About The Mentoring Partnership of New York
Established in 1992, The Mentoring Partnership of New York (MPNY) is an affiliate of MENTOR, Inc. MPNY helps individuals and groups from different sectors to become involved in mentoring opportunities for youth. The Mentoring Partnership of New York is not itself a mentoring program. It is a catalyst, linking individuals, organizations and communities to existing mentoring programs and the young people they serve.
- Chairman and Co-Founder, Mr. Geoffrey T. Boisi
- Co-Founder, Mr. Raymond G. Chambers, Amelior Foundation
- New York Liaison to National Board, Alan D. Schwartz, Bear, Stearns & Co.
- Chairman Resource Development Committee, Mr. David A. Coulter, JP Morgan Chase
Mission
To be an advocate of for the expansion of quality mentoring opportunities for New York City youth.
To be a resource for mentors and mentoring initiatives citywide.
As An Advocate & Resource, MPNY
- Educates New Yorkers about the variety of mentoring opportunities available and the potential for their involvement.
- Helps individuals identify appropriate mentoring opportunities where they live, work, worship or spend their free time
- Helps corporations, faith-based institutions, associations, government agencies and other organizations find the appropriate non-profit mentoring partner, expand an existing program or start a new mentoring initiative.
- Assists youth-serving organizations in establishing or strengthening quality mentoring programs.
- Coordinates mentor/mentee trainings for new programs.
- Identifies financial and in-kind resources to support mentoring efforts in New York City.
- Provides networking opportunities for program coordinators of mentoring programs (New York City Mentoring Working Group Meetings); for volunteer coordinators of the corporate partners of the NYC public schools (Business Roundtable Discussions); and for mentoring program coordinators of faith-based institutions (Mentoring Fellowship Dinners).
Facts and Statistics
A Public/Private Ventures Study found that students who regularly met with mentors for about a year were: 46% less likely than their peers to start using illegal drugs; 27% less likely to start drinking; 52% less likely to skip a day of school; more trusting of their parents or guardians; less likely to lie to their parents or guardians; and more supported and less criticized by their peers and friends.
In 2001, the average annual cost in NYC for one youth in secure detention was $130,670. The average annual cost to mentor one youth is approximately $1000.
In their book, Growing up Poor, sociologists Terry Williams and William Kornblum noted that successful and unsuccessful youth from lower-income urban communities differ in one key way: the successful ones have mentors.
