CLARKSVILLE, TN – As students across the state return to school and begin their college careers, tnAchieves is hard at work to recruit the 6,000 more mentors still needed to support the TN Promise Class of 2024. With just two months until the Oct. 20 deadline, several counties in Middle Tennessee have a high need for volunteers:

  • Cheatham County: 46 Mentors Needed
  • Davidson County: 443 Mentors Needed
  • Dickson County: 58 Mentors Needed
  • Humphreys County: 23 Mentors Needed
  • Montgomery County: 243 Mentors Needed
  • Robertson County: 88 Mentors Needed
  • Rutherford County: 415 Mentors Needed
  • Stewart County: 13 Mentors Needed
  • Sumner County: 234 Mentors Needed
  • Trousdale County: 8 Mentors Needed
  • Williamson County: 330 Mentors Needed
  • Wilson County: 178 Mentors Needed

To be a successful mentor, volunteers commit one hour per month to offer encouragement, support and guidance to students who may simply need a little extra help navigating their goals after high school!

The college-going process can be overwhelming and stressful for any first-time student. tnAchieves mentors help to alleviate and calm those concerns. Shychuria, a tnAchieves student and college graduate, says her mentor “helped me to fulfill my dreams of graduating college. I wouldn’t have gotten this far without a mentor behind me through this journey! They taught me that no matter where you come from, it’s about where you are going! It’s important to chase your dreams!”

tnAchieves mentors commit just one hour per month to support local students through the college-going process. Mentors receive comprehensive training and a handbook guide to the program. Successful mentors do not need extensive knowledge of the college-going process, as tnAchieves provides those critical details to all mentors.

“tnAchieves mentors create positive change in their communities by supporting our most at-risk students,” said tnAchieves Senior Director of Mentors Tyler Ford. “I am lucky to have seen firsthand the impact that mentors have. Whether it be simply answering a question, providing a note of encouragement or guiding a student through college-going obstacles, tnAchieves mentors offer critical support that only a committed, caring member of that student’s community can offer.”

Those interested in applying or learning more can visit https://tnAchieves.org/mentors. The deadline to register is October 20, 2023.