This list points to youth tutor and/or mentor programs beyond Chicago

 

5000 ROLE MODELS OF EXCELLENCE PROJECT - FLORIDA
https://www.5000rolemodels.com/
From the website: "This is a dropout prevention, mentoring program committed to closing the minority male achievement (access) gap by guiding minority male students along carefully charted path through grades K-12 and college or ensuring the attainment of other post-secondary credentials, and increasing their employability in higher wage, high skills jobs within high demand industries." Launched in 1993.

BB/BS OF THE TRI-STATE
https://www.bbbstristate.org/
From the web site: "Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Tri-State (Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia) serves children facing adversity through a Community Based Program and a School-Based Mentoring Program   Incorporated in 1974, the Agency celebrated 40 years of service in 2014.  Approximately 150 children are served annually through these programs.  BBBSTS is an affiliate member agency of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and complies with the Standards of Practice for one-to-one service via annual review."

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS ATLANTA
https://bbbsatl.org/
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta (BBBS) has been serving the Metro Atlanta area for nearly fifty years. Our goal is to enrich children’s lives and provide a solid foundation to allow the next generation to be all they can be—one child at a time.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NEW YORK CITY
https://www.bigsnyc.org/
BBBS offers three types of mentoring programs: Community-Based, Site-Based, and Special Populations. BBBS also sponsors a training center, which supports mentoring programs throughout the NYC region.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS AND MENTORING AT THE CENTRAL MARYLAND Y
https://ymaryland.org/volunteer/mentoring
From the website: "Our mentoring programs include one-to-one mentoring in the community, one-to-one therapeutic mentoring, college/career readiness mentoring, and workplace mentorship through your employer." One of those mentoring programs is a Big Brothers Big Sisters program.

BLUE RIBBON MENTOR - ADVOCATE PROGRAM -N. CAROLINA
https://www.chccs.org/brma
From the web site: "Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate (BRMA) is a Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools support program designed to improve the achievement of students of color. BRMA provides students with mentoring, advocacy, tutoring, social and cultural enrichment, college and career preparation, leadership development, and college scholarships.  Since its inception in 1995, BRMA has been lauded for excellence in mentoring and school-community partnerships at the national, state, and local levels. Many BRMA graduates have enrolled in some form of post-secondary education."

BOYS2MEN YOUTH MENTORING - DETROIT
https://www.boys2menyouthmentoring.com/
From the website: "BOYS 2 MEN is committed to providing dedicated men that are able to guide boys on their journey to manhood. Serves youth 11-17 in the Detroit area

BRIGHTLANE LEARNING (WAS SCHOOL ON WHEELS) - INDIANAPOLIS. TUTORING FOR HOMELESS KIDS
https://brightlanelearning.org/about/
From the web site: "mission is to provide one-on-one tutoring and educational advocacy for school-aged children impacted by homelessness."

CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS - COMIC BOOK PROJECT
https://www.comicbookproject.org/
From the web site: "The Center for Educational Pathways is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping underserved children and their teachers build creative pathways to academic success. Our flagship programs are The Comic Book Project and Youth Music Exchange. The Comic Book Project engages children in a creative process leading to literacy reinforcement, social awareness, and character development, then publishes and distributes their work for other children in the community to use as learning and motivational tools."

CHILDREN RISING - OAKLAND, CA
https://www.children-rising.org/
From the website: "through a circle of care approach, Children Rising programs surround children with deeper academic support so they can more quickly catch up to grade-level reading and math skills and become confident, engaged students.   The organization pairs trained, caring adults from the community with elementary school children struggling to read or lacking basic math skills."

CINCINNATI YOUTH COLLABORATIVE
https://www.cycyouth.org/
From the web site: "CYC makes a significant difference in the lives of vulnerable young people in 2nd grade through college by providing a range of services designed to keep kids in school, prepared for college and career, and on the pathway to success.  Bringing together over 1000 volunteers and 59 local businesses, CYC strives for dropout prevention by offering mentoring, college readiness and success, and career preparation."

COLLEGE BOUND 4 KIDS - LA PROGRAM
https://collegebound4kids.com/about-us/#vision
From the web site: "College Bound 4 Kids provides strong tutorial support and bridges a healthy collaboration between the school, parents and students.  Our tutors work with the same students each day (typically an 8/1 student/tutor ratio), which allows us to work consistently on organization, neatness, following directions, test prep (all subjects) and accurately completing homework and classroom assignments. The effectiveness of this philosophy is evidenced by improved student achievement, enthusiastic administrative and teacher support, and increased parental involvement."  This is fee based model.

COLLEGE MENTORS FOR KIDS - CHAPTERS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES
https://collegementors.org/what/
From the web site: "College Mentors for Kids works by connecting college students with the most to give to kids who need it most. We pair children one-on-one with a mentor and engage them in activities on a university campus where they discover the joy of learning and the power of mentoring." Chapters in Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, NC, Illinois.

CONCERNED BLACK MEN CARES® - NATIONAL MENTORING PROGRAM
http://cbmnational.org/news/cbm-cares-national-mentoring-initiative/
From the web site: "The CBM CARES® National Mentoring Initiative is part of a comprehensive outreach project designed to improve academic and life outcomes for youth enrolled in middle schools nationwide where CBM chapters are located."  Visit the web site to see in what states this program operates.

DIRECTORY OF FEDERALLY FUNDED YOUTH PROGRAMS
https://youth.gov/evidence-innovation/evidence-based-program-directories
From the web site: "Multiple federal agencies have put together registries that list evidence-based programs as a way to disseminate information about programs and their level of effectiveness. Registries list programs and categorize them, similar to a consumer guide. This process allows users to identify programs that best meet their needs and have a body of research behind them. Registries vary in the programs they include, how they define evidence, the depth of evidence they require, the criteria they use for classifying evidence-based programs, and their area of focus."

DREAM VILLAGE MENTORING PROGRAM - VERMONT, BOSTON, PHILLY
https://www.dreamprogram.org/
From the web site: "The DREAM Program, Inc. is a mentoring organization that pairs college students with youth from affordable housing neighborhoods. Our mentoring relationships empower mentees to lead healthy, productive lives.  Founded in 1999 by Dartmouth College students, DREAM has grown to work with thirteen colleges and eighteen affordable housing neighborhoods throughout Vermont and Massachusetts. We currently support over 350 mentoring pairs and provide opportunities to the youth, families and college students."

EMILY SHANE FOUNDATION ( LA) WORKS WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH
https://emilyshane.org/
From the web site: "The Emily Shane Foundation created The SEA (Successful Educational Achievement) Program in loving memory of Emily Rose Shane, who was tragically murdered on April 3, 2010 at the age of 13. The SEA provides individualized, intensive mentoring to struggling/failing middle school students in the mainstream classroom." Browse the web site, the blog and look at the "Deeds" feature.

FRIENDS FOR YOUTH - CALIFORNIA ORGANIZATION
https://www.friendsforyouth.org/
From the web site: "Serving youth-in-need in San Mateo and Northern Santa Clara Counties, our mentoring program matches youth with adult volunteers. The youth in our program are referred by teachers, counselors, therapists, social workers, and other youth professionals. Our youth are youth-in-need,  meaning they may be facing problems at home with their families, struggling at school, or experiencing issues in their neighborhood.  These young people are ages 8-17 and need a positive and supportive adult in their lives. Volunteer mentors serve as a friend and role model, making a significant and measurable difference in a young person’s self-esteem, social skills, school performance, and decision-making skills."


FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - GENERATIONAL CHANGE MODEL
https://friendsofthechildren.org/how-it-works
Friends of the Children has been providing long-term support to youth through it's unique model for more than 20 years and they use their web site to effectively show their model. Browse the web site to learn how they do what they do. 


FOM BLACK BOYS TO BLACK MEN - WHAT DOES IT TAKE?
https://www.hattieschild.com/mentoring
Visit this website and learn from educator, author and mentor, Steve White. Use the curriculum in your own mentoring programs. 


FULFILLMENT FUND (LOS ANGELES) - PATHWAYS TO COLLEGE MENTORING
https://fulfillment.org/
From the web site: "Our mission is to make college a reality for students growing up in educationally and economically under resourced communities. Through classroom instruction, mentoring, one-on-one college counseling and experiential learning opportunities, we open young people’s eyes to the possibility of higher education, and change their beliefs about what they are capable of achieving."

 

FULL CIRCLE REFUGE - FOCUS ON AT-RISK YOUTH AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS
http://www.fullcirclerefuge.org/
From the web site: "Full Circle Refuge, Inc. (FCR) is a ministry that utilizes resources (churches, ministries, and local communities) and Biblical principles to provide services to youth in the Southeast that are at-risk, incarcerated, and /or in an aftercare program. FCR is committed to promoting the character trait “spirituality” to juveniles through the presentation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, discipleship and mentoring."  This organization is based in Georgia.

GENERATION HOPE - WASHINGTON, DC - FOCUSES ON TEEN PARENTS IN TWO GENERATION STRATEGY
https://www.generationhope.org/mission
From the website: "Our mission is to ensure all student parents have the opportunities to succeed and experience economic mobility.  Generation  Hope engages education and policy partners to drive systemic changes while providing direct support to teen parents in college, as well as their children, through holistic, two-generation programming. 

GIRLS WRITE NOW, NEW YORK
https://www.girlswritenow.org/who-we-are/mentoring/
From the web site: "The spirit of our organization is simple: every girl who’s passionate about telling their story gets a shot at exploring it. We introduce NYC public high school girls to women writers and digital media professionals from every discipline, who join Girls Write Now as mentors to pass on their craft. As mentees work with their mentors, a one-to-one relationship becomes a two-way street.' 

GLOBAL GIRL MEDIA - EMPOWERING YOUNG WOMEN
https://globalgirlmedia.org/
From the web site: "GlobalGirl Media (GGM) develops the voice and media literacy of teenage girls and young women, ages 14-22, in under-served communities by teaching them to create and share digital journalism designed to improve scholastic achievement, ignite community activism and spark social change. Through mentoring, training and access to a worldwide network of trans-media distribution partners, GlobalGirl Media harnesses the power of new digital media to empower young women to bring their often-overlooked perspectives onto the global media stage. By turning up the volume of girl’s voices globally, GlobalGirl Media seeks to promote freedom of expression and strengthen substantive journalism that addresses historically marginalized voices, while building self-esteem, leadership capacity, and 21st century skills. Founded in 2010, we are active in South Africa, Morocco, Kosovo, Chicago, Los Angeles and the Bay Area."

HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE, INC. (NEW YORK)
https://hcz.org/
From the web site: "Aimed at providing comprehensive, critical support to children and families and reweaving the very fabric of community life, the HCZ® Project began as a one-block pilot in the 1990s. With bold ambition, careful planning, and a strong infrastructure, we set out to address not just some but all of the issues children and families were facing within a finite geographic area: crumbling apartments, rampant drug use, failing schools, violent crime, and chronic health problems. Building on the success of this early initiative, we launched a 10-year strategic plan in 2000, steadily and systematically expanding the depth and breadth of our programming to encompass 24 blocks, then 60 blocks, and ultimately 97 blocks.  Today, the Children’s Zone® serves more than 10,000 youth and nearly 10,000 adults and our organization as a whole serves over 12,509 youth and 12,498 adults."  View  map at http://hcz.org/zone-map/ showing locations within Harlem.

HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM FOCUSED ON MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH
https://higherachievement.org/about/mission-history/
From the web site :"Higher Achievement closes the achievement gap by offering motivated middle school students from under-served areas an opportunity-rich, nationally recognized year-round educational and high school preparatory program. The program, held after school and during the summer, culminates in top high school placement. Each year, Higher Achievement helps almost 500 children achieve academic excellence. Grades improve, test scores improve, and academic behaviors are fostered through a program that works." Programs operate in Washington, DC, Baltimore, Richmond and Pittsburgh. 

HORIZONS ATLANTA - TRANSFORMATIONAL, COMMUNITY-CENTERED, SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM
https://www.horizonsatlanta.org/about-1/mission/
From the web site: "When a student enrolls in Horizons Atlanta the summer after Kindergarten, he or she joins a learning community that extends year-round, with a signature six-week summer intensive through 8th grade. Horizons Atlanta students, all of whom are free-or-reduced-lunch qualified, come from public schools, and are in need of academic support. By design, roughly 2/3 of students perform below grade level when they first enroll. And, because we make a long-term commitment to our families, siblings of enrolled students receive admissions preference when they are of eligible age to apply. Our programs are physically located within or geographically near communities and public schools in need. For most programs, we provide daily bus transportation to and from our site, helping to mitigate any safety concerns for students who reside outside of walking distance to our program sites. We also strive for our programs to be as closely located to their feeder public schools as possible so as to enhance the collaborative nature of our work and further our understanding and connection to the home communities of our students."  NOTE: The Atlanta program is part of a national network of Horizons programs in different cities, including Chicago.

I HAVE A DREAM FOUNDATION  
https://www.ihaveadreamfoundation.org/
Created in 1981 by Eugene Lang, the "I Have a Dream" Foundation has served nearly 20,000 Dreamers in over 200 programs throughout the USA.

INDO-CARRIBEAN ALLIANCE YOUTH PROGRAM - NYC
http://www.indocaribbean.org/
From the web site: "In 2011, ICA launched the only mentoring program for young people in South Queens. We engaged experts from the social work field, education and youth development to create a one-on- one mentoring program that combines leadership cultivation, academic assistance and career exploration.  The Mentoring Program provides individual attention to students and recent immigrants by focusing on academic assistance, early-stage career planning and social development. We pair each student with a mentor who spends a minimum of 8 hours every month working on specific development goals. The curriculum is designed to encourage students to think critically about themselves and about some of the most pressing issues in the community." 

INSPIRING MINDS - PROVIDENCE, RI
https://inspiringmindsri.org/
From the website: "Inspiring Minds delivers programs in Providence, RI schools that build academic and social-emotional skills using a developmental relationships framework."  View their 2022-25 strategic plan. See Logic Model on pages 10 and 11. https://inspiringmindsri.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Edited-Inspiring-Minds-Strategic-Plan.pdf

JOBS FOR MAINE'S GRADUATES (JMG)
https://jmg.org/about-jmg
From the web site: "JMG, a public/private partnership, was founded in 1993 as a dropout prevention program. As student needs have increased and the skills required to succeed in today’s workforce have evolved, JMG’s programming has evolved, as well, to include career preparation that reflects today’s job market, college transition skills, leadership opportunities, critical thinking, financial literacy, community service learning, and more.  Initially for high school students, JMG now works with students as early as the sixth grade all the way through college graduation and careers. In addition to its core programs, JMG has developed hybrid and school-wide programs, which offer tailored JMG curriculum to a broader range of students."

KID POWER DC ( ADDED MENTORS, INC. IN 2019)
https://www.kidpower.org/what-we-do/locations/dc/
From the web site: "Kid Power, Inc. inspires youth leadership by promoting academic advancement, physical and emotional wellness, and positive civic engagement in underserved communities throughout the District of Columbia. Kid Power is the only nonprofit expanded learning program offering a three-pronged approach to helping underserved DC students grow and become engaged leaders in their communities. Each year, Kid Power helps hundreds of youth succeed academically, empowers them to become engaged leaders and responsible citizens, and fosters healthy living through community gardens. Kid Power students work every day to build a stronger, healthier, and more resilient District." Kid Power has grown by absorbing other youth tutor/mentor programs in DC area, including Mentors, Inc, which they acquired in 2019.  Mentors, Inc had been listed in this library since mid 2000s.


LA TEAM MENTORING
https://latm.org/
From the web site: "The Mission of Los Angeles Team Mentoring is to guide middle school students growing up in challenging urban environments in order to help them recognize and reach their full potential as members of our community. Through a school-based team approach to mentoring, young adolescents are given the tools and support necessary to make positive choices during a critical period in their lives."

 

MASTERMIND CONNECT - NYC MENTORING
https://mastermindconnect.com/give-back
From the website: "Mastermind Connect is a New York City collective of men who are striving to fully embrace the essence of becoming the best versions of themselves.  Mastermind Connect members give back efforts focus on youth mentoring, entrepreneurship, and shedding light on men's health issues. Our goal is to make sure our members are engaging in social responsibility. We’re advocates for promoting social good as a daily lifestyle and not a one time occurrence."

 

MY SISTER'S CIRCLE - GIRLS MENTORING IN BALTIMORE
https://www.sisterscircle.org/
This program reaches youth in 5th grade and works to help them stay in school through high school and then move on to college. Youth are supported through one-on-one mentoring and a variety of other activities.

NOVO FOUNDATION - SEEKS TO EMPOWER ADOLESCENT GIRLS
https://novofoundation.org/about-us/learnmore/
From the web site: "NoVo Foundation is dedicated to catalyzing a transformation in global society, moving from a culture of domination to one of equality and partnership. We support the development of capacities in people—individually and collectively—to help create a caring and balanced world. We envision a world that operates on the principles of mutual respect, collaboration, and civic participation, thereby reversing the old paradigm predicated on hierarchy, violence, and the subordination of girls and women."  Note: While this is a funding organization, not a direct service tutoring or mentoring program, the link has been placed in this section because of it's focus on girls and women.

PREP FOR PREP - SUPPORTS YOUTH FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE
https://www.prepforprep.org/#/
From the web site: "The Preparatory Component academically prepares students for placement and success at New York’s leading independent schools and the Northeast’s top boarding schools. This rigorous 14-month course of study spans two intensive summer sessions, as well as classes during the intervening school year. The Prep for Prep Preparatory Component works with sixth- and seventh-graders preparing to enter independent day school in seventh or eighth grade. The PREP 9 Preparatory Component works with eighth-graders getting ready to enter boarding school in ninth grade. In order to familiarize these students with boarding school life, they spend two weeks of both summer sessions on a boarding school campus."

RISING CHILDREN - OAKLAND, CA - 6 WAYS VOLUNTEERS SUPPORT EFFECTIVE HIGH-DOSAGE TUTORING (2022 ARTICLE)
https://www.children-rising.org/2022/06/23/6-ways-volunteers-support-effective-high-dosage-tutoring/
Visit the website of Rising Children and read the article showing ways volunteers can support high-dosage tutoring. The ideas they share apply to any city. 

SCHOOL ON WHEELS - BRINGS TUTORING TO HOMELESS KIDS
https://schoolonwheels.org/about/#sow-programs-and-services
From the web site: "Based in Southern California. The mission of School on Wheels is to enhance educational opportunities for children from kindergarten through twelfth grade who are experiencing homelessness. Our goal is to shrink the gaps in their education and provide them with the highest level of education possible. Our program serves as a consistent support system to these students at a time of great stress and fear. We bring the message to our students that they are cared about and important."

 

SELF ENHANCEMENT, INC. - PORTLAND, OR - A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES
https://www.selfenhancement.org/history
From the web site: "SEI provides a continuum of services. SEI begins our relationship with children in the second grade, and we stay with them into adulthood, age 25. When those inevitable turning points come, SEI students have an advantage. They’re prepared and supported by their SEI coordinator and our extended “family” of resources and services."


SPARK THE JOURNEY (WAS CAPITAL PARTNERS FOR EDUCATION (WASHINGTON, DC)
https://sparkthejourney.org/
From the web site: "Capital Partners for Education (CPE) provides a structured continuum of one-on-one mentoring, academic support, and career preparation services to low-income high school and college students from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, guiding them to and through college, and into sustainable career paths."

STUDENT2STUDENT MENTORING PROGRAM, SKILLSUSA
https://www.skillsusa.org/who-we-are/we-are-skillsusa/
From the web site: "SkillsUSA offers Student2Student Mentoring as a national mentoring program that provides a way for our members to participate in America’s Promise Alliance. Mentoring is a voluntary relationship between two people: a middle school, a high-school or college student and a younger student (usually one in middle school). The aim is to encourage younger students to explore future careers and make decisions that will lead to marketable skills and productive futures."

TEAMMATES MENTORING PROGRAM (NEBRASKA, IOWA, KANSAS, WYOMING)
https://teammates.org/
From the web site: "The TeamMates Mentoring Program was formalized as a statewide program in 1998 with 12 chapters and 441 mentor/mentee matches. Since then, TeamMates has steadily grown to include over 135 chapters and currently serves more than 7,500 youth through partnerships with local school districts. TeamMates now has chapters throughout Nebraska and Iowa and recently opened its first chapters in Kansas and Wyoming.

THE MENTORING CENTER (CALIFORNIA)
http://mentor.org/?option=com_content&view=article&id=14&Itemid=26
From the web site: "The Mentoring Center provides technical assistance and training to organizations developing and operating mentoring programs for youth and young adults.   The Mentoring Center also offers direct service programs that work with all youth, but specialize in working with the most highly at-risk youth, those youth who are no longer simply at-risk but immersed in their risk behaviors." 

THE NEW YORK CITY MENTORING PROGRAM (NYCMP)
https://www.nycmentoringprogram.org/?page=AboutUs
From the web site: "The New York City Mentoring Program (NYCMP) works with businesses, organizations, associations, and government agencies to develop successful mentoring partnerships with public high schools throughout New York City. Coordinated by the Department of Education's Office of Strategic Partnerships."

THREAD - THE NEW SOCIAL FABRIC - BALTIMORE YOUTH PROGRAM
https://www.thread.org/
From the website: "The mission of Thread is to harness the power of relationships to create a new social fabric of diverse individuals deeply engaging with young people facing the most significant opportunity and achievement gaps. Our community is committed to ending social isolation and building a more equitable culture in which everyone thrives."

WEDU - LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN AROUND WORLD
https://www.weduglobal.org/about-us/
From the web site: "WEDU provides leadership development programmes, opportunities, and funding for education to nurture the lifelong leadership development of women changemakers around the world."

WINNING FUTURES - SW MICHIGAN
https://winningfutures.org/
From the web site: "Winning Futures is an award winning nonprofit organization that makes a difference in the lives of young people. We offer school-based mentoring programs and workshops for middle school and high school students in Southeast Michigan. All of our programs focus on the life skills of character value identification, goal setting, career preparation, and strategic planning. We partner with organizations throughout the country to implement our life skills workbooks and activities."

YOUTH ADVOCATES, INC.
https://www.yapinc.org/
From the web site: "YAP is a nationally recognized, nonprofit organization exclusively committed to the provision of community-based alternatives to out-of-home care through direct service, advocacy and policy change."

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) in school and non-school programs

 

ACE MENTOR PROGRAM - ARCHITECTURE, CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING
https://www.acementor.org/
ACE’s mission is to engage, excite and enlighten high school students to pursue careers in architecture, engineering and construction through mentoring and to support their continued advancement in the industry. This is a good example of how industry can connect and mentor young people who might become future workers.

AEROSTAR AVION INSTITUTE - PROVIDES K-12 VAIATION ACADEMIC CURRICULM TO CHICAGO AREA YOUTH
https://avioninstitute.org/programs/
From the website: "All of AeroStar's programs exist with the vision to enhance, promote and support the academic awareness of aviation and aeronautical career path opportunities for students, particularly female, minority, underprivileged and at-risk youth." View this link to see methodology and programs that are offered. 

AUTOMOTIVE MENTORING GROUP - MENTORING VIA AUTOMOTIVE RESTORATION AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
https://www.amgmentoring.org/
From the website: "AMG, formed in 2007, supports youth and adults to develop work and life skills as they restore classic cars. The program aids in supporting the participants in earning th eir high school diplomas, enroll in colleges and obtain jobs and apprenticeships in the automotive industry.  AMG teaches automotive repair, including comprehensive bodywork and restoration, as well as light mechanical repair in our three to six-month programming."

BACK OF THE YARDS COMMUNITY COUNCIL - BYNC COMPUTER LAB
https://bync.org/youth-services
From the web site: "The BYNC provides service-learning opportunities for area youth to develop valuable job readiness skills to prepare them for the workforce. In the BYNC computer lab, youth learn basic computer skills through a structured curriculum."

BLACK GIRLS CODE
https://www.wearebgc.org/
The mission of this San Francisco area organization is "To increase the number of women of color in the digital space by empowering girls of color ages 7 to 17 to become innovators in STEM fields, leaders in their communities, and builders of their own futures through exposure to computer science and technology."

CHICAGO CENTER FOR ARTS & TECHNOLOGY (CHICAT)
https://chicat.org/
From the web site: "CHICAT offers life-changing after-school Arts & Technology education for students and innovative vocational training for adults. CHICAT is focused on the connection between art and technology, the power of connecting communities, and engaging and teaching in an inspirational and beautiful environment."

CHICAGO FUTURE CITY COMPETITIONS
https://futurecity.org/
From the web site: "The Future City Competition is a national, project-based learning experience where students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade imagine, design, and build cities of the future. Students work as a team with an educator and engineer mentor to plan cities using SimCity™ software; research and write solutions to an engineering problem; build tabletop scale models with recycled materials; and present their ideas before judges at Regional Competitions in January. Regional winners represent their region at the National Finals in Washington, DC in February." This page points to web sites for Future City, National Engineer Week, and a variety of professional organizations that could be sources of STEM mentors for Chicago area tutor/mentor programs and schools.

CHICAGO HIGH SCHOOL FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
https://www.chicagoagr.org/
From the web site: "The Chicago Board of  Education created the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences in  July, 1984, and in September, 1985, we opened our doors as the newest  high school in the Chicago Public Schools, attracting students from all  parts of the city.  This school was established  at a time of great concern about the future of agricultural education  and the agricultural industry in general. There is a nationwide effort  underway to broaden the scope of teaching in and about agriculture  beginning at the kindergarten level and extending through adulthood. At  the high school level, there is strong interest in shifting the  curriculum toward agribusiness and plant and animal sciences. Too few  agricultural college graduates are available to fill the need for new  professionals in agricultural science and business.

CHICAGO MOBILE MAKERS – FOCUS ON DESIGN
https://www.chicagomobilemakers.org/about
From the website: “Chicago Mobile Makers creates programming that encourages Chicago youth to become advocates and change-makers in their own communities through design focused skill-building workshops that help train and support future public interest architects, designers and makers.“

CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY’S CONSERVATION SCHOLARS PROGRAM
https://www.czs.org/KingExplorers
From the web site: "The Chicago Zoological Society’s Conservation Scholars Program is an engaging way for teens to learn more about animals and conservation, network with others and make a difference in their communities while preparing for college and future careers."  Visit the site and learn how to apply.

CODE YOUR DREAMS - UNLOCKING POTENTIAL
https://www.codeyourdreams.org/751643508656
Code Your Dreams is a Chicago-based non-profit with a mission of "empowering youth to solve their community's problems through code".   View this introduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ty1sV55wdd0 

COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION (CHICAGO) - SUPPORTS YOUTH DIGITAL LEARNING
http://commonwlth.org/initiatives/
The Commonwealth Foundation is one of the projects funded by the Chicago HIVE (now Chicago Learning Exchange) digital learning initiative.  It provides a variety of digital learning opportunities for Chicago youth. Browse the site to learn more.

DIGITAL YOUTH DIVAS ENGAGES CHICAGO MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS IN STEM
http://divas.digitalyouthnetwork.org/
From the web site: "Digital Youth Divas is an out-of-school program that engages middle school girls, especially those from non-dominant communities, in design-based engineering and computer science activities driven by a narrative story. The program supports girls to develop STEM identities by participating within face-to-face and online spaces to design, create, and re-imagine everyday artifacts (jewelry, hair accessories, music) and activities (dancing and talking to friends) using techniques including collaboration, critique, circuitry, coding, and fabrication."

DIGITAL YOUTH NETWORK - CHICAGO CITY OF LEARNING
https://www.digitalyouthnetwork.org/?ref=dcol#home
DYN is a Chicago project that supports organizations, educators and researchers in learning best practices to help develop our youths’ technical, creative, and analytical skills.

FIRST ROBOTICS - MENTOR BASED STEM PROGRAMS
https://www.firstinspires.org/
From the web site: "The mission of FIRST is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting Mentor-based programs that build science, engineering, and technology skills, that inspire innovation, and that foster well-rounded life capabilities including self-confidence, communication, and leadership."

GREEN YOUTH FARM PROGRAM OF CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN
https://www.chicagobotanic.org/urbanagriculture/youthfarm
This is one of several programs that the Chicago Botanic Garden offers to encourage urban farming in Chicago. Browse the web site to learn about the Green Farm Program and the Urban Farm Program.

GRUB - GARDEN RAISED BOUNTY
https://www.goodgrub.org/
Garden Raised Bounty (GRuB) in Olympia, WA has a powerful school-based program that works with disconnected, disengaged high school youth. Focuses on agriculture. Could be model for urban schools, neighborhoods.

HACK ILLINOIS - BUILDING HACKING CULTURE
https://hackillinois.org/
HackIllinois, is a) Encouraging students to explore their creativity; b) Empowering students to create meaningful additions to the field of technology; and c) Building a community of peers and mentors through events held at different locations in Illinois. Visit the web site to learn more.

HOPEWORKS ‘N CAMDEN - EDUCATION, TECH & LEARNING
https://hopeworks.org/
From the web site: "Hopeworks ‘N Camden uses education, technology and entrepreneurship to partner  with young men and women as they identify and earn a sustainable future. Together we seize the opportunity to heal and thrive in the midst of violence and poverty."

LEARNING COMPUTER SCIENCE SKILLS - CODE WITH GOOGLE
https://edu.google.com/code-with-google/
From the website: "Code with Google helps to ensure that every student has access to the collaborative, coding, and technical skills that unlock opportunities in the classroom and beyond–no matter what their future goals may be."

LUMITY - FOCUSES ON TEENS, STEM CAREERS, MORE
https://lumity.org/
From the web site: "Lumity is committed to making an impact on the lives of teens and young adults by creating transformational experiences that not only prepare them for STEM careers, but for life. Lumity provides high schools in underserved communities with access to one-of-a-kind, student programming that focuses on essentials such as character building, critical thinking and teamwork, all of which serves as the foundation for success in life, no matter what career path a student chooses. Unlike other programs that take short-term approaches, Lumity’s four-year program supports students through each of their high school years. Our program aims to teach and strengthen students’ critical thinking and problem-solving skills, ability to work in a team and effectively collaborate, develop stronger inter/intra personal skills and teach valuable presentation skills."

MASTER MIX ACADEMY - S.T.E.M. PROGRAM CALLED "DJ SCIENCE."
http://www.mastermixacademy.org/home.html
Master Mix Academy, based in Chicago, goes to a variety of educational facilities throughout Chicago to provide its dj science STEM workshops at there facility.

MATH CIRCLES OF CHICAGO
https://mathcirclesofchicago.org/
From the website: "The Math Circles of Chicago creates opportunities for all children across Chicago to develop a passion for mathematics.  Math Circles of Chicago achieves its mission by providing free, unique math enrichment programs for 5th to 12th grade students of diverse backgrounds." 

NORTH SOUTH FOUNDATION - SUPPORTS INDIAN YOUTH IN US AND INDIA
https://www.northsouth.org/public
From the web site:  "North South Foundation (NSF) is a volunteer driven non-profit organization established in 1989.  Our Mission is to:  a) Develop human resources by giving scholarships to brilliant but needy students in India entering colleges, regardless of religion, gender, caste or creed: b)  Promote excellence in human endeavor by organizing Educational Contests for the kids in USA; c)  Help people achieve success regardless of religion, gender, caste, geographic origin by giving hope to those who may have none"

 

PROJECT EXPLORATION
https://projectexploration.org/
The material on this site will help: Reduce the distance between natural science and the public especially populations historically underrepresented in professional science... * Inspire and empower urban youth and girls through hands-on experiences with the wonder of paleontology and natural science... * Connect students, teachers and families with authentic science and working scientists.

PROJECT SYNCERE PROVIDES STEM PROGRAMMING TO YOUTH IN UNDER-SERVED CHICAGO COMMUNITIES.
https://projectsyncere.org/
From the web site: "Project SYNCERE works directly with school districts as well as local universities and community organizations to deliver its engineering focused programs.  Through our vast partnerships we are able to impact students during the school day and during out-of-school time.  Our innovative problem-based curriculum has been inspirational in changing the way science and math is taught in a number of schools.  Through our hands-on approach to educating students we have been able to create a spark for them and show them that science and math is fun, cool and rewarding.  The program has helped to raise students’ grades and increase their interest in the STEM fields."

TECH CORPS - OHIO & CHICAGO- HELPS K-12 STUDENTS BUILD THEIR TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
https://techcorps.org/
From the website: "By building partnerships and deploying TECH CORPS signature programs, TECH CORPS is b uilding the framework and infrastructure to swiftly and effeciently meet the changing technology needs of our nation's K-12 students and schools."  

WE ALL CODE - TEACHES TECH TO TEENS
https://www.weallcode.org/our-story/
From the web site: "We All Code exists because we believe every kid deserves to excel in one of the emerging fields of STEM, whether they choose to pursue more education or go straight into careers in computer science. Our mission is to inspire, support, and teach these skills to help them be successful."

 

Arts, Writing, Music in school and non-school programs

View the websites below and borrow ideas that could be used in your own school or non-school program

 

ARTS EDUCATION IN CHICAGO - ARTLOOK MAP
https://artlookmap.com/
Search the map for schools and arts organizations in Chicago. Hosted by Ingenuity

 

CHANGING WORLDS - EDUCATIONAL ARTS NPO IN CHICAGO
https://www.changingworlds.org/
Changing Worlds is an educational arts nonprofit organization whose mission is to foster inclusive communities through oral history, writing and art programs that improve student learning, affirm identity and enhance cross-cultural understanding.

 

CHICAGO AREA WRITING PROJECT
https://cawpchicago.org/about/
From the web site: "The Chicago Area Writing Project (CAWP) is based at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and since its founding in 1979, CAWP has trained more than 21,000 teachers based on the highly acclaimed Bay Area Writing Project  “teachers-teaching-teachers” model to improve their instruction of writing.  CAWP is one of over 200 sites of the National Writing Project and is one of six NWP sites in Illinois."

CHILD'S PLAY TOURING THEATER - PERFORMS STORIES AND POEMS WRITTEN BY YOUN AUTHORS
http://www.cptt.org/
From the website: "Founded in 1978, Child's Play Touring Theatre was the first theatre company to realize the value of children's own writing and perform exclusively stories and poems written by young authors. Our goal is to help children understand the value and significance that writing and reading has on their lives."

CON TEXTOS - WRITING BASED PREVENTION PROGRAMS
https://contextos.org/
From the website:  "Con Textos launched in 2011 to transform traditional, rote education into dynamic learning environments that promote deep-thinking, engaged dialogue, and expression." Programs are in Chicago and El Salvador and focus on 1) juveniles and adults who are awaiting trail, or incarcerated; 2) schools, and 3) community workforce development, reentry, alternative sentencing, and community centers that reach individuals who are on probation, house arrest, just out-of-jail, or at elevated risk for violence involvement. 

CREATE NOW! AN LA BASED PROGRAM.
https://www.createnow.org/
The goal of Create Now! is to teach children to express themselves creatively through all of the arts, including dance, animation, graphic design, ceramics, etc. This is a Hollywood, CA. based program which targets at-risk and high-risk youth and its web site has many examples of what a program like this can accomplish.

 

CULTURAL ASSET MAPPING PROJECT - CHICAGO
https://camp-chiparks.hub.arcgis.com/
From the website: "The Cultural Asset Mapping Project (C.A.M.P.) is a community storytelling and data visualization project started in 2020, where Chicago artists and community story tellers collaborate to better understand artistic excellence and cultural vibrancy in our communities."   View the  map on this page and see arts/cultural organizations in all parts of Chicago.

Another version, created by Free Street Media, shows organizations in South Central Chicago.
View at  https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1gUX_nKkmF5bngnBqO1J3q8zje2kR3mb9&shorturl=1&ll=41.81944247764153%2C-87.65377654999999&z=12

FORWARD MOMENTUM CHICAGO - INSPIRES POSSIBILITIES THROUGH DANCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS
https://www.forwardmomentumchicago.org/
From the website: "Forward Momentum Chicago programs are designed to increase dance skills and awareness, and to foster creativity, critical thinking, and social-emotional learning. Forward Momentum Chicago offers a variety of dance experiences for all ages and ability levels."

HAPPINESS CLUB, THE
http://www.thehappinessclub.com/
Located in the Chicago area, The Happiness Club's mission is to inspire and enable young people to embrace positive values, to openly express themselves with conviction and courage, to actively participate in developing individual skills and talents, and to confidently pursue productive futures as responsible, contributing members of society.

ILLINOIS WRITING PROJECT
https://www.illinoiswritingproject.com/
From the web site "The Illinois Writing Project helps teachers build capacity and resources to employ the best of what is known about writers and writing. We offer flexible, transformative, sustainable professional development to help teachers guide students to write with thoughtfulness, skill, and enjoyment. Locally based but nationally connected, we are one of nearly 200 sites in the National Writing Project network."

INTONATION MUSIC WORKSHOP - CHICAGO
https://www.intonationmusic.org/
From the web site: "The Intonation Music Workshop empowers children to become rock stars on every stage in life through innovative music education. Using donated instruments and a unique pop-band curriculum, our in-school, after-school and summer music programs provide kids age 6-17 in Chicago’s underserved communities with access to instruction and performance opportunities in a safe and positive environment, sparking for many a life-changing sense of accomplishment and belonging."

LUV CITY - ENGAGES YOUTH IN MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION
https://luvcity.org/
From the website: "LUV City offers a 5-week Summer Institute where Chicago youth are immersed in workshops in filmmaking, editing, sound design, multimedia production, acting, storytelling and music production. Youth are invited to continue on with programming during fall, winter and spring semesters."

MARWIN - ARTS EDUCATION FOR INNER CITY CHICAGO YOUTH
https://marwen.org/what-we-do
From the web site: "Marwen achieves its mission by providing free visual arts classes to under-served Chicago youth in 6 - 12 grades.  Marwen also provides free college and career counseling to high school students and their families who are interested in pursuing a career in the visual arts or wish to continue their education beyond high school." 

MERIT SCHOOL OF MUSIC - CHICAGO
https://meritmusic.org/about-merit/
From the web site: "Merit School of Music provides instruction to more than 4,000 children each year at public, parochial, charter and private school and community centers across Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana through our off-site program called Bridges: Partners in Music."

MOVING IN THE SPIRIT (MITS)
https://www.movinginthespirit.org/
From the web site: "Moving in the Spirit is a nationally-recognized youth development program that uses the art of dance to positively transform the lives of children and teens in Atlanta, Georgia. Through programs that integrate high-quality dance instruction with performance, leadership and mentor opportunities, Moving in the Spirit impacts over 200 children and teens annually, encouraging them to overcome the obstacles they face each day and realize their highest potential.

SPHINX ORGANIZATION - TRANSFORMING LIVES THROUGH ARTS - DETROIT
https://www.sphinxmusic.org/
From the website: "The Sphinx Organization is the social justice organization dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts. Sphinx’s four program areas – Education & Access, Artist Development, Performing Artists, and Arts Leadership – form a pipeline that develops and supports diversity and inclusion in classical music at every level: music education, artists performing on stage, the repertoire and programing being performed, the communities represented in audiences, and the artistic and administrative leadership within the field."

THE ALL STARS PROJECT OF CHICAGO - PERFORMANCE ARTS
https://allstars.org/locations/chicago/
From the web site: "We transform the lives of youth and poor communities using the developmental power of performance, in partnership with caring adults.  In All Stars programs, people learn new performances onstage and off. They try new things, become more worldly and begin to create new possibilities for themselves and their communities." In Chicago the Allstars Project is also hosting an annual networking conference and quarterly networking events.

THE FIREHOUSE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER - CHICAGO
https://thefcac.org/
From the web site: "The Firehouse offers daily arts training and mentoring to youth and young adults in a creative and nurturing environment.  Youth (ages 12-25) will have opportunities to engage in workshops involving music production, dance, graphic arts, computer technology, culinary art, photography, and entrepreneurship. Providing Arts as Redemptive Transformation in education though these disciplines."

THE MIRACLE CENTER - ARTS INCUBATOR MODEL
https://www.themiraclecenter.org/
From the web site: "The Miracle Center (TMC) is a 501 (c)3 faith-based organization dedicated to providing youth from educationally and/or economically disadvantaged communities between the ages of 11 to 22 a socio-emotionally supportive environment for personal growth, creative and academic development. TMC enables young people to learn the social skills, discipline, self-advocacy and character-building tools needed to become successful students, committed family members, and responsible citizens preventing them from engaging in unwanted pregnancy, gang violence, and drugs-use."

TIME IN - NYC ARTS BASED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
https://www.timeinkids.org/
From the web site: "Time In is a groundbreaking arts initiative that brings some of New York’s youngest, most at-risk public school children out of underserved classrooms in Harlem and the South Bronx, and into the world of the living arts every week of the school year as part of their normal school day. Founded in 2006, Time In transforms the lives of inner city children, as it inspires learning and engagement in a nurturing, multi-sensorial learning environment that enriches children’s lives and helps them reach their fullest potential.

URBAN GATEWAYS - BRINGS ARTS TO CHICAGO YOUTH
https://urbangateways.org/
From the web site: "Urban Gateways delivers high-quality, accessible arts experiences to young people in Chicago. From visual arts residencies to live performances and media arts apprenticeships, our programs connect youth with professional artists to encourage self-expression and social change."

YOUNG CHICAGO AUTHORS
https://youngchicagoauthors.org/
From the web site: "Since 1991, Young Chicago Authors has been transforming the lives of young people by cultivating their voices through writing, publication, and performance education."

YOUTH COMMUNICATIONS - NEW YORK
https://youthcomm.org/
From the web site: "Youth Communication provides powerful, teen-written stories and professional development to help educators and youth workers engage struggling youth. Our literacy-rich training model helps teachers, after-school workers, counselors, and other professionals to connect with the teens they serve and build their social and emotional learning skills."

e-Mentor and e-Tutor Programs

 

VIRTUAL VOLUNTEERING WIKI
http://www.coyotecommunications.com/vvwiki/
This Wiki is a library of more than 100 research articles about virtual volunteering, compiled by Jayne Cravens since the mid 1990s.  As you're building your e-Mentoring and e-Tutoring program, or just working to improve  your site-based program, finding virtual volunteers to help you is always a challenge.

 

TIPS FOR ADDING E-MENTORING TO SITE BASED PROGRAMS
https://symba.io/5-key-takeaways-2021-national-mentoring-summit/
This article offers five takeaways from the January 2021 National Mentoring Summit and focused on planning needed to build a quality virtual mentoring strategy on top of an existing face-to-face program.  The steps apply to starting a new program or enhancing an existing program.

 

Models to learn from:

CHAPTER ONE - CONNECTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS WITH E-TUTORS
https://www.chapterone.org/about
From the web site:  "Chapter One provides 1:1 reading support at the time students need it most: Kindergarten, first and second grade."

 

CRICKET TOGETHER 1-ON-1 E-MENTORING PLATFORM
https://cricketmedia.com/crickettogether/
From the website: CricketTogether's mission is "To connect, support, and sustain 1:1 eMentoring relationships that empower every child to unlock their full personal and academic potential."  Focus is on children in grades 3-8.

 

E-COUNSELING 2.0 - NEW WAVE OF E-MENTORING
https://hechingerreport.org/e-counseling-2-0-can-a-new-wave-of-virtual-guidance-help/
This 2016 article describes some emerging e-Mentoring formats that are helping youth stay in college.

 

E-PALS GLOBAL COMMUNITY
https://www.epals.com/#/connections
From the web site: "ePALS eMentoring  is a web-based multilingual tool designed by ePALS, the leader in student-safe email, to enable corporate and organizational volunteers to mentor students online. ePALs is a global collaboration portal for teachers, students, mentors."

 

iCouldBe.org eMentoring
https://www.icouldbe.org/default.asp
From the web site: "The mission of iCouldBe is to provide at-risk middle and high school students with an online community of professional mentors, empowering teens to stay in school, plan for future careers, and achieve in life."

 

I-MENTOR - TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED MENTORING
https://imentor.org/who-we-are/model
From the web site: "iMentor's model harnesses the power of long-term, personal relationships to help students succeed. We partner with high schools in low-income communities, where a majority of students served will be first-generation college graduates. Each year, we recruit thousands of volunteers who commit to mentor a high school student for at least three years." Now with branches in New York, Chicago, Bay Area and Baltimore.

 

PA E-MENTOR PROGRAM
https://www.pa-ementor.org/#1
From the Program Site:  "The Program uses working and retired adults and mature college students serving as online career mentors, as well as a structured online curriculum to help give teens and young adults the knowledge and skills they need to "get real" about their futures - "real" about the demands and opportunities within the job market, and "real" about a plan that leads to their eventual success."

 

STEM MENTOR MATCHING EXCHANGE - ON-LINE
http://help.mentormatchingengine.org/mme-mentor#mentoring-on-mme
The Mentor Matching Exchange is an app that enables students to connect with STEM mentors. It's a product of the Illinois Science & Technology Coalition which you can learn about at https://www.istcoalition.org/


STEP UP TUTORING - FREE 1-0N-1 MATH AND LITERACY TUTORING, CONDUCTED ONLINE WITH A TRAINED, CONSISTENT, TUTOR
https://www.stepuptutoring.org/
From the website: "Step Up Tutoring is a California-based nonprofit that drives student success by providing virtual high-impact tutoring and mentorship to elementary and middle school students in under-resourced communities."  Browse the website to learn more.

TEENS TUTOR TEENS - OFFERS FREE TUTORING TO OTHER TEENS
https://www.teenstutorteens.com/
From the website: "Teens Tutor Teens has chapters in Georgia and four other states. Teens can receive free tutoring from other teens who have proven to be academically exceptional in their community. Teens who are economically disadvantaged are given priority.

UPCHIEVE - NONPROFIT ED-TECH INITIATIVE SUPPORTS NEW YORK AREA
https://upchieve.org/mission
From the web site: "UPchieve is a nonprofit ed-tech initiative that provides free, online, and on-demand educational and guidance services to high school students in the U.S. Our goal is to making the college application process simple for all students - not just those with educated, financially stable, and supportive parents. Some of the students we try to help include those who are low income, minorities, LGBTQ, immigrants, or the first in their family to go to college."