Mentorship Organizations

100 Black Men of Long Beach, Inc. provides mentoring, education, health and wellness, and economic empowerment programs that support boys and young men ages 8–18. Their monthly GRITS mentoring program builds leadership, life skills, and positive role models to help youth thrive in school and the community.

Assistance League of Long Beach is a volunteer nonprofit providing programs that support education, basic needs, health, and enrichment for children and adults. Key offerings include school uniforms, literacy tutoring, youth mentoring, survivor support kits, scholarships, and affordable orthodontic care. Their volunteers have served thousands across Long Beach for over 85 years.

Long Beach BLAST provides one-to-one academic mentoring, life skills training, and college/career readiness programs for at-promise youth. Through partnerships with local schools and college mentors, BLAST helps students build confidence, improve academics, and plan for their futures.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles matches youth ages 6–18 with caring mentors through school-based, community, workplace, and college readiness programs. One-to-one mentoring helps students build confidence, improve academics, and prepare for lifelong success.

Catholic Big Brothers Big Sisters matches youth with caring adult mentors through community, school, workplace, and college readiness programs. With just a few hours each month, mentors help children build confidence, improve academics, and reach their full potential. Open to all backgrounds and beliefs.

Operation Jump Start (OJS) provides mentoring, academic support, and college readiness services for first-generation, low-income students. Beginning in middle school and continuing through college graduation, OJS helps students succeed with tutoring, financial aid guidance, scholarships, and ongoing mentorship.

Rockett Academy connects Long Beach youth with firefighter mentors through hands-on training and career exploration in emergency services. Students gain confidence, leadership skills, and exposure to pathways in firefighting, EMS, and public safety careers.