Press – National Here’s How You Can Change Lives in the Pandemic New York Times Apr 27, 2020 By Nicholas Kristof If you have time but not money, consider volunteering. Check out iMentor.org, which lets you guide high school students in part through online connections.Read on New York Times ->
Press – National iMentor: Coronavirus Response & Mentor Recruitment Efforts Patch Apr 15, 2020 iMentor is a college access and success organization that leverages the power of one-to-one mentor-mentee relationships.Read on Patch ->
Press – National For First-Generation Students, Getting to College is Hard as it is. Now Add in Coronavirus. Chalkbeat Apr 08, 2020 By by Kalyn Belsha iMentor, which pairs high schoolers with mentors over several years, is turning its summer program that prepares students for life on a college campus into a virtual experience.Read on Chalkbeat ->
Release – New York City iMentor NYC Issues Challenge to Corporate Community to Recruit 1,000 Volunteer Mentors Mar 11, 2020 iMentor announced plans to recruit 1,000 new mentors to its program and boost the diversity of its mentor pool by 10 percent over the next year through the Mentor Pledge 2020.Read More ->
Press – Baltimore Volunteers Team Up With Students To Make A Match For College Success The Baltimore Times Dec 05, 2019 A national college readiness program has launched in Baltimore to help underserved students make the grade. iMentor hosted its first meet and greet for the students of the Academy for College and Career Exploration (ACCE) and their mentors November 13, 2019 at the ACCE.Read on The Baltimore Times ->
Release – Baltimore iMentor Baltimore Launches Inaugural Programmatic Year with Baltimore City Public Schools Dec 02, 2019 iMentor Baltimore marks the inaugural programmatic year of its partnership with Baltimore City Public School System.Read More ->
Release – National iMentor Hosts 20th Anniversary Gala Recognizing John Griffin and Jeff Bezos Oct 23, 2019 The event raised $4.5 million in support of 10,000+ first-generation college students.Read More ->
Press – National Bloomberg Features John Griffin and iMentor Champions Dinner Bloomberg Oct 23, 2019 By Amanda L. Gordon iMentor John Griffin was honored Tuesday along with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos at the event that raised $4.5 million. Read on Bloomberg ->
Press – National ‘GMA’ celebrates high school counselor for ‘Make Your Monday’ Good Morning America Oct 21, 2019 Good Morning America celebrates Sharrell Matta, guidance counselor at Frederick Douglass Academy II in the Bronx. Ms. Matta credits collaboration with iMentor—and gives a shoutout to iMentor program manager Jacqueline Rodriguez—for the success her students have had.Read on Good Morning America ->