Become a Mentor: I AM MENtality Youth Male Empowerment Project

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I AM MENtality Youth Male Empowerment Project's mission is to enlighten the minds of male youth through mentoring and leadership development. We serve youth ages ranging from 5 to 18 years of age. We also offer variety of mentoring styles such as peer-to-peer, virtual, group, and individual mentoring that engages the various learning styles. I AM MENtality facilitates a leadership development academy that offers these courses leadership skills, conflict resolution, anger management, financial literacy, professionalism, health & wellness, effective public speaking, self-awareness, life skills, and character building. We offer after school programming, school base mentoring /OST programming, workshops, summer programming and conferences.

I AM MENtality is interested in individuals who possess a passion for the development youth. Volunteers must garnering skills such as effective communication skills(Phone/email, text), timeliness, self starters mentality, patience, goal centered, team centered, community focused and be teachable mentors. Each mentor is expected to volunteer a minimum of one hour weekly, being able to pass background check, participate in training/ professional development along with the willingness to comply with all rules and guidelines set by I AM MENtality Youth Male Empowerment Project.


Seeking Female Volunteers: Yes

Seeking Male Volunteers: Yes

Minimum Match Commitment (in months): 6 months

Type of Mentoring: One-to-One, Group, E-Mentoring, Peer

Youth Population Served: Academically At-Risk, Adjudicated/court involved, First-Generation College, Gang At-Risk, Gang involved, General Youth Population, Gifted/Talented/Academic Achiever, Low Income, Mental Health Issues, Opportunity Youth, Parent Involved in Military, Recent Immigrant/Refugee, School Drop-Out, Single-Parent Household, Special Education, Youth with Disabilities

Mentoring Program Goals: Career Exploration, Education/Academic Support, Friendship/Socialization, Healthy Behaviors

Ages of Youth Served: 7 and under, 8-10, 11-14, 15-18