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January is National Mentoring Month and CISNT has a lot to celebrate!  It was just a few short years ago that we strategically invested time and effort into building a school-based mentoring program that would be “best in its class” (pardon the pun).   We’re very proud of our mentoring program now.  In 2007, CISNT volunteer mentors donated over 11,000 hours working with students who are at-risk of dropping out of school - students in all age ranges, from elementary to high school…

CISNT mentors meet students before, during or after school - some volunteers even get up early on Saturday morning to spend time each week with their mentee.  The stories seem endless - caring and compassionate people - some as young  as high school, many in college, busy professionals, community leaders, empty nesters, retired experts in life - all making life changing connections with CISNT students across Denton & Wise counties.  “It is the most rewarding hour of my week”, a CISNT mentor once told me.

I believe that CISNT has the very best mentors around.  We ask a lot and our mentors deliver a lot.  One hour a week, every week of the school year is a bg commitment.  As executive director of CISNT, I want to personally thank each CISNT mentor for their amazing generosity and consistency.

Why don’t you consider spending one hour a week mentoring a CISNT student?   We will train you and support you - every CISNT mentor has access to our school-based CISNT staff who are trained to help students who are at-risk of dropping out of school.  Go to http://www.cisnt.org/volunteer_application.html and take the first step by completing an online CISNT volunteer application.  We have many children who need you today.