MentorKids USA has been matching caring adults with at-risk youth since 1997. We are a faith-based organization working to be a positive influence to kids facing tough life challenges through one-to-one relationships.

Mentors are matched with youth for a minimum of one year, spending an hour or more per week together. Mentors and mentees develop a relationship with each other by spending time doing the things together that they enjoy most

Why does Tucson need mentors?    Because ….Our Kids Are in Crisis!!!

<Arizona is # 1in teen drug use           <Arizona is # 1in teen smoking (20.9%)                <There are 65 gangs in Pima County 

<Arizona is in the top 3 states for unwed pregnancies              <Pima County has an elevated rate of suicide

<Arizona is last in America for social services for kids              <Arizona is # 1 for high school dropouts, 147,000 last year.

<Last year over 10,000 young people went before a juvenile court judge for some particular crime, and over 2,000 stay locked up

<Disintegration of the traditional family –only 25% of homes in Pima Co. have the original biological parents in the home

<Child Abuse is off the map!!  Arizona is consistently among the lowest in the nation for how well we take care of our children.  We’re # 47 out of 50. Last year over 30,000 reports to CPS were made throughout Arizona.