Providing a Road
Map for Success
Every young person in Virginia who needs a mentor will have a trained mentor.

Racial Justice and Cultural Responsiveness Resources
A collection of resources that may be helpful for program staff, stakeholders, and families.
Female Volunteer Mentors Needed for Research Study
Volunteer mentors needed for research study on school-based mentoring …
E-Mentoring Resources
and Programs
Upcoming opportunities, resources for virtual curriculums, developing & implementation …
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Every Young Person Who Needs A Mentor Should Have One
MENTOR Virginia is an anchor organization that promotes effective youth mentoring by increasing the capacity and sustainability of mentoring programs, and providing resources to support the mentoring field throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Our Mission
MENTOR Virginia’s mission is to foster quality mentoring relationships that empower, elevate, and encourage young people.

Mentoring Matters
Who do you turn to? 9 million young people in America are growing up without an answer to this question. They make everyday choices that lead up to life’s big decisions without enough guidance and support – the kind most of us count on. Every young person should have someone to turn to.
In the News
AmeriCorps Week: Reflections on Service
AmeriCorps Week is March 8th-14th! MENTOR Virginia has been celebrating by featuring one of our VISTA Members each day on our Facebook page, spotlighting the incredible work that they are doing to build capacity for our partner mentoring programs across Virginia. We...
MENTOR Virginia’s 2019 Impact Report
2019 was a big year for MENTOR Virginia! Not only did we say goodbye to Elizabeth Bass, our Executive Director since 2013, we also changed our name from Virginia Mentoring Partnership to MENTOR Virginia. Throughout these transitions, we remained committed to the...
Reflections on Program Quality from the 2019 State of Mentoring in Virginia Survey
In 2019, MENTOR Virginia asked mentoring programs across the state to complete a survey with the goal of developing a snapshot of trends, needs, and challenges of mentoring in Virginia’s communities. One section of the survey asked programs to self-report how...