Mentors give one hour a week, every other week, to the child they pair up. All the kids live on Sacramento's south side. Mentors assist students in grades eight through 12 in the south area and at Palmiter and Mather community schools. Mentors work with Citrus Heights students in grades six through eight. They meet once a week.
Mentors work with kids who have been placed in foster care.
Most of the kids are ages 5 to 15. This offers mentoring opportunities throughout Yolo County. Activities and family events. Nick is 50 years old. He's a regional national account sales manager for Executone Information Systems, and for the past five years he has been the only consistent adult in Dwayne's life.