Change a life through reading with kids one hour a week. Youth who develop a meaningful mentor relationship with an adult are:
- Five times more likely to graduate from high school
- 46% less likely to start using drugs
- 27% less likely to start drinking
- 52% less likely to skip school
Start Today
Inquire with a local public elementary school about whether they have a reading program. For further information about mentoring, watch some of our free online videos or get your copy of Kingdom Quest mentoring guides here.
Get Involved
Organize a book drive at your church to collect books to donate to area schools. To rally volunteers, use our Volunteer Handbook as a template for your own church.
Join with Others
Start a reading program as a partnership with your church and a public school. To begin this program, request our formal training event today.
FEED A STUDENT
Feed a student every weekend through a backpack program. You’ll fill each backpack with food that the student might not be given over the weekend.
Start Today
Provide a backpack of food to a school to help a child whose family is in need.
Get Involved
Organize a backpack program within your church to provide backpacks with food to give to a local school. For more information on partnering with a school, watch our training videos here.
Join with Others
Partner with other churches to develop an ongoing community-wide backpack program that provides food to students who belong to families in need. To begin this program, request our formal training event today.
EMPOWER A CHILD
Empower a child to excel in their education through tutoring. Providing guidance and knowledge in areas such as math, reading and writing could be the difference between academic success and failure. Mentored students:
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are 55% more likely to attend college
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earn higher grades in high school,
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have lower high school dropout rates.
Start Today
Try tutoring a student in your area of expertise for an hour.
Get Involved
Commit to regular tutoring at a local school for one to two hours every week. For further information about mentoring students, watch our training videos here.
Join with Others
Develop a partnership with your local school to provide tutors from your church. To begin this program. To begin this program, request our formal training event today.
PROVIDE THE SKILLS
Provide the skills that a kid needs to thrive in their daily life. From encouraging personal hygiene and healthy eating habits to resisting gang influence and drug use, you have a chance to help a child overcome.
Start Today
Provide a backpack of food to a school to help a child whose family is in need.
Get Involved
Organize a backpack program within your church to provide backpacks with food to give to a local school. For more information on partnering with a school, watch our training videos here.
Join with Others
Partner with other churches to develop an ongoing community-wide backpack program that provides food to students who belong to families in need. To begin this program, request our formal training event today.
INSPIRE A YOUNG ATHLETE
Inspire a young athlete to win on and off the field. Whether it’s football or chess, being the coach of a kid who has never been given the chance to shine can be rewarding for both you and the student.
Start Today
Become a volunteer for your local school’s athletic teams by helping prepare for upcoming games, sometimes called a “booster club.” Contact your local school for more information.
Get Involved
Provide safe after-game parties for athletes to attend. You will want to coordinate this with your local school. For more information about partnering with your school, watch our training videos here.
Join with Others
Develop a mentoring and tutoring program for local athletes. To begin this program, request our formal training event today.
