MENTOR Minnesota

Who We Are: MENTOR Minnesota is the driving force in the mentoring movement. Its efforts translate into more caring adults mentoring a generation of children and youth at every level of the community. Its mission is to lead the state of Minnesota in building and sustaining quality mentoring for every child. MENTOR Minnesota formed in 1994 as a community initiative to promote mentoring for Minnesota youth. What We Do: MENTOR Minnesota supports and collaborates with more than 200 mentor programs that serve approximately 130,000 youth of all ages (primarily 8-18) in mentoring relationships across Minnesota. While growth is a vital component of connecting more young people with mentors, MENTOR Minnesota is dedicated to making sure those connections are quality matches, made through quality mentoring programs. Mentoring Works! Young people who have mentors have a better chance of succeeding and are more likely to make positive choices. Yet, in Minnesota there are an estimated *250,...