Starfish Initiative – Scholar Program
City: Anywhere in Canada
Types of Mentoring: One-on-one Mentoring
Employment Program Description: 13-14
Employment Program Link: Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident, or have Refugee Status, Study Permit
Employment Program Link: No restriction
Mentees' Eligibility Requirements: Opens to students who: - Be in the 8th grade. - Be committed to graduating from high school, getting into college and graduating from college. - 21st Century Scholar eligibility. Please see link to eligibility requirements https://learnmoreindiana.org/scholars/enroll - Have at least a middle school GPA of 2.5
Program Duration: 4 years
Program Cost: Free
Program Description: Starfish Initiative is Marion County's only program that combines personalized, no-cost, one-on-one "college coach" mentoring for four continuous years as the foundation for supporting academically-promising high school students facing unearned adversity on their path to becoming college graduates.