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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

<p>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.</p>
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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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Release – National

iMentor CEO, Mike O'Brien, Reflects on National Protests for Racial Justice

Jun 03, 2020

Our Grief. Our Hope. Our Responsibility. iMentor Community, I am reaching out during a time of deep pain and outrage, for myself and for the iMentor community. As we mourn the deaths of George Floyd …
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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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Announcement – National

Recruit a Mentor and #ChooseConnection

May 01, 2020 By Michelle Tsai

Even before the Covid-19 pandemic, the students we serve were already among the individuals who were most vulnerable and least supported by our country’s systems. As they now face more difficult challenges due to the …
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Success Story – National

iMentor Seniors are Celebrating College Signing Day!

May 01, 2020

Today, on College Signing Day, we congratulate the seniors in our program as they commit to schools and prepare to step into the experiences of college.
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Press – National

Here’s How You Can Change Lives in the Pandemic

New York Times

Apr 27, 2020 By Nicholas Kristof

<p>If you have time but not money, consider volunteering. Check out iMentor.org, which lets you guide high school students in part through online connections.</p>
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Press – National

For First-Generation Students, Getting to College is Hard as it is. Now Add in Coronavirus.

Chalkbeat

Apr 08, 2020 By by Kalyn Belsha

<p>iMentor, which pairs high schoolers with mentors over several years, is turning its summer program that prepares students for life on a college campus into a virtual experience.</p>
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