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Biography
MentorE Online Youth Services was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in Arizona in 2001. We are headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, and are a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization. Our mission is to enable youth to take charge of their futures.
MentorE’s pilot program, launched in January of 2006 at a nonprofit organization in Mesa, AZ, targets youth between the ages of 10 and 14 living in neighborhoods with few resources. Our ultimate target populations are disadvantaged urban and rural youth, ages 11 to 15, and incarcerated youth, ages 10 to 18. As MentorE expands, our rich mentoring program will be offered to existing organizations to enhance the services they already provide to youth.
My Purpose
Our program links at-risk youth to trained mentors virtually, where the pair can interact in a rich online community. E-mentoring builds relationships between mentees and their mentors through chatting, e-mail, gaming and project collaboration. MentorE will attract positive role models who might not have time to participate in a traditional face-to-face mentoring program, but can contribute their time over the internet. Our goal is provide mentors to youth who need them, want them, and might not find a traditional mentor elsewhere.
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