Moment by Positivity Outward connects students to mentors.

Steps to Mentor

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Sign Up and Apply

Sign up on the website by clicking the button in the top right corner, or sign up on the mobile app by clicking the link below. 

Once logged in, complete the form on your dashboard asking if you are a new mentor or continuing mentor. 

If you are a new mentor, you'll be registered in the New Mentor Training Steps Course. The first step in the course is to submit your application! 

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Mentor FAQ's

What is Positivity Outward?

Positivity Outward is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that created the first free and publicly available mentoring app for students.

What is my role as a mentor?

Your role is to respond consistently to mentee messages to support their goals. As a mentor, you share your personal experience and journey to guide your mentees. 

How do students grow through this program?

Our program is based on the latest research and evidence for youth mentoring. Your guidance empowers students to develop self-awareness, self-management skills, responsible decision-making skills, and resilience. Students are confident and connected.

What students will I be mentoring? How am I paired with a mentee?

Mentees are high schoolers or first-year college students with limited access to in-person mentors.

The majority of our mentees are low-income, Latino, first-generation high school students in Los Angeles.

You will likely be the only mentor in these students’ lives!

Positivity Outward does not pair you with mentees. Instead, mentees choose their mentors using the information in your app profile. Each relationship is different, one mentee might have a quick question and another may want to talk every day. 

In your profile, you share if you are accepting mentees, what your communication preferences are, and what you provide mentoring for.

There are also community features in the app, so if you do not have a 1:1 relationship with a mentee you can still respond to group discussions. 

What are the training requirements?

Before you can connect with mentees, you must complete an application, interview, background check, and training course. 

Each training step is completed through the app and training costs are covered by Positivity Outward. 

What are the mentoring requirements? What's the time commitment?

The average time commitment is 1 hour per mentee per week during the academic year. 

The requirements to mentor are: 

  • actively mentor during the academic year
  • mentor for at least 1 semester
  • consistently respond to mentees, typically within 1-3 days
  • check-in with Positivity Outward every two weeks during the academic year

At this time, mentors must reside in the United States. 

How do I get a letter of recommendation or verification of volunteer hours?

Since our mentors are volunteers, Positivity Outward will support your professional goals in whatever ways you need. 

You must mentor for at least one semester before receiving a letter of recommendation or verification of volunteer hours. 

You will submit your request for a letter or verification through the app. 

Is this paid?

No, mentors for Positivity Outward are not paid at this time. 

Mentee Sign Up Steps

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Download the App

Download our mobile app so you can stay on top of your connections with mentors. 

You can also sign up through our website (in the top right corner) to use the web version of the app. 

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Please submit the form below and someone will contact you about your custom program.

Customer Interest Survey
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What is your title or role for your mentoring program?
Where is your mentoring program? For example, your university department
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Participant Demographics
What are the demographics of the students you serve?
Program Components
What program components are you interested in having Positivity Outward help you with?
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