Find a Mentoring Program

Know a Young Person Who Needs A Mentor?

Mentors are supportive individuals who build relationships with young people by offering them guidance, support, and encouragement to help cultivate positive and healthy development. Mentors become part of a team of caring adults to support a young person. They are not meant to replace parents, guardians, teachers, or to play the role of disciplinarians or decision makers.

The role of a mentor includes encouraging positive choice, help promote high self-esteem, supporting academic achievement, and introducing a mentee to new ideas. Also, mentors leverage their relationships to help support these efforts.

Examples of some things a mentor might help a young person with include:

What Makes a Good Mentor?

Benefits

Relationships matter. Making a connection with a young person in your community will change not only their life, but yours as well.

Get Started!

Before you start to look at the programs that are available, think about and identify your own interests and needs. Finding a mentoring program you’re excited about and comfortable with can require some time and thought, but the good news is that there’s something for everyone. The following steps will help walk you through the process of choosing a mentoring program that is right for you. To help you decide which type of mentoring program you want, ask yourself the following questions: