Three scenes showing mentorship in action: two friends walking together, two young women smiling while working at a café, and a child learning guitar, with the text “Make mentorship mean more."

Mentorship Matters

And More Than You Think

The gift of mentorship can’t be wrapped up with a bow. It is the gift of more stability, more confidence, more opportunity, more success. When you support mentorship, you are enabling a young person to change the trajectory of their lives. You are giving the gift of knowing that they will always have someone in their corner. 

Youth in our programs are…

More likely to feel that they belong.

More likely to cross the graduation stage.

More likely to make better decisions in risky situations.

So give a gift that means MORE this season.

What Does Mentorship Mean to Me?

Check out personal stories about how mentorship has made a difference, shared by some of Ottawa’s leading voices. These diverse perspectives show how mentorship changes lives and why passing that chance on to the next generation is so important.

Erin Benjamin

Isobel Boyd

Kailin Noivo

Jessie-Lee Wallace

Mark Zekulin

Dylan Black

Chandra Pasma