Become a Mentor

“Mentoring has given me a way to pour my wisdom and experience into the life of a child, an indescribable gift for us both!”

- A Lunch Mentor

Mentoring with DREAM Alive

Mentoring with DREAM Alive means guiding, encouraging, and motivating students as they work toward their dreams. Mentors meet regularly with scholars to provide relational support, career guidance, and life skills development that prepares them for future success. Learn more about mentoring opportunities to discover what will best fit into your life.

Lunch Mentor

Mentor a HS student on campus during their lunch break.
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After School Mentor

Mentor a MS student after school on one of our campuses.
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Mentor Requirements

Find out if you qualify to become a lunch or afterschool mentor.
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Lunch Mentoring

Lunch Mentoring with DREAM Alive offers a simple yet powerful way to make a lasting impact in a High School student’s life. By spending just a few hours over the school year, mentors build meaningful 1-on-1 relationships with their mentees during the school lunch hour, meeting up to twice per month, from September through April. These consistent touchpoints provide encouragement, guidance, and support that can spark confidence, inspire dreams, and help scholars feel seen and valued as they navigate school and life.

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After School Mentor

DREAM Alive’s Middle School After-School Mentoring program focuses on building strong 1-on-1 relationships between mentors and scholars during this pivotal stage of growth. Mentors provide personalized support, encouragement, and guidance from 4-6pm on site. These consistent, meaningful connections give scholars the confidence to pursue their goals, discover their strengths, and envision a brighter future.

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Mentor Requirements

Those who wish to volunteer as a mentor must:

    • Agree to a background check
    • Be of a certain age. 
      • 21+ years of age for HS mentoring 
      • 18+ years of age for MS mentoring 
    • Commit to consistently attend for a period of time
      • HS: Attend 75% (9/12) Lunch Mentor Sessions. 
      • MS: Attend once every other week minimum.
    • Come on school site location 
      • HS: Arsenal Tech High School, Shortridge High School, or Purdue Polytechnic High School
      • MS: Arlington, Longfellow, Howe, Northwest & Paramount Middle Schools


Specific dates, locations and availability will be shared and determined after volunteer registration

For additional questions, email Jill Patrick at jill@dreamaliveinc.org.

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