We model for our mentees an adult that says: we care about you, we only want the best for you, we will be here for you.
PatrickMentor
He said, “Best lesson I have ever had — even better than my kindergarten class!” He has two whole pages of notes and enjoyed it more than anything I’ve seen.
LauraParent
You think my superpower is my positive attitude? Nobody ever told me that before.
Maddy & EmryMentor & mentee
I have been a mentor with Eldera for about three years, and it has changed my life.
PattiMentor
My son played his guitar for the first time for someone outside our nuclear family.
AdrianParent
So when it's hit behind me, I walk sideways, not backwards? Otherwise I'll fall. Okay, let me try that.
Patrick & SamMentor & mentee
I asked Theo what he learned from Alan. He said, “Before, I thought large things had more gravity — but it’s not size, it’s mass. So a small thing can have more gravity.”
MaryParent
I've been a mentor here for about two years now. I can honestly say it's changed my life.
PattiMentor
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Okay, now we both have the ski goggles on. I did not think I'd be doing this today, but here we are.
Alice & NaomiMentor & mentee
My relationship with Georgie from South Korea has been the highlight of my life over the past year.
ChristopherMentor
Here is a relationship and a human connection that my daughter clearly craved and needed.
MargaretParent
Wait, you know this one? I didn't think we'd have the same taste in music!
Andy & CarterMentor & mentee
She's my emotional anchor. Someone who actually listens, and gives me feedback I trust.
JustineMentee
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I want to give my mentees what I needed when I was their age. It is my way of giving back.
JayMentor
Our match had binoculars, a closet with a sign, a chair and map inside — into which she invited our son, to read an amazing book in Swahili. An impressive setup.
LuisaParent
So instead of showing all my bullet points at once, I reveal them one at a time? Okay — that actually makes it way less boring to watch.
Andy & AnikaMentor & mentee
My conversations with my mentee are the highlight of my week.
KathleenMentor
You think we should try to publish our poems together? Like, both of ours, in a real book?
Monique & EverettMentor & mentee
We thought our mentor was captivating. My son’s remark after the session: “That was really cool.” That’s a huge statement from a 13-year-old.
AdrianParent
I truly enjoyed reading with your son. He was an awesome listener. I’d love to read to him again soon.
DonnaMentor
The screen time I can feel good about. It continues to be the highlight of my daughter’s week.
DavidParent
Stuart can really open our son’s eyes to a new way of seeing the world. They’re similar in many ways — especially in their senses of humor.
MatthewParent
The value isn’t just being there when someone’s succeeding. It’s staying close to your friends when things are hard.
Sheila & YikyungMentor & mentee
Meeting new people is missing right now in our kids’ lives — and they love, love, love chatting with people.
JonathanParent
Every Sunday I mentor two cousins in Brooklyn. They teach me technology. I share what life's taught me. We've become real friends.
Ken DychtwaldMentor
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The best part was seeing our child connect with her mentor and discuss law, policy, and random daily events.
EmilyParent
Look, our names end the same way when you write them out. Yours in Hangul, mine in Devanagari.
Vivek & ErikMentor & mentee
Thanks for the opportunity to give back.
NancyMentor
The children were so collaborative and enthusiastic — they engaged with the whole idea of creating a story.
SaralaMentor
I was so stressed I accidentally applied to a master's program instead of a bachelor's. You're right, I need to breathe first, then deal with it.
Kathleen & LaraMentor & mentee
Thank you for bringing the wonder of life back to the center of my mind’s eye. Those questions! Those answers! Those children!
AnaParent
So Chapter 1 is the attic, Chapter 2 the candle. Should we put a page at the end with both our photos, since we wrote it together?
Madge & CelineMentor & mentee