Once a Teacher, Always a Mentor

They say, “once a teacher, always a teacher.” Darcy Franklin can certainly relate. A former middle school educator, Darcy was inspired in 2020 to find a way to give back to the Boston community after seeing the impact of racial violence and pandemic anxiety on youth....

National Mentoring Month 2022

Every January, the mentoring movement unites in celebration of National Mentoring Month and uses the power of our collective voice to recruit new mentors, advance the mentoring field’s legislative priorities, and drive meaningful change for young people. This...

Elian & Nathaniel: National Mentoring Month Spotlight

Many older Boston Public Schools students are faced with the challenge of balancing school while having to work. For Elian, a student at Boston Day and Evening Academy, sometimes this meant that work had to come first. After briefly leaving school last year, Elian...