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Success Stories – New York City

Hector and Altaf

Aug 25, 2021

Now a college Biology major, Hector and his mentor Altaf reflect in this video on what they’ve each gained from their mentoring relationship: “In high school I had some really tough moments where I felt …

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Success Stories – Chicago

Out of the Dark

Aug 20, 2021 By Diana Garcia Aguirre

As iMentor seniors wrap up the final weeks of their high school careers, we wanted to showcase some of the talent in the Class of 2021. Below is a college essay by Diana Garcia Aguirre …

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Success Stories – Chicago

Making My Father Proud

Aug 13, 2021 By Jorge Reyna

As iMentor seniors wrap up the final weeks of their high school careers, we wanted to showcase some of the talent and the stories of the Class of 2021. Below is a college essay by …

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Release – National

iMentor Partners with the NBA Foundation to Advance Equity Work in Support of Black Youth

Aug 06, 2021

The NBA Foundation announced that iMentor, a national mentoring organization with a 20-year proven track record of increasing the number of first-generation college graduates, will be among 22 grant recipients receiving a combined $6 million to advance their work supporting Black youth.

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Spotlights – National

Q&A with Terrence McCarron, Chief Program Officer, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts

Aug 02, 2021

iMentor has a rich history of collaborating with local nonprofits to implement our mentoring program in their communities. Since 2007, partner organizations have adopted iMentor’s model and matched more than 17,000 students with mentors. We …

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2021 Annual Report New York Pair 1220x800 feature Yanhua Gwen

Success Stories – New York City

Yanhua and Gwen: A Dream Realized

Jul 19, 2021

When Yanhua immigrated to the US, she hoped to attend a four-year college. Once settled in Brooklyn with her family, however, the 15-year-old found it hard enough just to communicate in the new language. “As …

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Release – National

Dr. Heather D. Wathington Announced as New CEO of iMentor

Jul 19, 2021

Today iMentor, a national mentoring organization with a 20-year proven track record of increasing the number of first-generation college graduates, announced that Dr. Heather D. Wathington will lead the organization as its new Chief Executive Officer. Wathington, the current President of Girard College, brings deep experience in education and nonprofit work to iMentor, both as an institutional leader and as a scholar.

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Success Stories – Baltimore

Amber and Neah: A Future RN

Jul 05, 2021

With the support of her mentor, Amber, iMentor Baltimore student Neah has been accepted to nine colleges—and counting. “I think my essays were what really set my college apps apart,” Neah said, “and Amber had …

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2021 Annual Report Bay Area Pair 1220x800

Success Stories – Bay Area

Emelin and Addie: The Language of Confidence

Jun 16, 2021 By Michelle Tsai

Each Tuesday, Emelin, a senior in the Bay Area, connects over Zoom with her mentor, Addie, to relax together and catch up. The two converse easily in English, but this wasn’t always the case. When …

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Success Stories – New York City

Hector and Altaf

Success Stories – Chicago

Out of the Dark

Success Stories – Chicago

Making My Father Proud

Release – National

iMentor Partners with the NBA Foundation to Advance Equity Work in Support of Black Youth

Spotlights – National

Q&A with Terrence McCarron, Chief Program Officer, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts

Success Stories – New York City

Yanhua and Gwen: A Dream Realized

Release – National

Dr. Heather D. Wathington Announced as New CEO of iMentor

Success Stories – Baltimore

Amber and Neah: A Future RN

Success Stories – Bay Area

Emelin and Addie: The Language of Confidence