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Success Stories – National

Caleb's New Ambition

Apr 08, 2019 By Shannon Romines

When Caleb joined mentor2.0 at Big Brothers Big Sisters in East Tennessee, he found an ideal mentor in Josh, who could relate to his high energy level and love of laughter. During his first two …

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Success Stories – Bay Area

Plotting a Path to College—and Beyond

Apr 02, 2019 By Shannon Romines

Maria signed up as a mentor not long after moving to the Bay Area from Tennessee. Now a program manager at Cisco, Maria was a first-generation college student from a rural community who went on …

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Success Stories – Chicago

Prepared to Take Flight: Ja'Vontae & Marlon

Mar 25, 2019 By Shannon Romines

Ja’Vontae, a junior at Chicago Military Academy, met his mentor, Marlon, at the start of the school year. He quickly went from being a skeptic about iMentor to someone who believes all students should have …

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Success Stories – New York City

Stepping Up to the Plate

Mar 18, 2019 By Shannon Romines

Alejandro, a senior at the Academy for Software Engineering in Manhattan, was matched with his mentor Abhishek because of their mutual interest in computer science. But when Alejandro audited a class in sports management at …

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Success Stories – New York City

Fatherly Feature: Sherman, Jeffry and Justin

Dec 19, 2018

In this video, created by Fatherly and sponsored by Just for Men, volunteer mentor Sherman Reid reflects on fatherhood and his motivation for becoming a mentor. Seven years after meeting his mentee, Jeffry, Sherman decides …

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Success Stories – New York City

Daniel & Munim: The First Year of College

Oct 23, 2018

Daniel met his mentor Munim when he was a freshman in high school in NYC. Five years later, they reflect on the most challenging moment in Daniel's college journey—and it wasn't getting in.

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Success Stories – New York City

Rema and Sultana: A Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Spotlight

Oct 10, 2018 By The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation

Sultana is a first-generation college student in New York City, who was matched with her mentor Rema when she was 14. Today Sultana is a sophomore at her “dream school” at Columbia University’s Barnard College …

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Success Stories – Bay Area

Nancy & Marissa

Jun 15, 2018

What does it take to form a strong mentor-mentee relationship? For Nancy and Marissa, it was all about food and trying new things together. The Oakland based pair share how their relationship developed over a …

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Success Stories – New York City

Sean's Mentoring Story

May 25, 2018

Rey (left) and his mentor, Sean When Sean first moved to New York City in 2013, he was excited about working at PwC and getting involved with the local community. A good friend and colleague …

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Success Stories – National

Caleb's New Ambition

Success Stories – Bay Area

Plotting a Path to College—and Beyond

Success Stories – Chicago

Prepared to Take Flight: Ja'Vontae & Marlon

Success Stories – New York City

Stepping Up to the Plate

Success Stories – New York City

Fatherly Feature: Sherman, Jeffry and Justin

Success Stories – New York City

Daniel & Munim: The First Year of College

Success Stories – New York City

Rema and Sultana: A Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Spotlight

Success Stories – Bay Area

Nancy & Marissa

Success Stories – New York City

Sean's Mentoring Story