Mentorship

Through quality professional relationships with local professionals, directors and educators, we hope to drive equity and close the mentoring gap in the industry of teen/youth development, career, life enhancement and more.

Program Mission

• Minimizes barriers to obtaining knowledge and information about career, business and life planning.
• Provides an opportunity for mentees to receive guidance and support from individuals already established in the industries.
• Empowers and encourages mentees to become agents of their own change and to accomplish their personal and professional goals.

Program Outline

• W-YES Women and Youth Empowerment Services, Inc receives requests and referrals from interested parties, agencies, schools or parents.
• W-YES will have Qualified Mentors 
• W-YES Women and Youth Empowerment Services connects mentees and mentors together for the mentorship program
• W-YES Women and Youth Empowerment Services monitors and assesses the mentorship relationship through a 1- month, 2- month and 4-month survey.
• W-YES Women and Youth Empowerment Services provides a stipend (based on funding and sponsorship drive) for participation to mentees and mentors upon completion of the 4 month program.