Success Stories – 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 Stories – 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 Stories – 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 Stories – 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 Stories – 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 Stories – 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
Announcements – 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 Stories – 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 Stories – 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
