{"id":17365,"date":"2020-11-15T20:33:01","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T02:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=17365"},"modified":"2020-11-15T10:08:52","modified_gmt":"2020-11-15T16:08:52","slug":"tnachieves-needs-2700-mentors-for-tn-promise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2020\/11\/15\/tnachieves-needs-2700-mentors-for-tn-promise\/","title":{"rendered":"tnAchieves needs 2,700 Mentors for TN Promise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-502757\" title=\"TN Achieves\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/TN-Achieves-1.jpg\" alt=\"TN Achieves\" width=\"240\" height=\"54\"><strong>Nashville, TN<\/strong> &#8211; With less than one month until the December 4th, 2020 mentor recruitment deadline, tnAchieves needs 2,700 additional volunteer mentors to ensure students statewide have access to a local support system in 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tnAchieves-seeks-2700-additional-volunteer-mentors-for-TN-Promise.jpg\"  class=\"thickbox no_icon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-504582\" title=\"tnAchieves seeks 2,700 additional volunteer mentors for TN Promise\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarksvilleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/tnAchieves-seeks-2700-additional-volunteer-mentors-for-TN-Promise-480x300.jpg\" alt=\"tnAchieves seeks 2,700 additional volunteer mentors for TN Promise\" width=\"480\" height=\"300\"><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In a time when many are struggling to find meaningful ways to help, tnAchieves mentors will serve their community from the safety of their homes using tnAchieves CONNECT.<\/p>\n<p>tnAchieves CONNECT is a new virtual mentoring platform that allows mentors to positively impact students while doing so safely and on their own schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Mentors who have joined this platform already are incredibly optimistic about its functionality in supporting meaningful connections with students as they pursue their goals!<\/p>\n<p>\u201ctnAchieves CONNECT will allow volunteers statewide to remain engaged in their community while practicing safe social-distancing,\u201d said tnAchieves Director of Mentors, Tyler Ford. \u201cMentors are an irreplaceable part of the tnAchieves program, and CONNECT ensures that volunteers can continue impacting students in a time when supports are more meaningful than ever before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mentors spend about one hour per month reminding students of important deadlines, serving as a trusted college resource, and, most importantly, encouraging students to reach their full potential. While the time commitment is not significant, the impact on a student\u2019s post-secondary prospects certainly can be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy mentor made the transition to college easier,\u201d said former TN Promise student and current tnAchieves mentor Kiami Coleman. \u201cGoing straight from high school to college, I was not sure if I was ready, but my mentor kept pushing me\u2026and I needed that. Having her remain encouraging and serving as that resource was a blessing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Volunteer mentors will receive a handbook and training before working with students. Those interested in applying or learning more can visit <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tnAchieves.org\/mentors\/apply\" >www.tnAchieves.org\/mentors\/apply<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>tnAchieves is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that has been providing scholarships with mentor support since 2008. If you have questions about the tnAchieves mentoring program, please email or call Tyler Ford at <a href=\"mailto:tyler@tnAchieves.org\">tyler@tnAchieves.org<\/a> or 309.945.3446.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nashville, TN &#8211; With less than one month until the December 4th, 2020 mentor recruitment deadline, tnAchieves needs 2,700 additional volunteer mentors to ensure students statewide have access to a local support system in 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[549,284,13226,13254,1815],"class_list":["post-17365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community","tag-nashville","tag-nashville-tn","tag-tn-promise","tag-tnachieves","tag-volunteers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17365"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17366,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17365\/revisions\/17366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}