Life Coach mentors make a huge difference in the life of a teen! A Life Coach mentor is a trusted adult friend with a long-term, consistent commitment to provide guidance and support to a youth. Mentoring Plus makes sure you have a great match, and once connected, you attend our program one evening per week.…

When you’re a Healthy Visions mentor you are part of a support network that empowers youth to identify and reach their highest potential by helping them build the mindset and strength of character to become a source of strength for their family and community. We work around your schedule-you could even mentor during your lunch…

The Literacy Network invites volunteers to tutor students in Kindergarten-6th grade. As a volunteer, you will attend a two-hour training session at the Literacy Network offices, located in the Fox19 building in Queensgate. You will fill out paperwork for a Hamilton County background check and have your photo taken for a Cincinnati Public School volunteer…

Be a Big… make a difference in the life of a Little from Pleasant Ridge Montessori! You have what it takes to be a Big if you would enjoy serving as a positive role model, supporting and encouraging a child in need, helping a child develop new skills and having fun! Littles are students at…

In the One-to-One Reading program, mentors work with a student in Kindergarten through 3rd grade for 35 minutes per week to improve their reading skills. One-to-One mentors must complete a six-hour training at the beginning of the school year before working with students, and all coaching materials are provided.

Our After-School Buddy program is great for mentors who would prefer to stop in to visit on their way home from work in the late afternoons, or who need some flexibility in their meeting times. Mentors are matched with a 3rd– 5th-grade student and spend 30–60 minutes each week after school (between 3:00 and 6:00…

The Lunch Buddy program is great for volunteers who don’t have much time and enjoy interacting with elementary-age children. Mentors are matched with a 3rd–5th grade student and spend 30 minutes each week during the student’s scheduled lunchtime.

For mentors who prefer to spend time with a student outside of school hours and the school setting, they can be in a community-based match. Community-based matches meet in the evenings or on weekends and can spend their time catching a movie, having dinner together, or hanging out at a local park.

At Holmes Middle and High Schools, mentors are matched with a 6th–12th grade student and commit to meeting for one hour per week. Mentors can be school-based if they prefer to meet at school between 8 a.m.–3 p.m.