VOICE (Volunteers of Issaquah Changing Education) - Mentor Program

Voice (volunteers of Issaquah Changing Education) is an in-school mentoring program that pairs caring adult or high school volunteers with Issaquah School District students for one-on-one, supportive relationships. We provide mentors for students K-12 at all 26 Issaquah schools. While fixing education funding is a vast and often overwhelming problem, supporting our kids one by one is possible.

We’re all busy, overwhelmed even, with our schedules. But one hour a week–we can do this.

One hour a week spent with a child provides practical help and encouragement. Whether doing homework together, having fun, talking through college and career options, or practicing social skills and decision making, or playing one hour a week creates critical connections between young people and caring adults who can help them feel seen, heard and valued. Mentors help youth develop skills such as resilience, self-confidence and self-advocacy which empower them to dream big and achieve their potential.

As one young person said, "My mentor makes me think that what I say matters, what I think matters, what I feel matters and what I do matters."

What other hour in your week has such a return on investment? Make a difference in the life of a child.