Mentoring Students in Spokane Public Schools

Spokane Public Schools encourages community members to volunteer with a local mentoring organization to mentor children.  Organizations such as Big Brothers Big Sisters, Mentoring Children of Promise, and Gonzaga University’s Campus Kids recruit, screen, train and support mentors who provide a valuable service to the children of our community. 

A successful mentor is one who is a caring and committed adult role model in a young person's life.  A mentor fosters supportive relationships between children and adults that enhance children's self-confidence.  Students with mentors are less likely to resort to violence, more likely to have better relationships with their peers and more likely to increase their academic performance in school. 

To learn about mentoring programs in the Spokane area, access the links on the left.

Contact Bill Skaer at (509) 354-7327 for more information.

Gonzaga University’s Campus Kids mentors and mentees celebrate a successful year.