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Find out how to mentor an Austin ISD student

Mentor Program Closure

Since our founding in 2004, APIE has recognized the positive impact quality mentorship has on young peoples’ wellbeing and pathways to success. Throughout the years, we have connected thousands of students with caring volunteer mentors from our community. 

Unfortunately, due to funding cuts and shifts in AISD’s most needed areas of support, APIE cannot continue our mentoring program for the 2025-2026 school year.   

We will ensure established mentoring relationships continue so students have a caring, healthy support network during school this year.

For anyone interested in mentoring, we recommend signing up with one of  our dedicated community partners.

Community Partners
"My mentor teaches me stuff. He is super nice and caring.”
"I dove into mentoring, thinking that I was going to be the one who would be making a difference. I soon learned that I had opened the door and had a new person in my life who would not only expand my horizons but make me laugh and with whom sharing a weekly lunch is the highlight of my week".
"My mentor teaches me stuff. He is super nice and caring.”
"I dove into mentoring, thinking that I was going to be the one who would be making a difference. I soon learned that I had opened the door and had a new person in my life who would not only expand my horizons but make me laugh and with whom sharing a weekly lunch is the highlight of my week".
"My mentor teaches me stuff. He is super nice and caring.”
"I dove into mentoring, thinking that I was going to be the one who would be making a difference. I soon learned that I had opened the door and had a new person in my life who would not only expand my horizons but make me laugh and with whom sharing a weekly lunch is the highlight of my week".
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Become a Mentor

For anyone interested in mentoring, we recommend signing up with one of  our dedicated community partners:

  • Communities In Schools of Central Texas (CIS) offers a variety of meaningful volunteer opportunities, including one-on-one mentoring, academic support, and group engagement activities, all designed to help students thrive in school and beyond. With flexible options and campuses across Central Texas, there’s a way for everyone to get involved. Learn more and sign up at ciscentraltexas.org/volunteer
  • Seedling is a school based mentoring program exclusively serving students who have an incarcerated parent or parent figure. Mentors meet at school, during the students lunch and are 100% supported by an assigned Seedling Mentor Director for the life of the match. We ask for a minimum 1 school year commitment from the time of matching until the end of the school year.  Learn more and sign up at seedlingmentors.org/mentor 
  • Visit Austin ISD’s Mentoring Network Page to learn about additional mentoring organizations partnering with AISD. 

 

 

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