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Provide in-person and online events, college student mentoring services for blind, visually impaired and dyslexic students.

Provides mentorship and support for individuals who experienced human trafficking and exploitation. A comprehensive assessment will be completed to determine a plan for each individual to help move towards their life goals.

Free, one-to-one emotional support from a professionally trained volunteer mentor with similar lived experience to anyone impacted by breast cancer, anywhere, at any stage. All services are virtual (phone or online) and are available anytime from diagnosis, through treatment, and into survivorship for men and women.

Link Mentoring Program - guidance, support and encouragement for youth from adult mentors.

Recruits and trains volunteers to serve as advocates for children in foster care. Volunteers are matched to a child in need and provide them with stability and support. Volunteer responsibilities include: Ensuring the child's safety, well-being, and basic needs are met while in foster care Advocating for the child during court proceedings Monitoring child's educational progress Advocating for the child until they are placed in a permanent home

Brighton Park Neighborhood Council's (BPNC's) The Leaders of Tomorrow (LOT) program provides mentorship for young people.

Passport to Manhood teaches responsibility to boys ages 11 to 14 with sessions focusing on a specific aspect of character and manhood through highly interactive activities.

Passport to Manhood teaches responsibility to boys ages 11 to 14 with sessions focusing on a specific aspect of character and manhood through highly interactive activities.

Kids Off The Block's (KOB) Mentoring Initiative champions a community-driven strategy to combat violence, crime, educational setbacks, and poor health outcomes. By offering targeted mentoring, violence prevention, skill enhancement workshops, health and wellness programs, parental guidance, and leisure activities, they aim to foster a safer, healthier, and more prosperous community.

Young Men's Educational Network's (YMEN) comprehensive programs offer a wide range of educational support, mentoring from positive role models, spiritual and emotional guidance, vocational classes in the arts, career-based and entrepreneurial education, sports and recreational activities, family supportive services, and service learning to more than 300 students annually.

Passport to Manhood teaches responsibility to boys ages 11 to 14 with sessions focusing on a specific aspect of character and manhood through highly interactive activities.

Project Visible Man is a male mentoring program, the name of which is inspired by a Ralph Ellison's writings "Invisible Man". This program is offered as a means to help young men navigate the sometimes difficult journey into Manhood. Through participation in group mentoring workshops, young men will strengthen their self-esteem, learn how to develop relationships in ways that are healthy and supportive and have access to an adult coach.

Alternative Schools Network provides expanded academic and wraparound services to out-of-school teens through programs centered in community-based alternative high schools across Chicago. RSP focuses on getting students re-enrolled and supporting them in every way possible as they attain their high school diploma and continue their studies at a college level or place into a job.

Project Visible Man is a male mentoring program, the name of which is inspired by a Ralph Ellison's writings "Invisible Man". This program is offered as a means to help young men navigate the sometimes difficult journey into Manhood. Through participation in group mentoring workshops, young men will strengthen their self-esteem, learn how to develop relationships in ways that are healthy and supportive and have access to an adult coach.

SGA Youth & Family Services offers a school-based mental health resource provided throughout Chicago elementary, middle, and high schools.

Centers' For New Horizons Youth Development (YD) department takes a holistic approach to the development of at-risk youth by increasing their exposure to supportive and empowering environments that will lead to academic success, develop their strengths, and build positive attitudes. Services include youth mentoring, after school programming, and youth employment opportunities.

Kids Above All's Becoming Me Program is a 15-20-week mentorship for youth ages 10-18 who are at risk of violence. It helps them develop the skills and resources needed to create their futures. Becoming Me's Youth Support Specialists offer both group and individual support to help teens in the program set personal and professional goals.

Lawndale Christian Community Church Investment Mount Lion offers youth mentoring for boys that focuses on resilience, relationships, communication, support, and knowledge.

SER/SERCO locations offer educational, emotional, and career support to young adults, ages 16-24, living in low-income, underserved communities, especially those who are ex-offenders or gang-affected. Services include after-school programming, supplemental education, GED classes, job and internship skills training, education pathway planning, career coaching, financial literacy, mentorship, summer employment referrals, case management referrals, transportation, service learning projects, and leadership training.

ICI Chicago's (Inner City Impact) mentorship programs build healthy relationships characterized by respect and trust, allowing kids to see themselves through God's eyes and recognize their own self-worth and potential.

Faith Community of St. Sabina's ARK is dedicated to enhancing the talents, lives, and spirits of community youth (ages 6-28) in the Englewood and Auburn-Gresham communities through education, mentoring, and linkages to resources.

South Shore youth ages 13-20 benefit from one-on-one life coaching and group socials such as movies, escape rooms, and outdoor activities through the free mentoring program. Having grown up on Chicago's South Side, staff mentors understand the struggles of youth, allowing them to guide young mentees through life's roadblocks, career/educational exploration, and goal setting.

YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago - Kelly Hall Youth provides a mentoring program in which participants and adult volunteer mentors are matched together as "YPals". The adult mentor will work with the parents to provide individual tutoring, support, new experiences, and companionship, as well as modeling healthy behavior and choices for youth. The program is designed to make a positive impact on a child's life.

WestCare Illinois (WCIL) recruits youth at Olive-Harvey, as well as receiving referrals from school personnel. Mentoring services occur on the school campus during, and after hours, throughout the school year. WCIL staff provides group and individual mentoring services that utilize the evidence-based model, The Seven Challenges, addressing drug and alcohol problems as well as violations of school policies.Mentees are provided with mindfulness activities and opportunities to participate in gatherings like sporting events, bike riding, yoga, and weekend art endeavors that support the mentor/mentee therapeutic relationship as well as promote the youth's socio-economic needs.

Passport to Manhood teaches responsibility to boys ages 11 to 14 with sessions focusing on a specific aspect of character and manhood through highly interactive activities.