First Coast Students Need Mentors One of every three Northeast Florida public school students graduate on time. Mentorship has been identified as an effective means of addressing our community’s dropout crisis by various expert committees and working groups. As such the Mayor’s Jacksonville Journey Initiative, the Duval County Public Schools Strategic Plan and the United Way’s Achievers For Life committee of experts have all included mentor recruitment as a key component of helping our youth get on a new path toward success. According to a Public/Private ventures study of Big Brothers/Big Sisters one-to-one mentoring, mentored students are: More likely to stay in school and aspire to better grades, with 52% less likely to skip school 46% less likely to get into drugs 27% less likely to begin using alcohol As of Saturday, June 21, United Way's Day of Action, 858 First Coast residents committed to ensure all First Coast students stay in school and on track for success! Becoming a mentor is easy – and you only have to GIVE 1 hour a week. REGISTER FOR MENTORING Read about how these Northeast Florida mentors are changing students' lives: Jamie   |   Maren   |   Craig     * All articles are from The Florida Times-Union

SIGN UP NOW >> Training Session Dates GET THE CHAMPION TOOLKIT >> Get more info in the Day of Action E-Brief >> Headline: Unprecedented Number of Mentors Recruited >> SIGN UP TO MENTOR TODAY! Volunteers signing up for mentorship are asked to meet with an elementary, middle or high school student one hour each week for one academic year at the child’s school during or after school hours. Mentors are a trusted friend, a guide, and a reliable adult for the children they mentor. School-based mentor activities may include tutoring, goal setting, playing games/sports, or just engaging the child in conversation. To sign up for a mentor training session or for more information, please fill out the registration form or contact Coretta Hill at 390-3231.