Apply to become a mentor for one of our incredible students in the Bellevue School District!
Rainier Athletes is a long-term mentoring organization that begins supporting students and their families in 4th and 5th grade and continues through middle and high school. RA sponsors year round sports/activities participation, around the clock mentoring, and delivers daily classroom support for Bellevue's historically marginalized youth.
Be an advocate and ally of RA students and their families. Volunteer mentor applications are open! After going through training, volunteer mentors meet with their mentee once a week at the mentee’s school in Bellevue. Mentors typically spend 1-2 hours a week volunteering between check-ins, reports, and invitations to cheer at their mentee’s games/activities or celebrate milestones like quinceañeras or graduation. Rainier Athletes are not just athletes, but are also artists and engineers - their passions are a way that we engage in a deeper conversation with them and their Core Community. So no, you don’t have to love sports! Rainier Athletes mentors are volunteers with diverse backgrounds, skill sets, and interests.
Sign Up! Mentor ApplicationLearn More: Mentor DetailsVideo links: Meet Andre and Shape The Future 2019
Where & When:
* Thursday is preferrable, but we have flexiblity!
Elementary Check-Ins [4-5th Grade]
Lunch & Recess : 1145-1255pm*
*not including Wednesday, half day
Schools we serve: Lake Hills, Stevenson, Ardmore
Middle School Check-Ins [6-8th Grade]
Tutorial: 305-400pm*
*not including Wednesday, half day
Schools we serve: Highland, Odle, Tyee, Tillicum, Big Picture, International
High School Check-Ins [9-12th Grade]
Post-School Wednesdays: 105-235pm
Schools we serve: Sammamish, Interlake, International
*Mentoring schedules are flexible and are not confined to these times, pending building a
foundation for the relationship and meeting the mentee's family prior to changing anything
