King Street mentor Monique Fox and her mentee meet the horses at Mobius' January 2011 mentor pair sleigh rides event at Shelburne Farms.

King Street Center

Contact the Volunteer Coordinator: Gabriella Tufo Strouse
Executive Director: Vicky Smith

87 King Street
Burlington, VT 05401
802-862-6736 x105

Each One Reach One provides King Street Center youth with a tutor to help them succeed in school! Tutors volunteer for one hour a week during the school year, helping students complete homework and develop literacy and math skills. This is a wonderful volunteer opportunity for motivated high school and college students with busy schedules and for those who are interested in exploring the mentoring relationship in a structured setting.

First Year of operation: 2007
Minimum age for mentor: 15
Minimum time commitment: 1 hour, 15 minutes/week
Minimum length of commitment: 1 School year

The Junior-Senior Buddy program matches children ages 5 & up with caring, responsible adults in one-on-one mentoring relationships. Matches meet weekly to spend time together in the community. Making quality matches is our number one goal. We work hard to ensure that the mentor, the child, and the child’s family are all enthusiastic and supportive of the match right from the start.

First Year of operation: 1984
Minimum age for mentor: 18
Minimum time commitment: 2-4 hours/week
Minimum length of commitment: 1 year

Just For Boys is King Street Center’s on-site mentoring program for elementary school-aged boys. Each male mentor commits to spending an hour and fifteen minutes a week with their mentee at King Street Center for the duration of the school year. The whole group does activities together each week, giving kids and mentors the chance to connect as a group.

First Year of operation: 2007
Minimum age for mentor: 18
Minimum time commitment: 1 hour/week
Minimum length of commitment: 1 School year

April 18 - 19 at Oracle Santa Clara Conference Center

Friends for Youth is hosting its 14th Annual Mentoring Conference in Santa Clara, CA. This year's conference features David DuBois, Ph.D., and Michael Karcher, Ed.D., Ph.D., as Research Keynote Speakers, who will discuss the new second edition of the Handbook on Youth Mentoring.

Scholarships are still available! Click here to download an application, which must be submitted by Monday, March 11.

For information about paid registration, visit the event page.