College Mentors for Kids

Volunteering Opportunity

Seeking college students to help mentor children first grade through fourth grade teaching kids their first steps on getting to college.


I wanted to forward information on College Mentors for Kids to you. I’m the advisor for this organization and they are in recruiting mode.

In my experience, this is one of the best access groups we work with. It is all student-run. Each week during the school year, 80 first through fourth graders (from Linden STEM in Columbus City Schools and West Franklin Elementary in South Western City Schools) are on our campus learning about the steps to take to get to college.The curriculum includes financial literacy, college knowledge, community service and diversity. The college students who participate are amazing and the relationships they form can be life changing for the kids because of the consistency of the contact.By the end of the year, we’ve created 80 little diehard Buckeyes.

The group has info sessions coming up next week. See info below. If you know students who have an access bent---or simply like little kids---please forward the information on to them.

My best,
Laura

Attend a College Mentors for Kids Info Session

Recruitment season is here! Come learn about College Mentors for Kids at Ohio State by attending one of two Info Sessions - Thursday, April 21st from 6:30-7:30 or Friday, April 22nd from 3:30-4:30. Both sessions will take place in RPAC Meeting Rooms 2&3. Please contact Katie Kroell (kroell.1@osu.edu) with any questions or visit http://collegementors.org.ohio-state.edu/ for more info on the organization.