About Mentoring Mentors and students during a sunny lunch break. Photo by Raquel, age 17. There are many different types of effective mentoring.
Many people are fortunate enough to find mentors at different times in their lives.
For some people, mentors are harder to come by. The reason that mentoring has become institutionalized on a broad scale in programs like First Exposures is because more young people in our communities are having a harder time naturally finding mentors. Part of what you can do as a mentor is share experiences you have had with role models in your life and help your student understand that there are other positive people out there who can become mentors at different times in his or her life. Typically, the mentors and students will work together as part of a larger group. First Exposures is an example of special interest mentoring.