Mentor Responsibilites:
- Meet (face-to-face) with their CBO Scholar at least 12 times a year while he/she is in high school. Some of these meetings will be CBO sponsored events (museums, sporting events, etc.)
- Communicate regularly (via phone, text, and e-mail) with their Scholar
- Provide support in order for the Scholar to meet his/her educational goals
- Be an advocate for the student while they are at college and in finding summer jobs
- Coach the scholar on interviewing and finding a productive career
- Mentors are expected to be an additional resource for students, not a surrogate parent.
Mentorship benefits for Scholars:
- Help focus on the future and career-oriented opportunities
- Help achieve potential by encouraging them to see the options available to them
- Increase self-esteem, self-actualization, assertiveness, confidence, creativity, pride, and self-advocacy
- Encourage emotional and social growth
- Encourage healthy risk-taking
- Stress value of a lifelong commitment to education and learning
Interested in Mentoring?
If you would like more information about the process, please send us an email to info@cbo4success.org with your name, preferred email & phone number, address and how you heard about CBO’s mentoring program. A CBO staff member will be in touch as soon as possible about next steps. Thank you for your interest in becoming a CBO Mentor!
College Bound Opportunities
Mailing Address
College Bound Opportunities
P.O. Box 392
Highland Park, IL 60035