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Donate Become a Mentor Login Toggle navigation Who We Are Model Mission & Values Team Supporters Corporate Partners Impact Results Impact Report Success Stories Annual Report The First 20 Years Where We Work At a Glance New York City Chicago Bay Area Baltimore Partner Programs Get Involved Opportunities Become a Mentor Donate Join our Team Partner with Us Champions Circle Refer New Mentors Join Champions Circle The iMentor Challenge Run a Race Attend an Event Social Hub Highlights Events Blog News In a time of immense challenge, we must come together to support iMentor students. Learn More -> Become a Mentor -> -> iMentor matches every student in our high schools with a committed college-educated mentor, equipped to guide that young person on their journey to college graduation. Our Model -> Success Story – National Thank You to Our Community Nov 23, 2020 Because of you, we have been able to accomplish so much for our students. Thank you for your support. Read and Watch Success Story – National Meeting the Challenge, Supporting Our Students Nov 17, 2020 Hear from students Brianna and Naz and a Bronx high school principal about how they and their communities have been affected by the pandemic. Read and Watch Success Story – New York City How the Pandemic Has Impacted First-Gen Students Nov 09, 2020 By Symone Henry Principal Osei Owusu-Afriyie of Frederick Douglass Academy II secondary school in Harlem, NY speaks with iMentor program manager Jackie Rodriguez about the impact of COVID-19 and the resulting NYC school shutdown on students, and what gives him hope during this time. Read and Watch Success Story – Chicago How Heritage Inspires This Chicago Mentor Oct 28, 2020 By Symone Henry To reflect on the end of Hispanic Heritage Month, we spoke with Elizabeth Soto, a mentor of Mexican heritage, about her experience mentoring a student in Chicago. Read More -> Success Story – National Getting Out the Youth Vote in the iMentor Community Oct 20, 2020 By Michelle Tsai For many high school and college students, this November will be their first chance to vote in a federal election. At “Your Voice, Your Vote, Your Future,” iMentor’s recent virtual event focused on voter registration … Read More -> Success Story – Chicago Solving Remote Schooling Woes for a Future in Law Enforcement Oct 12, 2020 In this video, Joy, an iMentor Chicago senior, and her mother, Kathryn, talk about challenges in remote learning with Brandis Friedman, anchor with Chicago Tonight. iMentor has launched the iMentor Collective Response Fund to support … Read and Watch Success Story – New York City How Losing Work Because of the Pandemic Affected One Bronx Family Sep 22, 2020 In this video, iMentor college student Naz talks with his mentor, Khwaja, about being home during the pandemic, and about his worries for his father, who, because of the economic downturn, lost his job at … Read and Watch Announcement – National iMentor Launches Collective Response Fund to Support Students in Critical Year Sep 16, 2020 The students that iMentor serves are likely to be the hardest hit by this crisis. Support at this critical time will have an outsized impact on our students’ ability to remain on track to achieve their aspirations. Read and Watch Success Story – Chicago Meet Our Mentors: Mollie Kozberg Aug 28, 2020 When Mollie Kozberg was paired with her mentee Brenda two years ago in Chicago, the two were able to create a meaningful connection because of similarities in their lives. Read More -> Success Story – National Mentoring Young People of Color: Connecting Across Difference Aug 13, 2020 By Sylvia Wong More than 600 people tuned in on August 12 to join iMentor’s Mentoring Young People of Color fishbowl conversation, an intimate discussion about building relationships across difference. Hosted by Jeff Johnson, iMentor Baltimore advisory board … Read and Watch Release – National After 17 Years at iMentor, Mike O’Brien Announces He Will Transition Out of His Role as CEO Over the Course of This Year Aug 07, 2020 <p>iMentor’s board of directors has begun the process of identifying iMentor’s next CEO, and is pleased that Mike has agreed to remain with the organization to ensure a seamless transition to new leadership.</p> Read More -> Success Story – New York City Meet Our Mentors: Shannon Hartley Jul 27, 2020 By Shannon Hames We asked Shannon Hartley, a Marble Hill School for International Studies '20 mentor, about her first year of mentoring and how she plans to assist her mentee Esther on her path to post-secondary success. Read More -> Across our society, talent is equally distributed — but opportunity is not. iMentor is fighting to give every young person a fair chance to graduate college and fulfill their potential. For first-generation college students, having a personal champion can make the difference. 35‚948 students matched with mentors since 1999 Success Story: Steve & Warren -> 68% of our students will be first-generation college students Success Story: Julia & Debbie -> 74% of iMentor students enroll in college, vs. 54% of similar students nationally Our Impact -> Follow Us Blog Careers FAQ Financials Diversity Privacy Policy Contact Us Sign up for E-mail Updates Login to the Learning Center iMentor is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization and all donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. EIN 30-0105507 Close Modal...