Press – National Univision Features iMentor x KIPP scholar Univision May 28, 2020 iMentor and KIPP partnered to match fifteen first-generation college students with a mentor through the Amplify Scholarship Program.Read on Univision ->
Success Stories – New York City What This Mentor of Color Wants Students to Know May 18, 2020 Each year, we recruit thousands of mentors to work with students, and we make a special effort to seek out mentors of color. This is because the vast majority of students we serve—93 percent this year—are people of color. Currently 44 percent of iMentor volunteers are people of color.Read More ->
Press – New York City Mentor Program Helps Bronx Students during COVID-19 Pandemic Bronx Times May 13, 2020 By Jason Cohen A national nonprofit that serves high school students by matching them with college-educated mentors, is making sure the needs of its students get met during the pandemic.Read on Bronx Times ->
Success Stories – National Power Lunches and “Friends” in Pittsburgh May 13, 2020 By Kim Katilius Today we talk to Kendra Reith, a mentor through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh, an iMentor Partner Program, about how she got to know her mentee, Iris, and how they have been navigating the COVID-19 crisis together.Read More ->
Success Stories – National The Magic of the Match May 04, 2020 Laura Tichler, a supervising program manager, has served students at Lyons Community School in Brooklyn, NY for the past five years. She explains how she has paired hundreds of students with mentors in this time.Read More ->
Announcements – National 15 KIPP Students Receive the Amplify Scholarship in Partnership with iMentor May 01, 2020 iMentor and KIPP are announcing the 2020 winners of the Amplify Scholarship Program, which provides KIPP students and alumni with support in the transition to college. The winners will receive about $14,000 each to cover additional expenses during college.Read More ->
Announcements – National Recruit a Mentor and #ChooseConnection May 01, 2020 By Michelle Tsai Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, the students we serve were already among the individuals who were most vulnerable and least supported by our country’s systems. As they now face more difficult challenges due to the …Read More ->
Success Stories – National iMentor Seniors are Celebrating College Signing Day! May 01, 2020 Today, on College Signing Day, we congratulate the seniors in our program as they commit to schools and prepare to step into the experiences of college.Read More ->
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 ->
