Minds Matter is a three-year academic mentoring program that empowers high-achieving high school students from low-income families to achieve college admission and success. Each student is matched with two mentors that work with them within our 3-year program, during students sophomore through senior years of high school. This 2-on-1 structure is one of the things that sets Minds Matter apart and ensures our mentees’ success. Successful mentoring relationships are created by building trust, communication, and empathy. The Minds Matter program includes free standardized test preparation, community service efforts, writing and speaking skills ... and other skills that benefit the student academically. Ultimately, this plays a role in expanding personal life skills. We send our students to academic summer programs in their sophomore and junior years at NO COST ... to the student, their family or their school. As with the rest of our program, these summer programs are fully funded by our organization through the generosity of our donors and corporate sponsors. Minds Matter also helps our mentees and their families navigate the often complicated financial aid process, to make sure that any and all funding available is accessed by every student. Minds Matter is a 100% volunteer organization and we could not exist without the efforts of our dedicated volunteers, donors and sponsors. The Minds Matter experience is a life experience, for all.