MentorMe

2018 Recipients

Adelante: DiverseIT, the technology training program at Adelante, in partnership with Cultivating Coders, will provide mentorship and job training for YMOC who are either enrolled or have completed a coding curriculum. A special focus is placed on mentorship for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Fathers NM: Fathers NM collaborates with high schools and other partners to serve young men (under 25) who are expecting or parenting. Through the mentorship program, young fathers will have mentors to support them through education, employment and post-incarceration pathways.
Native American Community Academy Foundation: The Hiyupo Boys Group provides 1:1 mentoring, college and career counseling and group activities grounded in Indigenous art and healing practices for 30 Native boys aged 12-19.
Together4Brothers: T4B builds capacity of YMOC ages 12-14 to be leaders at all levels in their community. MentorMe will support three cohorts of young men leaders, ages 14-20 in 12-week leadership and mentoring programs with a focus on community connectivity in the International District.
NM Immigrant Law Center: Funding for the Immigration Corps program, a mentorship and training program for YMOC at all stages of preparation for a legal career. The program matches YMOC with legal professionals (often prior mentees, themselves) and provides mentorship for new immigration attorneys and paralegals planning to apply to law school, as well as students interested in immigration law.

Did you know that youth who are at-risk for falling off track but have a mentor are:

55% more likely to enroll in college
78% more likely to volunteer regularly
130% more likely to hold leadership positions

And 90% are interested in becoming mentors themselves.

MentorMe is a first-of-its-kind grant opportunity for nonprofit organizations that are providing creative and innovative mentorship opportunities to benefit young men of color in the Greater Albuquerque Area.

A partnership between My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, the City of Albuquerque and the Albuquerque Community Foundation, MentorMe will award a total of $100,000 to 4-5 organizations working in various mentorship capacities in the Greater Albuquerque Area. The minimum grant size will be $20,000 and the maximum will be $25,000. Organizations providing mentorship through: education, the arts, juvenile justice system, job training and daily life are encouraged to apply.

Requirements:

Proposal Narrative/Questions (application is available on the Albuquerque Community Foundation’s website)
List of outcomes and outputs
Evaluation plan
A detailed project budget relating to this request
Most recent financial statements. Audited financial statements are required if your organization has an operating budget of $500,000 or more
Current list of Board of Directors
List of key staff and brief statement of capability of personnel responsible for this grant, (no résumés)