A school based mentoring program for youth in Kindergarten through 8th grades [currently in 4 locations]. Mentor matches meet for one hour per week for a minimum of 1 school year [late September to late May].
Contact: 616.406.3967 or info@affinitymentoring.org
Three community based programs which focuses on youth and young adults ages 14-24 who are aging out of foster care or at-risk young adults who have dropped out of high school, youth ages 5-18 in foster care and refugee youth in foster care ages 14-21.
Contact: 616.224.7470 or mentor@bethany.org
“Mentoring Friends” is a community based program serving youth ages 6 – 17 in Kent County. Mentors in this program are matched with children whose parents are incarcerated or have some other connection with the criminal justice system.
Contact: 616.454.4925 x14 or sarahcjc@sbcglobal.net
Mentoring Services of D.A. Blodgett- St. John’s
This mentoring program offers a wide variety of services including one-on-one community based matches, groups, school-based mentoring, and a mentoring opportunity for young moms. Serving at-risk youth ages 10-25 years old in the Grand Rapids community, this program aims to engage, empower and equip youth and young adults with knowledge and skills to realize their unique potential and place in the world.
Contact: 616.451.2021 or info@dabsj.org
The mentor program pairs women with young mamas ages 13-24. Mentors walk alongside mamas from isolation to community and support them in developing life and parenting skills.
Contact 616-307-8804 or lex@gracestable.com
Contact: Janine Conway 616.361.3430 or jconway@nvps.net
Kent County Mentoring Collaborative 