Ready to Inspire & Be Inspired? Become a FATE Mentor for Detroit Youth!

Are you looking for a volunteer opportunity that engages youth in Detroit? If so, Give Merit’s mentorship program, FATE, is looking for Business Professionals to become mentors!

FATE is a four-year, cohort-based program for high school students in Detroit who attend the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy. Its mission is to provide resources and opportunities for Detroit youth to embrace education and become world-class citizens, with a goal to motivate each student to graduate high school and attend college.

The four-year cohort-based program provides innovative programming which blends project-based learning, character development, career exposure, and mentorship into a co-curricular experience emphasizing the value of education and the role it plays in providing access to achieving long term career and personal goals.

Mentors help facilitate workshop activities where students learn skills in business, entrepreneurship, marketing, and design-thinking while also supporting their mentees as they develop personally and professionally. The curriculum is complemented by ongoing soft-skill building activities and regular excursion workshops with community partners such as Zingerman’s, Carhartt, Rocket Mortgage, and LinkedIn.

If you are interested in mentoring for the FATE Program, email us at mentorwithfate@meritgoodness.com for more information!

Watch our video to learn more: We See Hope: Merit & The FATE Program

1 shift available:

• Workshops take place Monday - Thursday * Mentors are assigned to ONE day.: 15:30 to 18:00 EST