Youth Mentoring Programs in Northern VA:
All programs listed serve at-risk youth and/or teens in individual adult-to-youth matches unless otherwise noted. Please contact these programs directly.
SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING
(Meet at schools, at set times, during school hours)
MentorWorks (Fairfax County)
Contact: Shelley Prince
Phone: 571-423-4403
Email: Shelley.prince@FCPS.EDU
Web: www.fcps.edu/dss/ips/ssaw/mentorworks
TRADITIONAL MENTORING
(Meet at various public locations at times established by mentoring pair)
Adolescent & Family Growth Center
Serves perinatal teens and adults
Contact: Maleka Walters
Phone: 703-425-9200
Email: mwalters@afgcinc.org
BeFriend-A-Child (Fairfax County Dept. of Family Services)
Contact: Andrea Mills-Stephenson
Phone: 703-324-7072
Email: andrea.stephenson@fairfaxcounty.gov
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the National Capital Area
Contact: Mirna Quiroga
Phone: 703-245-3196
Email: mquiroga@bbbsnca.org
Web: www.bbbsnca.org/nv/
FACETS (Centreville and Fairfax)
Contact: Ken Bradford
Phone: 703-865-4251
Email: volunteer@facetscares.org
Web: www.facetscares.org
Naomi Project (Fairfax County)
Serves perinatal teens and adults
Contact: Peggy Ferguson/Sarah Bock/Corinne D’Silva
Phone: 703-860-2633
Email: naomiproject@hotmail.com
Web: www.naomiproject.org
Northern VA Family Services (Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William County)
Contact: Erin Persaud
Phone: 571-748-2571
Email: epersaud@nvfs.org
Web: www.nvfs.org
Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry (Northern Virginia)
Serves kids 6-12 infected/affected by HIV/AIDS.
Contact: Jane Beddoe
Phone: 703-533-5505
Email: jbeddoe@novam.org
Web: www.novam.org
Reston Interfaith (Reston and Herndon)
Contact: Mandy Guernsey
Phone: 571-323-9565
Email: mandy.guernsey@restoninterfaith.org
Web: www.restoninterfaith.org
Many other organizations in NoVA provide mentoring of other types, including family mentoring, group mentoring, and virtual (e-mentoring). For more information about these opportunities, please contact Kristen Brennan at kristen.brennan@fairfaxcounty.gov.
For mentoring opportunities in the City of Alexandria, please visit the Alexandria Mentoring Partnership at http://www3.alexandriava.gov/mentoring/
For mentoring opportunities outside of northern Virginia, please visit the Virginia Mentoring Partnership at http://www.vamentoring.org/
