Are you …

  • Motivated to support young people as they discover their strengths, career interests and imagine their futures?

  • Connected to a network of contacts with diverse careers, experiences, and connections?

  • Interested in making a difference in your community?

If you answer YES to any of these, please explore the various mentor opportunities at Charting Careers:

One-to-One Mentoring

At the foundation of Charting Careers programming are one-to-one mentor relationships. We support real, meaningful, long-lasting bonds between caring adults and young people. Our volunteers commit to supporting, guiding, and being a friend to a young person. Charting Careers provides supportive environments, caring connections, and positive experiences to promote resiliency in children. Volunteers commit to spend up to eight hours per month with their mentee, including communication for 1-2 hours per week with at least one in-person meeting.

Small-Group Mentoring

Charting Careers also provides small group mentoring experiences, where young people participate in a group setting with small groups of trusted adults. Volunteers commit to meeting with youth once a week for 1 hours.

Mentor Requirements

  • Be at least 21 years old

  • Commit to one-year of meeting once a week with a young person

  • Reside in the commuting area of Annapolis, MD

  • Be interested in working with young people

  • Be willing to adhere to all program policies and procedures

  • Be dependable and consistent in meeting the time commitments

  • Be willing to attend mentor training sessions

  • Be willing to communicate regularly with program staff, submit activity information, and take constructive feedback regarding mentoring activities

  • Have access to an automobile, be able to provide proof (Not necessary for group mentors)

Benefits of Mentoring

  • Personal fulfillment through contribution to the community and to individuals

  • Being part of a community of mentor volunteers

  • Satisfaction in helping someone mature, progress, and achieve goals

  • Acquisition of new skills as a volunteer

  • Connection to a younger generation

  • Appreciation of varied cultures

  • Access to mentee/mentor group activities

  • Ongoing mentor learning and training opportunities

Role of a Mentor

  • Serve as a positive role model and friend

  • Consistently dedicate time to listen, provide encouragement, build self-esteem, and motivate a young person

  • Act with integrity

  • Protect the safety of your mentee

  • Act in a way that benefits your mentee

  • Behave in a fair and objective way

  • Respect the rights and dignity of your mentee and his/her/their family

  • Behave in a trustworthy and responsible way

  • Engage in free to low cost activities

  • Explore the interest of a young person

  • Help set goals and work toward accomplishing them

Charting Careers prohibits discrimination in its programs, and in employment, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or disability.