Juandiego Lerma
Connections
A one-on-one mentoring program that works with middle school students (grades 7-8) from local Spokane Public Schools. Connections focuses on improving the academic and social success of youth by pairing Gonzaga students in relationships with youth. The program helps youth create a vision for the future and a plan for how that vision can become a reality. Mentors and mentees participate in a variety of academic, recreational, and social activities. To see if your youth qualifies, please contact.... (TBD);
GAME
Gonzaga Athletes Mentoring for Excellence (GAME) is a group mentoring program that places teams of GU students with middle school youth, using group activities, athletics, and reflection as an avenue for relationship building and skill development. GAME mentors attend weekly programming, visit their mentees at school weekly, and participate in Saturday activities once a semester.
Eye to Eye
Eye to Eye is the only national movement that pairs kids with learning disabilities (LD) and attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) disorder with similarly labeled college students. By utilizing an art-based curriculum, the mentors in our programs help kids with LD and ADHD build self-esteem as they embrace their abilities as different thinkers. Eye to Eye promotes self-advocacy and continues to strike out stigma so that those who are labeled can become their own best advocates.
PrimeTime Mentoring
PrimeTime Mentoring is a school based program where students are paired with volunteers for a 30-60 minutes each week engaging in conversation, and participating in fun activities while making a meaningful connection. To see if your youth qualifies please contact Miranda Adair at miranda@cisspokane.org 509.354.5174 or Juandiego Lerma at juandiego@cisspokane.org 509.354.5174
