BEST Kids Mentoring is a non-profit organization that empowers youth who are in foster care and at-risk to build healthy and successful futures through mentoring, college and career readiness and life skills programs. We aim to ensure that every young person is connected to positive adults and feels confident and valued.

Mentoring Works
The bottom line is that mentoring works. BEST Kids Mentoring Program is guided by the belief that all children are talented. Through one-on-one volunteer mentoring, extensive training, staff support, and experiential learning-based Peer Groups, we encourage our youth to discover and develop their unique skills and abilities. Beginning with children as young as age six, BEST Kids works to enable youth to develop a positive sense of self, acquire teamwork and group social skills, and to become productive members of society.

In 2023 BEST Kids Provided: 

Mentoring Hours
Mentees Served
C3 Sessions
Peer Group
Mentor Trainings

Changing Lives Forever:

Our Stories

Every aspect of our programming is designed to reach positive outcomes for the children and youth we serve including academic achievement, social and emotional well-being, the avoidance of risky behaviors, and the development of independent living skills. 
Joshua & James

Faith and Terry

Jillian and Ronzenayla