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Native American Student Services
Roxanne Begay, Director
TUSD
1010 E Tenth St., P.0. Box 40400
Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone: (520) 908-3905
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Native American Student Services

Mentor Programs

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters
    "To create and support one-to-one adult-to-child mentor relationships guiding youth from a position of risk to one of achieving their highest potential."
    tucsonbigs.org
  • Goodwill GoodGuides
    "Goodwill® GoodGuides is a national mentoring program for youth between the ages of 12 and 17 who are at risk for making harmful choices such as dropping out of school or joining a gang. These youth may also be at risk for delinquency."
    http://www.goodwill.org/get-involved/volunteer/goodguides/
  • Home Builders Institute: Construction-Coaching Opportunities to Reach Employment (C-CORE)
    "HBI mentoring is unique in that it matches youth who are participating in residential construction training programs or interested in the field with mentors from the industry. The goal is to further strengthen young people's commitment to an eventual career in any aspect of the residential construction industry, from electricians to plumbers to carpenters and real estate agents."
    www.hbi.org
  • Project YES
    "Provides children in South Tucson, grades 1-8 with a safe after school environment and academic assistance and has been serving children in this community for more than 23 years. The program includes computer classes, arts & crafts, English as a Second Language, weekly carpentry class, and recreational activities. Recreational activities provided in this program include soccer, basketball, and weekly field trips. This program is funded by the United Way of Tucson and Pima County. This program is offered Monday-Friday 2:30pm-5:00pm."
    http://www.tucsonurbanleague.org/what-we-do/project-yes
  • Strength Building Partners
    "The StrengthBuilding Partners Mentoring Program is currently in operation at Johnson Primary, Lawrence Intermediate and Hohokam Middle Schools. Working in partnership with the Sewa Uusim Systems of Care program, SBP has extended its mentoring program to include the Sewa Uusim youth."
    www.strengthbuilding.org
  • Tucson MENTOR
    "The MENTOR Network is a national network of local human services providers offering an array of quality, community-based services to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain and spinal cord injuries and other catastrophic injuries and illnesses, and to youth with emotional, behavioral and medically complex challenges as well as their families."
    http://www.thementornetwork.com/home.aspx