Community Corner
Mentoring a Student Could be the Best Christmas Gift Ever!
Mentors act as role models - encouraging students to reach their potential.
Shepherds is a non-profit organization serving the needs of Connecticut’s inner-city high school students who might otherwise fall between the cracks in the public school system where graduation rates can be as low as 60%. By providing financial support for a college preparatory education at a non-public high school, an adult mentor, and teaching academic and life skills, Shepherds empowers young people to build a strong foundation for their future success.
The result is a 95% high school graduation rate for Shepherds students in the past five years with more than 90% of our graduates moving on to pursue higher education.
Interested in mentoring a student or supporting their education? Learn more at www.shepherdsmentors.org.
Above Photograph: Mentoring a student can be sweet - really sweet! Kolbe Cathedral freshmen (L-R) Valentina, Annaclaudia, Quiana and Lauren gathered at the Fairfield home of Quiana's mentor, Marlene Kimberly along with Valentina's mentor, Sara Tieke, Annaclaudia's mentor, Hetty Nerod, and Lauren's mentor, Laura Canning for some serious Christmas Cookie baking.
