Unlocking Potential in Greater Cincinnati’s Youth

Adopt A Class connects businesses and civic groups with students in underserved schools. ​By pairing teams with individual classrooms, adult mentors expose the students to a breadth of experiences and training to be job and career ready. ​

Back2Back Coaching empowers youth ages 13–18 to create a hopeful future through individualized mentoring. Coaches help teens set and achieve personal goals while building self-worth, situational awareness, and interdependence through positive relationships and community engagement.

Big Brothers Big Sisters provides high quality 1-to-1 mentoring services to more than 1,000 children and their families on an annual basis across 13 counties in Ohio, Kentucky & Indiana.

The mission of Brothas Inc. mission is to share our life experiences to forge relationships with at-risk youth by showing them love and providing safe, productive options to violence & the streets. We work to restore peace, respect and unity in underserved communities in Cincinnati.

The Chatfield Edge provides personalized coaching, financial guidance, and wrap-around support that help first-generation, non-traditional, and low-income students access, persist, and complete postsecondary education or workforce training.

Cincinnati Youth Collaborative empowers young people to overcome barriers and excel in education, career and life. CYC offers a variety of programs to help youth excel, including 1-to-1 mentoring, co-mentoring, group mentoring, and corporate mentoring.

City Gospel Mission gives children caring, enduring, one-to-one relationships that change their lives. CGM provides mentors with ongoing support, training, coaching and resources to help make the mentoring relationship long-lasting.

College Mentors for Kids sets out each day to transform the lives of children and college students through mentoring. They pair children one-­on-­one with a mentor and engage them in activities on a university campus where they discover the joy of learning and the power of mentoring.

Empowered Mentoring Group is a community-based behavioral health organization committed to empowering individuals through person-centered mental health services, mentoring, life skills development, workforce readiness, financial literacy, and community engagement.

EMG specializes in supporting adults facing mental health challenges by providing individualized support that promotes independence, stability, and overall well-being.

Forever Kings exists to create a culture of brotherhood among young men of color while providing dynamic tools and resources that empowers them to redefine, reshape, and reimagine the outcomes for their lives.

Guiding Light Mentoring serves youth ages 8–18 in the Greater Cincinnati by providing positive role models, teaching relationship skills, and helping develop moral character. Our mission is empowering young people to become the next generation of leaders by equipping them with skills and resources to make a positive and lasting impact in their lives.

I Dream Academy’s services provide compassionate, effective care for individuals of all ages, fostering a safe and supportive environment where challenges can be addressed and healthier coping strategies developed.

Ladies of Leadership focuses on building and enhancing leadership and interpersonal skills for inner city ​young ladies in impoverished communities. They build sisterhood and trust through mentoring so that young ladies develop a sense of worth and confidence.

Level Up Cincinnati is a non-profit that provides coaching, support, and personal development for first-generation college students from low-income families. We are supported by a professional network of mentors and leaders invested in helping student’s springboard their careers and advance their lives to the next level.

Mentoring Partners equips adult mentors to invest in the maturity of young adults in relationships, academics, career, and spirituality/values with the goal of transforming at-risk youth into impactful leaders in their families, communities, and workplaces.

Mentoring Plus brings guidance and hope to kids in our community. Devoted mentors provide high-risk teens in Northern Kentucky with support in a nurturing environment, so together they overcome challenges and achieve success

Partners For Change connects students with caring adults who provide guidance, encouragement, and support. The mentor and mentee relationship is designed to build consistent, trust-based relationships that support academic success and social-emotional well-being.

The mission of the Preston Brown Foundation is to empower vulnerable youth to enhance their life trajectory by providing mentoring, resources and experiences that foster optimal wellbeing. We cultivate brilliance & resilience in underserved communities through school-based partnerships.

Each Saturday morning, Saturday Hoops strives to help improve our kids’ outlook on life and themselves by inspiring them to try new things and make new friends. We do a variety of creative, instructional, and physical activities meant to stimulate, engage, model cooperation, and most of all, have fun!

SuperSeeds serves schools, parents, youth (ages 13-17) and the juvenile court system in Hamilton and Butler counties. SuperSeeds assists all areas of the educational process through collaboration with members of the community and by implementing an intervention program to save our youth from the school-to-prison pipeline.

UC Med Mentors was founded as an opportunity for UC medical students to reach out to the youth of Cincinnati while they are undergoing their training to become physicians. UC Med Mentors serve mentees from grades K-12 from the Cincinnati Public School system. The emphasis is on reaching out to the younger students in elementary and middle schools.

The YMCA Achievers program is a college readiness and career exploration program serving students in grades 7–12, providing them with essential tools to pursue higher education, explore diverse career opportunities, and connect with mentors who guide and support them along their academic and professional journeys.