MENTOR NORTH

Mentor North was founded in 2019 to offer community-based, one-on-one mentoring opportunities for youth across the Twin Ports. However, our story reaches much further back: the roots of our mentoring programs date to the 1940s, when early efforts began to support local youth through relationship-based guidance and community connection. Over the decades, these programs evolved in response to changing needs, eventually uniting under Mentor North to carry this legacy forward with renewed purpose and energy. Grounded in the nationally recognized Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring, our work today continues to center meaningful relationships, personal strengths, and youth voice. Our two core programs-Mentor Duluth and Mentor Superior-honor the rich history of youth-serving efforts in both cities while striving toward a more inclusive and equitable future.

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