Highlights

Success Story – National

Finding That Spark: Q&A with Mentor Sherman Reid for National Mentoring Month

Jan 13, 2021

January is National Mentoring Month and iMentor is celebrating our community of volunteers. NYC mentor Sherman Reid shares with us what it has been like to mentor during the pandemic.
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Success Story – National

Navigating a Triple Pandemic: Q&A with iMentor CRO Derek Smith

Dec 08, 2020

Chief Regional Officer Derek Smith explores what the interconnected challenges of Covid-19, an economic downturn, and systemic racism mean for iMentor students.
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Success Story – National

Thank You to Our Community

Nov 23, 2020

Because of you, we have been able to accomplish so much for our students. Thank you for your support.
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Success Story – National

Meeting the Challenge, Supporting Our Students

Nov 17, 2020

Hear from students Brianna and Naz and a Bronx high school principal about how they and their communities have been affected by the pandemic.
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Success Story – New York City

How the Pandemic Has Impacted First-Gen Students

Nov 09, 2020 By Symone Henry

Principal Osei Owusu-Afriyie of Frederick Douglass Academy II secondary school in Harlem, NY speaks with iMentor program manager Jackie Rodriguez about the impact of COVID-19 and the resulting NYC school shutdown on students, and what gives him hope during this time.
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Success Story – Chicago

How Heritage Inspires This Chicago Mentor

Oct 28, 2020 By Symone Henry

To reflect on the end of Hispanic Heritage Month, we spoke with Elizabeth Soto, a mentor of Mexican heritage, about her experience mentoring a student in Chicago.
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Success Story – National

Getting Out the Youth Vote in the iMentor Community

Oct 20, 2020 By Michelle Tsai

For many high school and college students, this November will be their first chance to vote in a federal election. At “Your Voice, Your Vote, Your Future,” iMentor’s recent virtual event focused on voter registration …
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Success Story – Chicago

Solving Remote Schooling Woes for a Future in Law Enforcement

Oct 12, 2020

In this video, Joy, an iMentor Chicago senior, and her mother, Kathryn, talk about challenges in remote learning with Brandis Friedman, anchor with Chicago Tonight. iMentor has launched the iMentor Collective Response Fund to support …
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Success Story – New York City

How Losing Work Because of the Pandemic Affected One Bronx Family

Sep 22, 2020

In this video, iMentor college student Naz talks with his mentor, Khwaja, about being home during the pandemic, and about his worries for his father, who, because of the economic downturn, lost his job at …
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Announcement – National

iMentor Launches Collective Response Fund to Support Students in Critical Year

Sep 16, 2020

The students that iMentor serves are likely to be the hardest hit by this crisis. Support at this critical time will have an outsized impact on our students’ ability to remain on track to achieve their aspirations.
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Success Story – Chicago

Meet Our Mentors: Mollie Kozberg

Aug 28, 2020

When Mollie Kozberg was paired with her mentee Brenda two years ago in Chicago, the two were able to create a meaningful connection because of similarities in their lives.
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Success Story – National

Mentoring Young People of Color: Connecting Across Difference

Aug 13, 2020 By Sylvia Wong

More than 600 people tuned in on August 12 to join iMentor’s Mentoring Young People of Color fishbowl conversation, an intimate discussion about building relationships across difference. Hosted by Jeff Johnson, iMentor Baltimore advisory board …
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Release – National

After 17 Years at iMentor, Mike O’Brien Announces He Will Transition Out of His Role as CEO Over the Course of This Year

Aug 07, 2020

iMentor’s board of directors has begun the process of identifying iMentor’s next CEO, and is pleased that Mike has agreed to remain with the organization to ensure a seamless transition to new leadership.
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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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