Mentors are good listeners, people who care, people who want to help young people bring out strengths that are already there. 

A mentor is somone who, along with parents provides young people with support, counsel, friendship, reinforcement, and constructive example. 

It is expected that each mentor spends about 45 minutes, once a week, during the school day, with their mentee. 

According to the National Mentoring Partnership, mentored teens are 46% less likely to get into drugs, 59% more likely to get better grades, and 73% more likely to raise their goals. 

Instead of becoming juvenile crime statistics, mentored young people receive guidance to make the decisions that help them grow to be valuable employees and citizens who strengthen our businesses and our communities.