Our mission is to equip and empower youth to be transformative leaders in their lives, their families, and their communities.

We believe the key to creating transformative impact in a community lies in long-term investment in the children and families who live there.

 

The beauty of MentorKids?

Our kids become the Mentors.

MentorKids is, as you would expect, about mentoring kids. But it’s also a lot more than that.

MentorKids is a program that serves K-12 grade students year-round, focusing on three distinct areas - academic excellence, spiritual growth, and leadership development. As our kids progress through the program, they move into higher levels of responsibility so that by the time they enter high school, they are ready to be hired on as an iLEADer. iLEADers mentor and tutor our younger students under the supervision of the classroom teachers, receive advanced leadership training and academic support, and engage with their community through outreach events and projects.

Meet Aldo, one of Palomino iLEADers

Here’s what’s happening today at MentorKids!

“The Promise Neighborhood model allows us to invest in building young leaders who engage with their community for positive change and mentor our younger students to take their place when they graduate.”

Aaron Parrott, MentorKids Executive Director