Become a Virtual Academic Mentor

The Be A Mentor Program pairs caring adult volunteers from the community with youth in one-to-one relationships. Mentors give of their time to be a friend, answering questions, and providing guidance. Mentors come from a variety of backgrounds and occupations and volunteer their personal time to be a caring friend to a youth. They serve as a role model, advocate, and resource. The purpose of the mentoring relationship is to help youth develop their full potential, both in and outside of the classroom.

An Academic Mentor is a trusted caring adult that spends at least one hour per week with their mentee using Be A Mentor's Virtual Mentoring Platform.

Mentors focus on goal setting, homework help, and career exploration. While there may be a focus on homework help in the meetings, these sessions are more than just tutoring. Mentees form a personal relationship with their mentor to build resilience, social engagement, and a support network.

Virtual mentoring removes barriers of distance, requires no commute time, and can offer a flexible schedule. However, mentors must be in the United States, and be able to commit to a minimum of one hour a week for a full year.

Academic Mentoring is life changing for youth.

Mentors Provide

• One-on-one attention
• Study skills
• Academic support
• Goal setting
• Encouragement for success

Mentors are needed to help youth develop their full potential. If you are interested in becoming an Academic Mentor, you can sign up at https : / / beamentor.org / wp / become-an-academic-mentor /

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