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How You Can Play an Important Role in a Child's Life

Learn how you can plan an important role in a child's life as a mentor through a local non-profit.

Be A Mentor for a local child this school year
August 4, 2018
"Be A Mentor is a local nonprofit organization hoping to recruit YOU for the 2018-2019 school year..."

Be A Mentor Announces 5th Annual Going Places Gala
September 19, 2017
"Be A Mentor (BAM), a one-on-one, school-based mentoring initiative, has begun ticket sales for their 5th Annual Going Places Gala..."

North Charleston nonprofit recruiting volunteers to mentor students
May 25, 2018
"A North Charleston nonprofit is hoping to recruit more than 100 volunteers to spend a year mentoring Lowcountry students..."

Riley Institute at Furman Selects 12th Class of Lowcountry Diversity Leaders
August 31, 2017
"BAM's own Eileen Burkhardt was selected to participate in the Riley Institute at Furman’s Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI) this fall..."

Be A Mentor Announces New Executive Director
April 10, 2018
"Be A Mentor is excited to announce the selection of Alexandra Moor as their new Executive Director..."

Be A Mentor becomes independent, nonprofit corporation
January 10, 2017
"Be A Mentor has received 501(c)(3) nonprofit status from the IRS and is now an independent corporation..."

Videos featuring Be A Mentor:

Season of Giving: Building a Brighter Future
"I think all kids should have a mentor because if you have problems you can talk to them and get it all out..." -Quintin, 7th grade mentee 
Watch WCBD News 2 from December 22, 2017 to learn more about how Quintin's mentor Edward has helped him succeed
Two People a Generation Apart Build Friendship
​"I don't even think I would be at university if it weren't for my mentor..."
-Natrese, Be A Mentor Alumna
Check out more of Patricia & Natrese's story from
​ABC News 4 on August 5, 2016
"My mentor helped me realize my full potential, allowing me to become the man that I am today"
- Senator Tim Scott
Click to hear more from Senator Scott about the power of mentoring!
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