Academy 4
Email: joy.schwartz@academy4.org
Website: https://www.academy4.org
Building Relationships that Matter
Our mission is to connect churches to schools and communities through mentoring 4th graders in leadership. We provide a mentor for EVERY 4th grader in the economically disadvantaged schools we serve. Our volunteers serve once a month for 90 minutes and mentor the 4th graders in leadership. They express love and care and provide the students with a positive relationship with a dependable adult.
Issues and Causes:
Children and Youth Mentorship
Types of Opportunities:
Direct Volunteering
Volunteer Requirements
Background Check
Required Volunteer Training
Driver's License
Long Term Commitment
Use this map to see which Academy 4 AISD Partner School is closest to your ACC home campus, then click here to apply to mentor there!
Become an Academy 4 Mentor
Invest in the life of a 4th grader at one of our Academy 4 participating Austin ISD schools by serving as a mentor just once a month for 90 minutes!
We ask that our mentors commit to attending at least seven of the nine scheduled Friday dates because they are developing a meaningful relationship over the course of the school year with a specific 4th grade student.
However, if you cannot commit to the nine dates, you can apply to serve as a substitute mentor on the dates you can attend. We need our substitute mentors because they fill in for mentors who are absent.
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