MENTOR Rhode Island

10/21/2026

Reminder! Happening this Saturday!

Exciting News! MENTOR Rhode Island is the chosen charity for Warwick's Firefighters' Association Meat Raffle!

Join them on Saturday October 24th, at 1 PM (doors open at 12PM) for a day of fun!!!

Located at: 750 Warwick Ave. Warwick, RI 02888

10/14/2026

MENTOR Rhode Island will be hosting another Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring 5th Edition Training on Thursday, October 29th AND Thursday, November 12th from 9:30am-4:30pm In-person.

Christopher Margadonna, Our Master Trainer, will take participants through the processes needed to recruit mentors, achieve community buy-in, screen and train mentors, match volunteers and youth in meaningful and fulfilling mentoring relationships, and discuss issues facing youth today!

If you are hoping to start/restart a mentoring program at your organization this training is for you! Also, any new staff in your agency working as a mentor program coordinator, assisting the mentor program, or overseeing the program, we invite all to attend.

Register at: bit.ly/mentorrieepm5training

*Please note: There is a limit of 2 staff per organization that can attend.

10/12/2026

Happy Indigenous People's Day!

Today we honor Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian peoples, their cultures, and their histories. for all youth in RI and beyond! Every child deserves to have a caring adult in their life.

10/09/2026

month may be over but young people are still getting back into the grove, and we have pics to share!

Here's 2 mentor and mentee pairings we're happy to show. Shoutout to Vets Middle School!

10/08/2026

MENTOR’s quarterly Mentoring Research Roundup offers mentoring professionals a window into the world of mentoring and youth development research so that they can be informed about key new findings that can improve their work and important new trends that can strengthen the impact of mentoring relationships.

Each issue highlights a feature article illuminating new research, an interview with a leading scholar about their work, and summaries of hot-off-the-press research studies.

In issue 2, MENTOR explores culturally responsive mentoring through the work of Science Club, a STEM mentoring program serving young people in Chicago. Hear from Dr. Bernadette Sánchez and Dr. Michael Kennedy about what the research can teach us about building strong relationships, engaging young people in STEM, and creating more culturally responsive mentoring experiences in an interview you can watch as part of the Roundup.

Sign up here: mentoring.org/mentoring-research-roundup

10/06/2026

JJI youth participated in field trips to Wright’s Dairy Farm and Providence Place Mall. These shared community experiences provide important opportunities for our youth and Rhode Island State Police mentors to engage with one another in positive, relaxed settings, free from preconceived notions or negative assumptions.

Through these activities, the youth and mentors learn from one another, build meaningful relationships, and begin breaking down walls created by years of misconceptions, biases, and false narratives.

10/01/2026

Our Executive Director, Jeanine Achin was able to attend the Economic Progress Institute's Conference with featured speaker Ellen Nissenbaum. Jeanine was able to hear about conference's research on the 2026 Rhode Island Standard of Need.

The conference was joined by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse , Senator Jack Reed, and Congressmen Seth Magaziner , Gabe Amo for Congress and State Senate President, Valerie Lawson. MENTOR RI would like to thank them all for their work on behalf of the citizens of Rhode Island!

09/29/2026

Exciting News! MENTOR Rhode Island is the chosen charity for Warwick's Firefighters' Association Meat Raffle!

Join them on Saturday October 24th, at 1 PM (doors open at 12PM) for a day of fun!!!

Located at: 750 Warwick Ave. Warwick, RI 02888

09/28/2026

Everyone, Dancing with the Stars of Mentoring is coming back for its 20th Anniversary, April 8th, 2027, mark your calendars!

But before you put on your dancing shoes, THIS Thursday, October 1st one of our All-Star Dancers, Angelica Penta from Gel's Kitchen & Gel's Kitchen 2 , will be hosting a Crafter BINGO Night. Raising money towards DWTS of Mentoring all for youth in Rhode Island! Come, hang out, and show Gel’s kitchen and the youth of Rhode Island your support!

Every young person in Rhode Island deserves to have a caring adult in their life and MENTOR RI wants to make that a reality, with your help we can!

Get your tickets now at either Gel's Kitchen location:

1745 Main St
West Warwick, RI 02893

3003 W Shore Rd
Warwick, RI 02886