Mayor's Mentors

Mayor Alvin Brown’s Mayor’s Mentors program is a partnership among City Hall and nonprofit agencies which specialize in pairing new, highly qualified mentors with students in Duval County Public Schools. The plan grows from the mayor’s vision to enhance the quality of public education for the good of students as well as workforce development and employer recruitment in Jacksonville. Through the program, the mayor will be deploying dedicated volunteers – including retired school teachers – into mentorship programs with proven performance metrics to ensure the best quality for Jacksonville’s youths. Mayor’s Mentors has two components: school-based programs and community- and faith-based programs.  The former launched on Dec. 7 and aspires to place 500-trained-and-ready mentors with children by April 1, 2012. The latter kicks-off in the spring and will include funding from private sector organizations. The Mayor’s Mentors program operates on the philosophy that caring adults can teach any young person to be a role model and a leader by exposing them to positive experiences and empowering them to study hard and do their best in the classroom.
 

Give them a call at (904) 632-0600 or dial 2-1-1.
Click here to register online.