MFS 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
Mentoring For Success Impact
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
This page was last updated on June 28, 2021