those who were effectively mentored, were more likely to return to school the following school year. Return rates for the control group and the ineffectively mentored group were 74% and 69%, respectively, compared to 100% of the effectively mentored group. Additionally, those who were effectively mentored showed greater improvement in achievement than in the ineffectively mentored group.

By all estimates, an astounding 17.6 million young people—nearly half the population of young people between 10 and 18 years of age—live in situations that put them at risk of not living up to their potential.