Become a Mentor. Make a Difference.
At Mentor Chippewa, we match caring adults with students for one-on-one mentoring that happens once a week, for 30 minutes, at school — during the school day, from September through May.
Mentors provide a consistent, supportive presence — building trust, sharing interests, and encouraging students to grow into their best selves. No special skills are required — just your time, your care, and your commitment to show up.
What to Expect:
- One-on-one mentoring during the school day
- 30 minutes per week at a local school
- Full support and training provided
- Application process includes a background check, references, and an in-person interview
Whether you’re playing a game, chatting about life, or simply listening, your presence can make a powerful impact.
Ready to Change a Life?
Click below to start your application and become part of something truly meaningful!
New Mentor – Application
Interested in becoming a Mentor – simply fill out our New Mentor Application. Mentor Chippewa partners with Sterling Volunteers to complete our mentor background checks. Once your application is submitted and accepted, you will receive an email from Sterling Volunteers prompting you to complete their background screening. Please note that a fee is required for the background check service. If this is a hardship for you, please reach out to us.
Returning Mentors
If you were matched as a Mentor in the program last school year, please watch your email for a message from the program beginning mid-August and follow the instructions to complete and submit the annual mentor update form.
If you do not receive the update form in your inbox, please check your spam/junk/other folders for it. Be sure to add us as a contact/safe sender.
If you are no longer interested in being matched in the program, please indicate as such on your update form when you submit it.
Mentor Portal – Login
As a requirement of our funding commitments, we use this as a tool to track match satisfaction. Mentors are required to track mentoring sessions with mentees in their personal Mentor Portal log.
All mentoring match meeting sessions must be logged separately, and all sessions must be entered weekly.
Below is a list of what is required:
- Date & Time: Select the date and time (closest to your meeting time) of your mentoring session
- Hours: Select (in .25 hour increments)
- Type of Mentoring: Select Mentoring Hours
- Interaction: Select In-Person
- Activity: This section is intentionally blank and no information can be added
- Notes: Include a brief description of your time with your mentee
- Any immediate safety concerns must be reported to your school site contact before leaving the school
- If your mentee did not show up for mentoring, or if either of you were absent, please make a note of that as well
Mentor Resources
Mentor Chippewa proudly offers Mentor education and training opportunities throughout the year, as well as a variety of resources to support your mentoring match.
Mentors have access to our school-site supplies, in-office resource lending library, and our online resource library – simply click to access these helpful resources and tools.
Resource library hours:
Monday-Thursday: 9-11 am & 2-3 pm
Other times by appointment only