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Connections Mentor Inc

Supportive mentoring that improves self-worth for young people.

New York, NY   |  https://connectionsmentor.org/

Mission

The mission of Connections is to work in partnership with young people, families, organizations, and volunteers to curate long-lasting, supportive mentoring relationships that improve self-worth for young people with past, current, or peripheral contact with the child welfare or juvenile justice systems in New York City or Westchester County.

Ruling year info

2020

Executive Director

Lia Harper

Chairman & Founder

Paul Muratore

Main address

PO Box 361

New York, NY 10033 USA

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EIN

84-3747403

NTEE code info

Youth Development Programs (O50)

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Programs and results

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Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

1-1 Mentoring

Connections only does one thing – mentoring. We do it really well. We recruit, screen, train, and support adult volunteers to become caring, compassionate, positive adults to young people. Mentee participation is voluntary and the only incentive is the opportunity to develop a supportive relationship with a caring adult. Mentors and mentees are matched based on mutual interests, complimentary strengths and needs, geography, and amount of time they want to commit to each other. Matches are supported by Connections staff to ensure safety and growth, in close partnership with the young person’s clinical treatment team, for a minimum of one year. Connections is unique in that we stick with our mentees regardless of whether they change living situations or transition completely out of the system.

Population(s) Served
Adolescents
Foster and adoptive children
Orphans
At-risk youth
Undocumented immigrants

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Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Number of youth mentored

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Totals By Year
Related Program

1-1 Mentoring

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of youth who demonstrate that they have developed positive relationships

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Totals By Year
Related Program

1-1 Mentoring

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

Our success rate goal is 70%, which means that 70% of our mentees have successfully built a long-term, trusting relationship with a caring adult. We achieved 70% in 2021 and 71% in 2022.

Goals & Strategy

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Financials

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Connections Mentor Inc

Board of directors
as of 08/29/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Paul Muratore

Michael Hattrup

Neuberger Berman

Melvin Emesibe

University of Chicago

Leslie Lambert

Alvarez & Marsal

Michelle McMahon

Cullen & Dyckman, LLP

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 6/7/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Decline to state
Disability status
Person without a disability

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Gender identity

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Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 11/09/2022

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.