Virtually Mentor HS Students with the Fresh Air Fund: Wednesdays 6-8 PM

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ORGANIZATION: The Fresh Air Fund

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Virtually support a group of high school students through the process of applying and preparing for college!

Volunteers will help students prepare for college through a series of weekly mentoring sessions covering topics including:

• Resume writing and interview coaching
• Money management and financial literacy
• Decisions and consequences
• Setting goals and college decisions
• Mental/ e motional Health
• Self-advocacy / civic action.

Volunteers commit to attending weekly virtual mentoring sessions on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. We are recruiting new mentors for the 2021 -2022 school year which runs from late- September through late-April(with a break from mid-December through the end of January). Volunteers are required to complete a background check and attend a virtual mentor orientation.

For more information, please contact Victoria Thornton at vthornton@freshair.org or 212-897-8926

The Fresh Air Fund, an independent, not-for-profit youth development organization, has provided free summer experiences to more than 1.8 million New York City children from low-income communities since 1877. Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, The Fund continues to provide safe, fun, engaging and enriching experiences for New York City youth to keep the magic of summer alive through virtual and outdoor programs. Fresh Air children also participate in year-round leadership and educational programs.