Face-to-Face Mentoring
Frequently Asked Questions
Role of a Mentor
About the Mentor Project
Mentor Support

About The Mentor Project

The Mentor Project is sponsored by Students In Business, Inc., a non-profit community-based organization which brings schools, local businesses, and government together in order to initiate and coordinate mentoring of youth by the community.

SIB-trained Mentor Site Coordinators match caring adult volunteers from the community with students in one-to-one relationships. Mentors give extra time to being a friend, answering questions, and providing guidance. Mentors come from a variety of occupations and volunteer their personal time to care for a student. They serve as a role model, advocate, and resource.

The purpose of the mentoring relationship is to help students develop their full potential, both in and outside of the classroom.

Mentors commit to 4-6 hours per month with their student and optional periodic group activities with other mentors and students for one year. Mentors must also be fingerprinted for a background check and complete a Tuberculin test.

Mentors and students:

• Complete an application detailing pertinent information including hobbies and interests.
• Attend a pre-match training and interview.
• Participate in optional periodic group activities after being matched.

The following Alameda County communities and schools currently operate Mentor Projects coordinated by SIB trained coordinators: