Adult mentors can make a vast difference in the life of a college-bound high school student. Read further to learn how you can get involved or find resources to support you as an adult mentor.
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Check to see if your community is already part of Learn More Indiana’s College Success Mentoring initiative and contact your local mentoring organization to get involved.
| Community | Schools | Mentoring Organization |
|---|---|---|
| East Chicago | East Chicago Central High School | Communities in Schools |
| Evansville | Benjamin Bosse High School | Southwest Indiana College Access Network (SICAN) |
| Fort Wayne | Heritage High School Leo High School New Haven High School Woodlan High School |
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana Fellowship Missionary Church |
| Gary | 21st Century Charter School of Gary | Urban Reach |
| Indianapolis | Emmerich Manual High School Indianapolis Metropolitan High School |
Starfish Initiative |
| Indianapolis | Fall Creek Academy Fountain Square Academy |
YMCA of Greater Indianapolis |
| Marion | Marion High School | Project Leadership
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Don’t see your community listed above? Visit the Indiana Youth Institute (IYI) mentoring connection page to learn about other mentoring opportunities in your area.
Find resources
Learn More Indiana is your source for resources to support your mentoring journey. Explore our K-12 section to find out what your student should be doing to plan, prepare and pay for college and career success. And, check out our resources for college students to keep your student on track to earn a degree.
Grade-level goals
Find grade-level goals with Learn More Indiana’s annual campaigns:
- January-March: Cash for College: paying for college
- April-August: KnowHow2GO Indiana: preparing for college and career success
- September-December: College GO! Week: planning for college and career success
Essential Steps
Get help with some of the most important steps your student mentee will take:
- Apply for Twenty-first Century Scholars by the end of grade 8
- Learn about End-of-Course Assessments
- Create (and update!) a high school graduation plan
- Search for scholarships
- Affirm Twenty-first Century Scholar status by March 10 of your student’s senior year
- File the FAFSA by March 10 of your student’s senior year
More resources
Visit the Indiana Youth Institute’s ABetterHour.org for even more resources, including:
- Locating a mentoring organization in your area,
- Finding mentoring resources and
- Viewing IYI’s archive of youth development webinars
You can also read more about mentoring from the National Mentoring Partnership, including their Elements of Effective Practice.
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