Job Title: Mentor Program Manager 15-20 hour work week, 40-week year Reports to: Director of Programs (Click here to Download Job Description) Position Description The Mentor Program Manager makes and maintains matches between students who are eligible and qualified for MTC’s program with volunteers who have been approved through MTC’s mentor screening processes. This position…
Barry Groves remembers the day he met Edgar, an eighth grader at Crittenden Middle School at the time. “From that first time I saw him, I always made him promise to invite me to his college graduation,” he says. Edgar also remembers that day and considers it a significant turning point. “I felt lucky, because…
This fall, MTC staff and volunteers are again demonstrating patience, understanding, and flexibility. The way we deliver our programs might look a little different but our commitment to students remains our top priority! With students attending school in-person this fall, MTC will be combining what we learned during remote tutoring last year with our more…
MTC conducted an essay contest open to all high school senior mentees. It was a very difficult decision as there were many excellent essays submitted. The winner is….Scarlette who won a MacBook Pro laptop. In her winning essay, she shared how her mentor, Midge, supported her throughout high school and helped her prepare for this…
“Being a mentee this year has been a great experience! This is the first time I’ve ever had a mentor and I’ve loved it so far. My whole life I’ve always been scared to talk to adults who weren’t in my immediate family, but this experience has really helped open me up and improved my…
The pandemic and its corollary, social isolation, has literally arrested the development of adolescents, explained Kathy Hartley, retired LASD school psychologist, at a recent roundtable for MTC tutors. This is the time when middle schoolers should start to break away from parents and connect with their peers, a process that has been drastically impacted over…
