• 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