OmahaCARES Mentoring Movement
OmahaCARES is a pioneering, community-mobilization initiative that directly addresses the life-shredding effects of intergenerational Black poverty and lays a blueprint for community recovery. Anchored by a 58 U.S-city affiliate network, we are the nation's recognized leader in the recruitment, training and engagement of African American mentors and the only organization in the U.S. providing holistic programming on a national scale to advance Black children growing up in poverty. Our work provides children and low-income parents with the emotional, social, academic and career-readiness support they must have to become self-sustaining, successful contributors to their families, community and society. We assist the oft-forgotten Black—and Brown—people we serve in building bridges to the brighter futures they long for.
SIGN UP TO BE A MENTOR
We ask every capable man and woman to commit to a minimum of four monthly hours for one year. Mentoring programs may vary in terms of days, hours, and types of service. CARES affiliates match prospective mentors with existing mentor and youth organisations that incorporate a site-based one-to-one or a site-based group mentoring model into their programming.
