2024-25 Mentoring Providers
Academy 4
Monthly school-based mentoring, clubs, leadership development and character education curriculum.
Campuses: Houston ES, Joslin ES,
Kocurek ES, McBee ES,
Pickle ES, Pillow ES, & Wooten ES
Austin ISD PALS
In-district peer mentoring program. Older students mentor younger students on same or nearby campus.
Available: District-wide
Austin ISD Mentoring
Available: Elementary Schools
a. Step1: Create an Austin ISD volunteer account or login to your existing account.
b. Step 2: Follow the instructions to complete the requirements to become a volunteer.
Austin Partners in Education
School-based mentoring focused on the mentor-mentee relationship.
Available: Middle and High Schools
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas
Community-based mentoring focused on the long-term mentor-mentee relationship.
Communities in Schools Central Texas
School-based one-to-one mentoring with a focus on helping youth succeed in school and life.
Available: District-wide at CIS campus sites
Explore Austin
Community-based mentoring and outdoor adventure for students from low-income households.
Campuses: District-wide
Friends of the Children
Community-based long-term mentoring focused on ending generational poverty. Mentors are full-time paid staff.
Campuses: District-wide
Kids Hope
School-based one-on-one mentoring at identified campuses made possible through partnership with local church.
Campuses: Williams ES
Neighborhood Longhorns Program
Educational outreach program for UT Austin offering economically disadvantaged 2nd–8th graders college incentives and scholarships.
Project MALES
School-based team and group mentoring to support educational advancement, with a focus on males of color. Learn more on YouTube.
Campuses: Burnet MS, Gus Garcia YMLA, Martin MS, Mendez MS, Webb MS, LBJ ECHS, Navarro ECHS, Travis ECHS, Eastside ECHS & Northeast ECHS
School-based one-on-one mentoring focused on supporting youth impacted by familial incarceration (or deportation).
Available: District-wide