The Mentor Mobile, part of the Governor's Mentoring Initiative, is crisscrossing the state on a mission to recruit 14,000 children and mentors in the largest mentor recruitment and youth scholarship campaign in the nation. The customized interior of the Mentor Mobile provides the opportunity to for on-site computer registration of mentors. TCC Mentor Coordinator Katrina White says TCC is seeking 55 additional mentors for its own students to go with 25 currently signed up. Take Stock in Children seeks to add at least 50 mentors for local middle and high schools.
Mentors agree to meet with their mentees for one hour each week.
Employee mentors are asked to make a one-year commitment. Student mentors commit to one semester. The Mentor Mobile is sponsored by Bank of America, Publix Super Markets, JM Family Enterprises, the Governor's Mentoring Initiative, CSX Transportation, Outback Steakhouse, Auto Nation, Florida Power Corporation, the NFL Players Club and Eckerd Corporation. Student Transportation of America, Inc. and Travelways, Inc., donated use of the school bus.