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Black History Month Reflections: Part 1

Feb 15, 2016 By iMentor

In honor of Black History Month, we sat down with our Chief Program Officer Tarika Barrett to talk about mentoring, college aspirations, and why #blacklivesmatter. iMentor: Tarika, thanks for taking the time to chat with …

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How mentoring challenged me to think bigger

Feb 02, 2016 By Alex Ryan

I went into mentoring a bit intimidated and doubtful about the value I could bring to a high school student looking ahead to college. I’m originally from Australia, where the college process is hugely different …

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– New York City

Two different pairs, two different paths to college

Jan 27, 2016 By iMentor NYC

No two mentoring pairs share the same story. And when it comes to college, the path to get there can take many different routes. Each year at iMentor, more than 1,000 students and their mentors …

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Success Stories – New York City

Nancy & Mary

Jan 19, 2016 By Nancy D'Haiti

When I got matched with my mentor, Mary, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I knew that iMentor, the school-based mentoring program that paired us, spent a lot of time vetting their mentors and put …

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National Mentoring Month 2016

Jan 03, 2016 By iMentor

Happy 2016! At iMentor, we look forward to January, not only because it’s a time to start fresh but also because it’s National Mentoring Month! National Mentoring Month is a time when mentoring organizations, individuals …

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Success Stories – New York City

My journey from mentee to mentor

Nov 08, 2015 By Julia Blue

I was standing on stage in front of a packed room at Cipriani with Debbie and Fidelia by my side. We had been invited there to tell our multi-generational story of mentoring as we accepted …

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Announcements – Chicago

iMentor Chicago helps kick off mayor’s mentoring challenge

Aug 17, 2015 By iMentor

iMentor is one of several national nonprofits participating in a new mentoring initiative launched by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Illinois Mentoring Partnership. Announced last week, the Mayor’s Mentoring Challenge (MMC) is seeking 1,00 …

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– National

iMentor students attend First Lady's summit

Jul 22, 2015 By iMentor

iMentor students Maruf, Maftuna, and Anthony are among the 130 college and college-bound students attending the First Lady’s Beating the Odds Summit today at the White House. The event is designed to provide attendees with …

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Making sure people don’t get lost in the edtech shuffle

Jul 05, 2015 By Albert Kim

The message at this year’s ISTE conference was loud and clear: Technology can and will change education, but not without people. This might seem obvious, but at the world’s biggest EdTech conference, it’s easy to …

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– National

Black History Month Reflections: Part 1

– New York City

How mentoring challenged me to think bigger

– New York City

Two different pairs, two different paths to college

Success Stories – New York City

Nancy & Mary

– National

National Mentoring Month 2016

Success Stories – New York City

My journey from mentee to mentor

Announcements – Chicago

iMentor Chicago helps kick off mayor’s mentoring challenge

– National

iMentor students attend First Lady's summit

– National

Making sure people don’t get lost in the edtech shuffle