Greetings!   Mentors, Inc. teenagers are as different as teenagers could be.  Which doesn't mean they are not without drama -- or drive.  What many have in common is that many live in the most challenging wards of Washington, DC in a city with the third highest poverty rate in the nation. And many attend schools that, let's face it, we as adults are still trying to fix.  Meet La'Nora, whio just graduated in June...

A Special Honor:  In May 2009, Mentors, Inc. was notified that we had been chosen from a competitive field of 240 candidates for inclusion in the 2009-10 Catalogue for Philanthropy for Greater Washington (CFP). And on November 16, one protege, one mentor, and one alumna protege who graduated from our program 10 years ago, joined together on stage at the 2009 CFP event to share their feelings about Mentors, Inc., volunteering, and supporting programs around the region.  We are honored to be featured, and thank all who support mentoring of DC public and charter high school students through Mentors, Inc.

Most people are surprised when we tell them that we have a waiting list of students ready to match.  In fact, when we visit public and charter schools, it's not uncommon for a whole class to submit applications for mentors.  There's a misconception that many students in DC schools don't want to go to college... But when we ask them to raise their hands, in a class of 30, most hands go up.  Hands go down when we ask students how many know what it takes to get into college.  Enter Mentor X.  Mentor X is you, wondering if now is the time to change a life.  There is no question that we need you.  There is no question that students are waiting.  And most of you tell us you've been thinking about it for ages.  If you're reading this, consider that we've gotten you half way to changing a life.  The rest is up to you.