Community Impact
Building Leaders Who Build Communities
Mentoring Mentors Inc. equips youth, college students, and emerging leaders through mentorship, exposure, and near-to-peer leadership development — helping them grow with purpose, confidence, and community impact.
100% Graduation
Every student in our 2024 cohort graduated high school and continued toward college.
83.3% College Graduation
Our mentorship model helps students persist beyond admission and complete their goals.
200+ Youth Impacted
Through programs, partnerships, and community-based leadership experiences.
Who We Are
Mentors at Our Core
Mentoring Mentors Inc. is a Baltimore-based 501(c)(3) youth development organization committed to closing opportunity gaps for Black and Brown youth across Maryland.
Since 2014, we have built a family of mentors, mentees, alumni, and partners united around one promise: every young person we serve has a fair shot at the future they choose.
Our work is hands-on, relationship-first, and measured by outcomes — graduation, college, career, and lifelong leadership.
“At Mentoring Mentors, it's more than just mentoring; it's about deepening our relationships with young people. True mentorship goes beyond casual advice — it requires a family-like bond, relatability, and a guiding hand through empathy and positive peer influence.”
— Alphonso Mayo, Founder & CEO
Our Mission
To make a difference where it matters most by mentoring, equipping, and elevating youth into community leaders through intentional, intergenerational relationships.
Our Vision
A generation of young Baltimoreans who are educated, economically mobile, civically engaged, and committed to mentoring the next leaders after them.
What We Do
Our Programs
Academic Support
Literacy-based tutoring and academic enrichment that lifts GPAs and builds confidence in the classroom.
Intergenerational Mentoring Model
A near-to-peer framework where mentors build leaders who go on to build leaders.
Community Partners
A network of universities, nonprofits, and corporate allies that expand what is possible for our youth.
Career Exposure
College tours, industry shadowing, and conversations with professionals across every sector.
Summer Leaders Program
A paid, six-week summer leadership intensive for our most committed mentees.
Beyond Mentoring
A family-like bond that does not end at graduation, paired with lifelong support.
The Model
How We Build Leaders
- 01
Personal & Social Development
A deliberate phase of our Intergenerational Near-to-Peer Model.
- 02
Trust Building & Relationship Formation
A deliberate phase of our Intergenerational Near-to-Peer Model.
- 03
Leadership Activation
A deliberate phase of our Intergenerational Near-to-Peer Model.
- 04
College & Career Launch
A deliberate phase of our Intergenerational Near-to-Peer Model.
2018 Cohort Results
- 100%High School Graduation
- 100%College Attendance
- 83.3%College Graduation
- 0%Youth Incarceration
- 93%Average School Attendance
FY23 Highlights
200+ youth touched · 1,048 community service hours · 6-week Summer Leaders cohort.
Student Achievement
Academic Excellence in Action
Through tutoring, mentorship, and academic support, Mentoring Mentors Inc. helps students strengthen their confidence, improve performance, and prepare for brighter futures. This section highlights the real academic growth and student achievement that reflect the power of our mentorship model.
Help More Students Achieve Their Potential
Your support helps us provide tutoring, mentoring, and leadership development opportunities that empower youth to excel in school and in life.
Summer Programming
The Summer Leaders Program
A paid, six-week leadership intensive that compresses a year of growth into one transformative summer.
- Paid summer internships at partner organizations
- College tours across HBCUs, PWIs and MSIs
- Weekly leadership labs and service projects
- 1:1 mentorship and career exposure days
- Capstone presentation to community leaders
Leadership
The People Behind the Work
Alphonso Mayo
Founder & CEO
Founding visionary guiding mentorship strategy and student development.
Dr. Damon Smith MD
Board Chair
Stewarding governance, partnerships, and long-term organizational health.
Terrence Myers
Vice Chair
Championing community engagement and board-level program oversight.
Alexandra Porte
Program Manager
Leading day-to-day programs and youth experience across every cohort.
Allies
Community Partners
What's Next
Upcoming Events
Commanders Application Opens
2025–2026 Program Year Applications Now Open
Commanders Meet & Greet
Windsor Hill Elementary/Middle School Youth
Summer Session Begins
Mentoring Mentors Summer Leaders Program Start
Commanders Application Closes
Last day to submit 2025–2026 Commanders application
Join Us
It's Bigger Than Mentoring
We're building a movement of leaders who build leaders. There is a place for you in it — as a donor, a mentor, an intern, or a corporate partner.