Change a Life in 30 Minutes
As a Take Stock in Children mentor with Hillsborough Education Foundation, you’ll serve as a role model, offering emotional support, fostering confidence, and helping students set academic goals and prepare for college. Click here to see where we have the highest need.
Mentoring Program Overview
Our mentoring program offers deserving students the chance to connect with a caring volunteer mentor who is dedicated to helping them reach their full potential. With continuous support from skilled student advocates, who provide educational and career counseling, students gain the guidance they need to succeed.
Many students in our program face financial challenges and other obstacles that could prevent them from graduating high school or pursuing higher education. However, these scholars are determined to work hard and maintain their grades, striving for a brighter future.
A Mentor’s Commitment
Mentors meet one-on-one with their mentee several times each month, typically for 30 minutes per week.
Mentoring Qualifications
- – Meet with scholar 30 minutes per week
- – 18 years of age or older
- – Have a high school diploma
- – Complete a 90-minute mentor training
- – Make a minimum one school year commitment
- – Must document their mentoring sessions weekly online
- – Be honest, caring, patient, flexible, reliable and open-minded
- – Possess good listening, problem solving and conflict resolution skills
- – Must pass a Level 2 criminal background check (Fingerprinting)
- – Abide by all TSIC and Hillsborough County Public Schools policies and procedures
“I enjoy helping others and want to inspire my mentee with the endless possibilities! I encourage him to take on new challenges without being afraid of the possibility of failure.”
– Jose Rincon, mentor
(pictured right, with mentee, Chanzon)
“It has been an honor to be involved with a community of people with such diverse experiences, who could all come together and say that they truly cared to know and understand the people involved in their program. Words can never quantify the amount of appreciation I truly have for you. I absolutely could not have asked for a better person to call my mentor.”
– Jaiden Vickers, Class of 2026 TSIC Alumni
(pictured left, with mentor, Joe Gross)
Have questions? Please contact:
Elisabet Lovett-Rivera
Mentor Coordinator
erivera@educationfoundation.com
(813) 923-1892
Help us spread the word!
Great mentors are everywhere—and you may know someone who would be a perfect fit! Help us connect more caring adults with students in our community by sharing our mentor recruitment flyer or referring someone you think would make a great mentor.
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