MENTOR Affiliates have developed solid, field-tested solutions to some of the mentoring movement’s greatest challenges.
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:Â http://www.comentoring.org
Contact: E: lindsey.cali@comentoring.org P: (720) 446-9045
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:Â https://www.preventionworksct.org
Contact: P: (860) 523-8042
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:Â Mentoring Initiative Director, Gary Graham
Website:Â https://unitedwaypbc.org/mentor
Contact: E: garygraham@unitedwaypbc.org P: (561) 375-6638
MENTOR Georgia
Georgia
Founded: 2022
Main Contact: Executive Director, Leslie Hale
Website: https://mentorgeorgia.org/
Contact: lhale@uga.edu
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
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
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:Â President and CEO, Lily Mendez
Website: http://www.massmentors.org
Contact: E: Lmendez@massmentors.org P: (617) 695-1200
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:Â 1999
Main Contact: Director of Youth Initiatives, David Martus
Website: https://www.michigan.gov/mentormichigan
Contact: E: MartusD@michigan.gov P: (517) 335-4295
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
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
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:Â Executive Director, Thomas Owens
Website: https://www.newarkmentoring.org
Contact: E: thomaso@newarkmentoring.org P: (862) 766-6562
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
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
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:Â Executive Director, Abigail Ellis
Website: www.mentorir.org
Contact: E: aellis@mentorir.org P: (215) 701-8108
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:Â Executive Director, Colleen Fedor
Website: http://www.mentoringpittsburgh.org
Contact: E: cfedor@mentoringpittsburgh.org P: (412) 281-2535
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:Â 1990
Main Contact: Interim President & CEO, Marc Mainville
Website: https://mentorri.org
Contact: E: mmainville@mentorri.org P: 401-732-7700
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
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:Â Executive Director, Chad Butt
Website: https://www.mentorvt.org
Contact: E: chad@mentorvt.org P: (802) 658-1888
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
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:Â https://www.mentorwashington.org
Contact: E: jkenney@mentorwashington.org P: (425) 213-5881
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
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
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