Help female students from difficult circumstances overcome the odds and make it to college!

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Minds Matter of Los Angeles provides a rigorous college prep academic program for bright, motivated high school students from low-income families earning less than $25,000 per year. As a mentor, you will help your student manage the various projects that are part of this life-changing program, such as applying to summer programs at universities across the country. While all of our students have steep odds to overcome, a couple in particular have difficult circumstances in their recent past (domestic violence and a fleeing violence her homeland) and would benefit greatly from your experience working with youth. We do have access to mental health services - you would not be asked to be a therapist.

You will work as a pair of mentors with a single student, meeting with your student every Saturday during the school year from 12:30-2:30pm. The Minds Matter year starts Sept 23 for the sophomores, so you will have a chance to jump right in and get started soon!

For more information, please complete our volunteer questionnaire: https://www.tfaforms.com/310839 so we can learn a little more about you.

You can also visit our website at www.mindsmatterla.org or email us at volunteer@mindsmatterla.org.

Program Highlights:

• Since 1991, 100% of Minds Matter graduates have been accepted to a 4-year college or university
• Over 90% of our students will be the first in their families to graduate from college
• From 2012-2015 Our students have been awarded 7 Gates Millennium Scholarships
• Newly implemented Financial Literacy program (launched 2014)

To apply, please complete our volunteer questionnaire located at https://www.tfaforms.com/310839 so we can learn a little more about you. Visit our website at www.mindsmatterla.org or email us at volunteer@mindsmatterla.org for more information.