Being a C.H.O.I.C.E. mentor.... ...means changing a life. It means representing Foundation for C.H.O.I.C.E. at Roosevelt high school, where you volunteer your time to one at-risk, high school Junior or Senior for one whole school year. Youll establish and uphold a continuing relationship with your mentee, including weekly meetings at their school and participation in the supplemental program guide provided by Foundation for C.H.O.I.C.E. The overarching goal is to secure college entry for your mentee and to show that, with the proper guidance, its possible for disadvantaged students to take the next step toward a better future.

C.H.O.I.C.E. mentors must...

• Be at least 21 years of age
• Be a college graduate or currently enrolled (exceptions can be made for certain experience levels)
• Complete a mentor application and interview
• Pass a background and reference check
• Submit a copy of their driver license
• Complete three hours of mentor training
• Commit to a mentee for a minimum of one year, including attending at least one Career Shadow outing, supervising two entrepreneurial projects, and meeting with the student for at least one hour per week for an entire school year.

Mentor Duties and Responsibilities:

• Encourage your student to stay in school and plan for the future
• Use non-threatening, neutral content to begin and build a relationship with your student
• Reinforce the importance of having a job throughout your student high school career
• Help your student with job applications and mock interviews with our Research a Business project
• Reinforce to your student the importance of the SAT, ACT, and PSAT (if they do not qualify for test and prep course funding, we can help)
• Reinforce to your student the importance of college applications (we can help with associated costs)
• Approximately once per week over the course of the school year, participate in hour- long face-to-face meetings with your student