Be A Mentor Program Overview

Be A Mentor Program’s mission is to provide schools and communities with trained volunteer mentors to be positive adult role models for youth.

• Adult mentoring integrated into the classroom enhances student learning.

• Be A Mentor Program provides schools and communities with trained mentors. Project Managers choose the youth, make the match, and monitor the match.

• Be A Mentor Program trains school and community personnel to be mentor project managers and provides them with technical support.

• Be A Mentor Program support includes:

  - A manual on mentoring;

  - An Internet website with important and useful documents and forms;

  - Referral of mentors and their files, including an application, background clearance, and personal references via the Internet;

  - On-site, phone, and email technical support services to the project managers.

• Students with mentors tend to:
  

  - Attend school more often;

  - Get better grades;

  - Attend college more often;

  - Obtain a career focus.

• Starting A Mentoring Program:

• Mentor Recruitment
  
• Mentor Background Clearance
  
• Referring Mentors to Projects
  
• Project Manager Training
  
• Partnering with Be A Mentor Program
  
• Technical Support