iMentor

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iMentor is a nonprofit organization that builds mentoring relationships to empower students from low-income communities to graduate high school and college. The organization connects public high school students with college-educated mentors, providing them with guidance through the college application process and helping them develop critical skills for college success. iMentor operates a school-based mentoring program in New York City and has a national partnership program that extends its mentoring model to communities across the country. With a focus on first-generation college students, iMentor has matched over 35,000 students with mentors since its founding in 1999, significantly improving college enrollment rates among its participants compared to national averages.