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Success Story – New York City

Meet Our Mentors: Shannon Hartley

Jul 27, 2020 By Shannon Hames

We asked Shannon Hartley, a Marble Hill School for International Studies '20 mentor, about her first year of mentoring and how she plans to assist her mentee Esther on her path to post-secondary success.

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Success Story – National

Roger and Roger: A Meeting of the Minds

Jul 20, 2020 By Patricia Cunningham

As students navigate learning remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, iMentor pairs are also finding ways to handle the difficult conditions in their personal lives that the pandemic brings. For Roger Lily and his mentee Roger …

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Success Story – Baltimore

Breaking Down Barriers in Baltimore

Jul 06, 2020 By Patricia Cunningham

While iMentor fosters connections between students and mentors in their community, it’s the willing student and the enthusiastic mentor who take that important first step. Staying connected during the COVID-19 pandemic era is vital, and …

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Success Story – National

“Our Voices and Identities Empower Us”

Jul 01, 2020

Congratulations to the Class of 2020! As iMentor seniors attend virtual graduations across the country, we want to join mentors, program managers, and everyone in the iMentor community in celebrating this important milestone, particularly in …

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Success Story – National

iMentor Student Voices Welcome Pride Month: What does Pride Mean to You?

Jun 24, 2020

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the #BlackLivesMatter protests taking place across the country, we underscore the need for social change and share a desire to celebrate diverse identities.

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Success Story – National

Dear Graduates

Jun 17, 2020

Check out this moving video of mentors reading letters of congratulations to their #Classof2020 mentees.

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Success Story – 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.

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Success Story – 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.

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Success Story – 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.

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Success Story – New York City

Meet Our Mentors: Shannon Hartley

Success Story – National

Roger and Roger: A Meeting of the Minds

Success Story – Baltimore

Breaking Down Barriers in Baltimore

Success Story – National

“Our Voices and Identities Empower Us”

Success Story – National

iMentor Student Voices Welcome Pride Month: What does Pride Mean to You?

Success Story – National

Dear Graduates

Success Story – New York City

What This Mentor of Color Wants Students to Know

Success Story – National

Power Lunches and “Friends” in Pittsburgh

Success Story – National

The Magic of the Match