Mentoring Mentors

The mission of Mentoring Mentors is to address the negative effects of adverse childhood experiences by building community inter-dependency, enhancing academic achievement, and exposing at-risk youth to positive mentoring experiences. The TowerCares grant will support the Intensive Afterschool/Mentoring Program in Baltimore City, Maryland. The students are referred to the program by partner schools due to a high rate of absenteeism, inability to connect with peers, and struggles with maintaining passing grades. Through the mentoring program, students participate in 3-4 days per week of afterschool programming to include financial literacy, homework help from college students, professional small group tutoring, certification training, network mentoring, experiential outdoor education, and community service hours.