Cultivating Resilient, Connected & Thriving Youth with Evidence-Based Mentoring Programs

The SPARK Mentoring Programs provide evidence-based K -12th grade programs and professional development opportunities that increase emotional well-being, resilience, and emotional regulation while developing executive functioning skills needed to navigate life with greater ease.

Mentoring Programs Inspired By Ongoing Classroom Evidence & Results

For 10 years, we have developed, implemented, and researched K-12 mentoring and mental health education programs in our local community that are proven to help youth uncover their innate potential. Grounded in evidence and best practice, our programs Speak to the Potential, Ability, and Resilience inside every Kid (SPARK).

Our highly interactive, asset-based programs guide young people to discover their unbreakable SPARK inside through a better understanding of themselves and others. This knowledge has been proven to increase outcomes in the following competencies: mental well-being, resilience, emotional regulation, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Local Youth Mentoring With A National Impact

For more than 10 years, our non-profit has developed and implemented youth programs locally in the Tampa, FL area in schools, after-school programs, juvenile detention facilities, sex trafficking survivor safe houses, and rehabilitation facilities.

The transformations we witnessed inspired us to support other communities to replicate our model, which has four key components: evidence-based programs to provide vital skills and knowledge; small group or one-on-one mentoring by trained mentors; schools and organizations to create a safe space and inclusive culture; and community involvement to increase a sense of connectedness.

Today, we support over 200,000 youth in schools, districts, after-school programs, and other social service organizations in over 40 states and 36 countries to unleash the potential of the youth in their community.

Local residents can find the SPARK Mentoring Programs locally through:

  • 7 Children’s Board Family Resource Centers

  • 8 Bay Area Plato Academies

If you would like to find out how to bring the SPARK Mentoring Programs to your school or organization