Peer Mentoring

Parol(ED) to College student mentors attend university classes alongside Talent Development Academy students and provide after-school support and advisory mentoring support. Parol(ED) to College mentors are Dean’s List and Honor Society formerly incarcerated Rutgers University students and alumni who have personally experienced the power of a high-quality university experience to improve life outcomes, are committed to helping justice-involved and justice-risk youth re-imagine themselves as university students and poised to support TDA students as they navigate the challenges of college life and academics.