Nonprofit
Published 9/26/25 3:45PM

Become a Virtual Academic Mentor

Remote, Volunteer must be in United States
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  • Details

    Available Times:
    Weekdays (daytime, evenings), Weekends (daytime, evenings)
    Time Commitment:
    A few hours per month
    Commitment Details:
    A minimum of 1 hour a week for 1 year
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    1000
    Cause Areas:
    Education, Volunteering
    Good For:
    Kids, Teens
    Participation Requirements:
    Background Check, Attend Orientation
    Age Requirement:
    18+
    Other Requirements:
    Minimum one hour a week for a full year.

    Description

    Become a Virtual Academic Mentor

    Sign up with Be A Mentor to be an Academic Mentor to a struggling youth.

    We need your special skills and perspective to show a young person what opportunities they have and give them the confidence to work towards big goals.

    An Academic Mentor is a trusted caring adult that spends at least one hour per week with their mentee using Be A Mentor’s Virtual Mentoring Platform.

    Mentors focus on goal setting, homework help, and career exploration. While there may be a focus on homework help in the meetings, these sessions are more than just tutoring. Mentees form a personal relationship with their mentor to build resilience, social engagement, and a support network.

    Virtual mentoring removes barriers of distance, requires no commute time, and can offer a flexible schedule. However, mentors must be in the United States, and be able to commit to a minimum of one hour a week for a full year.

    Due to our current background check system we are unable to accept anyone outside of the US at this time.

    Academic Mentoring is life changing for youth.

    Mentors Provide:

    • One-on-one attention
    • Study skills
    • Academic support
    • Goal setting
    • Encouragement for success

    Sign up here: https://beamentor.org/wp/become-an-academic-mentor/

    Highlight the url above, right click and select "go to..." to open.

    Location

    Remote
    Volunteer must be in United States
    Associated Location
    Hayward, CA, USA

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