Who We Are
About TeamMates: Where it All Began
TeamMates Mentoring was founded in 1991 by Coach Tom Osborne and his wife Nancy, who believed that positive relationships could change lives.
What started with 22 Husker football players mentoring middle school students in Lincoln, Nebraska has grown into a powerful movement—proven from the start, as nearly all of those original mentees graduated and pursued further education or careers.
What We Do
TeamMates is a school-based, one-to-one mentoring program that matches adult volunteers with students who have indicated interest in having a mentor. The focus of the mentoring relationship is for a mentor to build a positive relationship with a student as a caring adult figure to help them reach their full potential. Volunteer mentors focus on the positives in students to help them succeed. Students in TeamMates reflect improvement in attendance, behavior referrals, and academic performance.
Details
| (605) 261-6677 | |
| jkarim@teammates.org | |
| Jess Karim | |
| State Director | |
| https://siouxfallsteammates.org |
