Mission and Vision
Mission
iMentor's mission is to improve the lives of high school students from underserved communities through evidence-based, technology-enabled mentoring.
Vision
iMentor envisions a nation in which all youth are connected to college-educated mentors who can provide the support and guidance they need to graduate from high school and succeed in college.
History
Created in 1999 by John Griffin, founder of Blue Ridge Capital, and two public interest lawyers, Richard Buery and Matt Klein, the program began with 49 students in a single school in the South Bronx. This year, iMentor’s New York City mentoring program expects to serve 2,400 students. In 2007, iMentor launched iMentor Interactive (iMi) to help non-profits and schools implement high-quality mentoring programs in the iMentor model. iMi has partnerships with 30 organizations (including Admission Possible, City Year, and Single Stop at Miami Dade Community College) in 20 states.
