MENTOR Vermont

MENTOR Vermont MENTOR Vermont is a local non-profit that provides funding and support for youth mentoring in Vermont

For over 20 years, MENTOR Vermont has brought the mentoring community together, championing high-quality youth mentoring relationships. As a MENTOR Affiliate, we infuse nationally recognized and evidence-informed best practices in mentoring, statewide. We work to empower youth by providing support and resources to Vermont’s youth mentoring field. OUR MISSION:
MENTOR Vermont leads, expands, and str

engthens the mentoring movement, building capacity to make high-quality relationships accessible to all young people. OUR VISION:

MENTOR Vermont drives equity through quality mentoring, so every young person in Vermont has the supportive relationships they need to grow and thrive. OUR WORK:
- CENTERING QUALITY
MENTOR Vermont aims to improve the quality and broaden the reach of youth mentoring in Vermont. Most mentoring programs are staffed by just one person, often in a part-time role. Program staff balance the hands-on management of matches, recruitment, and fundraising and do not have the capacity to review new mentoring research and design training curricula. MENTOR Vermont’s training strengthens the quality of local mentoring relationships through research-based effective practices and enables program staff to focus more time on supporting matches.

-ENHANCING PUBLIC WILL
MENTOR Vermont strategically leverages social channels, earned media, marketing materials, storytelling, and public events to convey diverse and authentic representation of youth mentoring. Building awareness is thoughtfully planned to destigmatize, inform, and inspire more Vermonters to get involved in youth mentoring.

-ADVANCING THE MENTORING MINDSET
In order to meet the needs of Vermont youth, MENTOR Vermont must work with a range of stakeholders to broaden the scope of mentoring. While there will always be a need for structured one-to-one youth mentoring, we will not close the mentoring gap solely through a singular model. MENTOR Vermont recognizes that everyone has the ability and opportunity to offer mentor-like support to the young people in their lives. Instilling a mentoring mindset helps inform and foster relationship-rich environments — helping teachers, coaches, crossing guards, neighbors, and others surround youth with a web of support

-INCREASING SUSTAINABLE FUNDING

MENTOR Vermont provides annual funding directly to youth mentoring agencies, investing in the creation and support of quality, long-term youth mentoring relationships. This grantmaking remains the only statewide mentoring-specific funding available in Vermont.

09/03/2026
09/03/2026

Virtual training: Becoming a Better Mentor, Wednesday evenings in September. Join us! MENTOR Vermont The Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern Pennsylvania

Join us in this coalition to make sure Vermont’s youth benefit from this settlement.
09/03/2026

Join us in this coalition to make sure Vermont’s youth benefit from this settlement.

Vermont's youth-service providers are calling on lawmakers to invest the Meta settlement funds directly in the state's young people.

A new school year can bring new opportunities, new challenges, and a whole lot of change.Having someone in your corner c...
09/02/2026

A new school year can bring new opportunities, new challenges, and a whole lot of change.
Having someone in your corner can make a difference.
As young people head back to classrooms, campuses, programs, and activities, let’s make sure they have people who listen, encourage, celebrate, and show up for them.
Who was in your corner when you were growing up? Tag someone who was there for you!

You can now register for the Council on Rural Development 2026 Vermont Community Leadership Summit: Stories. Skills. Ac...
08/31/2026

You can now register for the Council on Rural Development 2026 Vermont Community Leadership Summit: Stories. Skills. Action!

This year’s Summit is grounded in the newly updated Vermont Community Leadership in Action Guide, which will shape workshops, panels, group discussions, and networking throughout the day. Sessions will explore practical tools and strategies for leadership including facilitation skills, community engagement and volunteerism, local economic vitality, advancing community projects, and more. vtrural.org/summit.

Every young person deserves someone in their corner.All it takes is showing up consistently. Becoming a mentor is one wa...
08/27/2026

Every young person deserves someone in their corner.
All it takes is showing up consistently. Becoming a mentor is one way to help open doors and expand opportunities for young people. Find out more at mentorvt.org Matters

MENTOR Vermont is part of this statewide coalition, to help bring these funds to where it will most benefit youth well b...
08/27/2026

MENTOR Vermont is part of this statewide coalition, to help bring these funds to where it will most benefit youth well being. We advance mentoring in every part of Vermont, creating real life relationships and experiences for young peop;le.

MENTOR Vermont is committed to advancing mentoring in every corner of Vermont, creating real life relationships and expe...
08/27/2026

MENTOR Vermont is committed to advancing mentoring in every corner of Vermont, creating real life relationships and experiences that support youth well being.

Gaines: The conversation about social media and young people has been largely about what to take away. It’s time to talk about what to give kids.

08/26/2026

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PO Box 103
Burlington, VT
05402

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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