Affiliates

MENTOR scales impact by developing and supporting Affiliates on a national level. These Affiliates are non-partisan, public-private organizations that galvanize local or statewide mentoring movements. They provide the leadership and infrastructure necessary to support the expansion of quality mentoring relationships. MENTOR Affiliates also serve a unique role as a clearinghouse for training, resources, public awareness and advocacy, providing the critical link between MENTOR’s national efforts and local organizations and programs that foster and support quality mentoring relationships. As designated MENTOR Affiliates, they inform and distribute our research and resources.

Priorities

MENTOR Affiliates are focused on the following key priorities:

  • Advancing the quality of the local mentoring field by building relationships with new and existing mentoring programs and providing capacity-building trainings and technical assistance grounded in evidence-based approaches.
  • Engaging a wide variety of public and private stakeholders to increase both the number of volunteer mentors as well as resources for the local mentoring field.
  • Collecting data on a regular basis to describe the impact of mentoring in the broader community and identify gaps in the range of services needed.
  • Expanding public and private support and investment in mentoring through public awareness and advocacy efforts that foster communities that prioritize quality youth mentoring.

MENTOR Affiliates have developed solid, field-tested solutions to some of the mentoring movement’s greatest challenges.

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MENTOR California

California

Mission: To fuel the quality and quantity of mentoring relationships for California’s young people and to close the mentoring gap!
Main Contact:
President & CEO, Marcus L. Strother
Website:
https://www.mentorcaliforniayouth.org/
Contact: E: marcus@mentorcaliforniayouth.org

MENTOR Colorado

Colorado

Mission: To champion a collective movement in Colorado that will improve the number of quality mentoring relationships for young people.
Founded: 2013
Main Contact:
Executive Director, Lindsey Cali
Website: 
http://www.comentoring.org
Contact: E:
lindsey.cali@comentoring.org P: (720) 446-9045

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The Governor’s Prevention Partnership

Connecticut

Mission: The Governor’s Prevention Partnership builds statewide capacity to prevent underage drinking and substance use, and builds strategic alliances to promote the overall well-being of Connecticut’s future workforce.
Founded: 1989
Main Contact:
Roland Harmon, Co-President and Chief Program & Administrative Officer
Website: https://www.preventionworksct.org
Contact:
P: (860) 523-8042

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Mentor Center of Palm Beach County

Florida

Mission: To improve measurably the lives of individuals and families in Palm Beach County by uniting the resources of donors, volunteers, agencies, and the community.
Founded: 1999
Main Contact:
 Mentoring Initiative Director, Gary Graham
Website: 
https://unitedwaypbc.org/mentor
Contact: E:
garygraham@unitedwaypbc.org P: (561) 375-6638

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MENTOR Georgia

Georgia

Founded: 2022
Main Contact:
Executive Director, Leslie Hale
Website:
https://mentorgeorgia.org/
Contact: lhale@uga.edu

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MENTOR Indiana

Indiana

Mission: To empower champions of youth to expand and deliver quality mentoring to meet the needs of communities across Indiana.
Founded: 2008
Main Contact: Le’Joy Davis
Website: https://www.iyi.org/mentor-indiana
Contact: E: lwhite@iyi.org P: (317) 396-2700

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Iowa MENTOR

Iowa

Mission: To improve lives, strengthen communities, and foster civic engagement through service and volunteering by supporting quality mentoring programs.
Founded: 2001
Main Contact:
Toni Lampley
Website:
https://www.iowamentoring.org
Contact: E:
toni.lampley@volunteeriowa.org P: (515) 349-4732

MENTOR Kansas

Kansas

Mission: To promote safe and effective youth mentoring practices and inspire more Kansans to be mentors.
Founded: 2006
Main Contact: Jessica Dorsey, Executive Director
Website: https://kanserve.ksde.org/what-we-do/mentor/mentor-kansas-home
Contact: E: jdorsey@ksde.org P: (785) 296-3163

MENTOR Maryland | DC

Maryland

Mission: MENTOR Maryland | DC’s mission is to fuel the quality and quantity of mentoring relationships for Maryland’s young people and to close the mentoring gap.
Founded: 2018
Main Contact:
Executive Director, Laura L. Green
Website:
https://mentormddc.org/
Contact: E: lgreen@mentormddc.org P:
(646)-996-6312

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Mass Mentoring Partnership

Massachusetts

Mission: To fuel the movement to expand empowering youth-adult relationships across Massachusetts by working with mentoring programs and youth development organizations to assess programmatic needs and organizational capacity to provide customized strategies that strengthen youth, families, and communities.
Founded: 1992
Main Contact:
 President and CEO, Lily Mendez
Website:
http://www.massmentors.org
Contact: E:
Lmendez@massmentors.org P: (617) 695-1200

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MENTOR Michigan

Michigan

Mission: To enable youth to successfully transition to adulthood, by supporting agencies that foster ongoing, stable, safe, quality relationships with caring adults.
Founded: 1999
Main Contact:
Director of Youth Initiatives, David Martus
Website:
https://www.michigan.gov/mentormichigan
Contact: E:
MartusD@michigan.gov P: (517) 335-4295

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MENTOR Minnesota

Minnesota

Mission: To build and elevate the capacity of programs, systems, and policies to strengthen youth mentoring relationships.
Founded: 1994
Main Contact:
Executive Director, Sarah Schaefer
Website:
https://www.mentormn.org
Contact: E:
sarah.schaefer@mentormn.org P: (612) 800-5990

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MENTOR Nebraska

Nebraska

Mission: To increase the quality and quantity of mentoring relationships in Nebraska.
Founded: 1999
Main Contact:
Executive Director, Melissa Mayo
Website:
https://www.mentornebraska.org
Contact: E:
melissa@mentornebraska.org P: (402) 715-4164

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MENTOR Newark

New Jersey

Mission: To transform our community by preparing youth to succeed in life, through positive mentoring relationships.
Founded: Relaunched in 2012
Main Contact:
 Executive Director, Thomas Owens
Website:
https://www.newarkmentoring.org
Contact: E:
thomaso@newarkmentoring.org P: (862) 766-6562

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MENTOR New York

New York

Mission: To fuel the quality and quantity of mentoring relationships for young people and close the mentoring gap in New York.
Founded: 1992
Main Contact:
CEO, Brenda Jimenez-Peralta
Website:
https://www.mentornewyork.org
Contact: E:
bjimenez@mentorkids.org P: (212) 953-0945

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MENTOR Ohio

Ohio

Mission: To accelerate the quality and quantity of mentoring across Ohio to help transform children’s lives for the better.
Founded: 1998
Main Contact:
Director, Karriejoi Coit
Website:
https://mentoroh.org/
Contact: E: kcoit@mentoroh.org
 P:614.839.2447 ext. 103

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MENTOR Independence Region

Pennsylvania

Mission: To expand the mentoring field’s regional capacity to reach more school-aged children with caring, committed adult mentors by using best practices, training, and professional support to achieve lifelong positive educational and behavioral outcomes for youth.
Founded: 2015
Main Contact:
 Executive Director, Abigail Ellis
Website:
www.mentorir.org
Contact: E:
aellis@mentorir.org P: (215) 701-8108

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Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

Mission: To promote the importance of quality mentoring; present best practices and research; and deliver training, technical assistance and professional development for the staff and volunteers of local mentoring programs.
Founded: 1995
Main Contact:
 Executive Director, Colleen Fedor
Website:
http://www.mentoringpittsburgh.org
Contact: E:
cfedor@mentoringpittsburgh.org P: (412) 281-2535

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MENTOR Rhode Island

Rhode Island

Mission: Our mission is to ensure youth have access to the motivational and supportive relationships they need to grow into confident, successful adults.
Founded: 1990
Main Contact:
Interim President & CEO, Marc Mainville
Website:
https://mentorri.org
Contact: E:
mmainville@mentorri.org P: 401-732-7700

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MENTOR Memphis Grizzlies

Tennessee

Mission: To bring together a broad range of community groups and leaders to support responsible mentoring initiatives in Memphis/Shelby County and to promote mentoring as a strategy to prevent youth violence, substance abuse, school absenteeism, and other factors limiting children’s prospects for success.
Founded: 2001
Main Contact:
Caroline Simmons, Partnership & Program Support Coordinator
Website:
http://www.grizzliesfoundation.org
Contact: E:
CSimmons@Grizzlies.com P: (901-205-1234

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MENTOR Texas

Texas

Mission: The mission of MENTOR Texas is to fuel the quantity and quality of mentoring relationships across Texas and to close the mentoring gap for the one in three young people growing up without a mentor outside their family.
Founded: 2023
Main Contact:
Founding President & CEO, Lauren Richard
Website:
www.texasmentoring.org
Contact: E:
lrichard@texasmentoring.org P: 214.587.1283

MENTOR Vermont

Vermont

Mission: To provide resources and support to youth mentoring programs in Vermont so they can meet the needs of young people in their communities.
Founded: 2003
Main Contact:
 Executive Director, Chad Butt
Website:
https://www.mentorvt.org
Contact: E:
 chad@mentorvt.org P: (802) 658-1888

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MENTOR Virginia

Virginia

Mission: To provide training and technical assistance to mentors and mentoring programs to increase the quality and quantity of mentoring for Virginia’s youth.
Founded: 1993
Main Contact:
Virginia Patterson, Executive Director
Website: https://mentorva.org
Contact: E:
virginia@mentorva.org P: 804-829-7236 x 704

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MENTOR Washington

Washington

Mission: To promote, support, and expand quality mentoring that fosters positive youth development and academic success.
Founded: 1999
Main Contact: Executive Director, Jolynn Kenney
Website: https://www.mentorwashington.org
Contact:
E: jkenney@mentorwashington.org P: (425) 213-5881

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MENTOR Greater Milwaukee

Wisconsin

Mission: MENTOR Greater Milwaukee will increase mentoring relationships by building the capacity of existing mentoring organizations matching a caring adult with children in need through safe, effective mentoring programs throughout Greater Milwaukee.
Founded: 2018
Main Contact:
Executive Director, LaNelle Ramey
Website:
https://www.milwaukeementor.com
Contact: E:
Lramey@milwaukeementor.com P: (414) 397-3474

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AFFILIATES IN DEVELOPMENT

In addition to the Affiliates listed above, we have new local Affiliates in development. Below are the Affiliates in development as well as the anticipated date of delivery of services to the local mentoring field.    

  • MENTOR Illinois
  • MENTOR Florida

The MENTOR Affiliate Advisory Council

The MENTOR Affiliate Advisory Council (MAAC) is a key advisory group for the mentoring field to strengthen collaboration and facilitate coordination between MENTOR National and Affiliates. MAAC has three main priorities for their work: (1) Provide strategic leadership, thought partnership and direction for MENTOR; and (2) Communicate with Affiliates to surface trends, set the agenda for MENTOR Con (annual in-person gatherings) and reflect the changing trends and themes for discussion; and (3) Inform the Affiliate Network Operating Model, Affiliate Assessment, and MENTOR Affiliate learning and continuous improvement process. Through these three priorities, MAAC members are expected to provide leadership, expertise, and strategic guidance as well as serve as visible champions, advocates, and advisors to MENTOR National, Affiliates, programs, and the broader movement to advance quality mentoring nationwide.

LaNelle Ramey, Co-Chair (MENTOR Greater Milwaukee)

Sarah Schaefer, Co-Chair (MENTOR Minnesota)

Lindsey Cali, Member (MENTOR Colorado)

David Martus, Member (Mentor Michigan)

Melissa Mayo, Member (MENTOR Nebraska)

Virginia Patterson, Member (MENTOR Virginia)

Marcus Strother, Member (MENTOR California)

Tim Wills, Chief Impact Officer, MENTOR National

Joellen Spacek, Senior Director of Affiliate Impact, MENTOR National

Jen Bourgoin, Director of Affiliate Relations & Engagement, MENTOR National

Jessica Silverman, Affiliate Expansion Director, MENTOR National

Alissa Talbert, Affiliate Data & Engagement Manager, MENTOR National

Thank You to Our Affiliates!

MENTOR would like to express sincere gratitude and thanks to our Affiliates for contributing so many wonderful photos of their mentoring programs that showcase real-life relationships between mentors and mentees. Photos throughout our website are courtesy of the following:  MENTOR Michigan, Mass Mentoring Partnership, MENTOR Washington, Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern Pennsylvania (copyright Renee Rosensteel, used with permission), MENTOR Nebraska, MENTOR Vermont, MENTOR Rhode Island, and MENTOR Colorado.

Get Involved

To find resources for your mentoring program, or to learn more about how your mentoring program may be involved with MENTOR, contact Karina Nova

To learn more about the Affiliate network or the MENTOR Affiliate nearest you, contact Jen Bourgoin.

To learn about how MENTOR develops new Affiliates, see our guide here and contact Jessica Haggett Silverman

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