Historic Achievement for iMentor!

Some amazing news for the iMentor community!  iMentor has been selected for inclusion in the first ever federal Social Innovation Fund.

Today, the Corporation for National and Community Service announced the awardees of the Social Innovation Fund (“SIF”), a national competitive grant program established by the 2009 Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act.  The SIF was designed to help identify and scale effective and innovative non-profits working to address some of the nation’s most critical social issues.

iMentor is incredibly honored to be a part of this SIF initiative, which includes some of the nation’s most respected funders and non-profit organizations. We view this opportunity as recognition of our accomplishments to-date, made possible by the combined efforts and passions of our mentors, mentees, Board of Directors, funders and program partners.  We also view this opportunity as an investment in the promise and potential that our evolving program seeks to fulfill.

iMentor was pre-selected by New Profit Inc. as a grantee of the Pathways Fund, a public-private SIF initiative designed to invest in non-profits that deliver strong outcomes for low-income youth transitioning from high school to post-secondary education and productive employment.

SIF funds will be used to scale our direct service program in New York City, expand iMentor Interactive’s reach through signature national partnerships, and invest in the next phase of evaluation of iMentor’s impact.  In short, this award will allow iMentor to bring our innovative and effective model to a greater number of young people in New York and across the country.

Read iMentor's Press Release

Read the Corporation for National and Community Service's Press Release

Read FAQ about iMentor and the Social Innovation Fund

Please refer questions to Waine Tam