Mentoring for Success Schools

Mentoring for Success is hosted in over 40 schools each school year. Each school site opts into the evidence-based program.

Check back for our 2021-22 list of participating schools

Why Mentoring for Success?

In 2009 less than one-third of San Francisco secondary school students scored high on supportive school environmental factors such as caring adult relationships and opportunities for meaningful participation.

Additionally:

• 7.7% of San Francisco Unified School District's (SFUSD) students are chronically or habitually truant
• at 21%, San Francisco's high school drop-out rate exceeds that of other counties in our region
• African American and Latino students are over-represented in truancy, suspension, and drop-out data

Mentoring For Success Impact

Improved success in school

• 40% of students improved their academic performance 86% said that their mentor helps them do better in school

"I am doing better in school because of my mentor."

Improved Attendance

• 48% of students decreased their number of unexcused absences

"It feels safe, and it is nice to have someone to have fun with."

Caring Relationships

• 77% of matches were sustained for a full 12 months 85% expressed that they like to meet with their mentor

"They are dependable and can help you with school work."

Research Base 

Mentoring For Success is a research-based program built on the well-known successes of The National Mentoring Center and Big Brothers Big Sisters.

School-based mentoring programs...

• Reduce school absences
• Improve overall academic performance Increase college participation
• Improve attitudes and behavior in relation to school
• Reduce drug and alcohol use (especially among minority youth)
• Reduce the likelihood of hitting others
• Reduce the likelihood of committing misdemeanors or felonies
• Enhance positive attitude toward elders and toward helping
• Improve parental relationships and support from peers