NATIONAL CARES MENTORING MOVEMENT INC
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Mission Statement
The National CARES Mentoring Movement was founded in 2005, in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, as Essence CARES, while Susan L. Taylor was Chief Editor of Essence magazine, which she led for 27 years. The mission of the National CARES Mentoring Movement is to transform the lives of Black children by inspiring, recruiting, and mobilizing masses of caring Black men and women to mentor and nourish, challenge and champion them.
About This Cause
CARES is the recognized national leader in the recruitment, training and engagement of Black mentors. Our programs address the severe shortfall of Black mentors nationally, and we are sought after by hundreds of organizations that look to us for desperately needed and committed volunteers. Our local CARES Affiliate network, in 58 U.S. cities, recruits and connects caring volunteers to schools and local youth-serving organizations in severely under-resourced communities throughout the nation that have been disrupted by poverty, hopelessness and violence. In addition, our two large group-mentoring programs in four cities focus on the emotional, social, academic and professional development of our children and the wellness of the adults who mentor and parent them. Our place-based efforts ensure that disconnected youngsters who are most at risk of dropping out of school, graduate and are prepared to succeed in college or industrial-training programs and 21st-century careers. CARES proves that all children, given adequate support, can thrive and reach their potential. Over 95 percent of our youngsters are Black, with over 98 percent living at or below the federal poverty line. In 2014, as a result of our programs, 88 percent of our mentees stated that they felt more engaged in school and 96 percent stated that they felt more confident they could succeed academically. We also support our mentors, parents and caretakers with wrap-around CARES services, including financial literacy and psychosocial support. While our focus is on African Americans, we turn away no child in need or qualified adult, and our programs can, and have been, easily adapted to other cultural contexts.