We are pledging to help at least 200 Homeless People and their families and want to help more by making lunch sacks and thoughtful notes and distributing them to a local homeless in time for the holidays.

An effort to engage local grocery store in the communities we serve to provide civic engagement, mentor skills building workshops, pro bono clinics, and service projects to the communities they serve.

Notable speakers and many more have agreed to be a part of our Speaker Series launching at select schools in Alabama! We have launched this series in Spring 2017 and have continued to have riveting and thought-provoking speakers speak in our classrooms and communities.

Graduate students serve as mentors to undergraduate students. Paired by similar interests and courses of study, both parties push each other to graduate and explore every professional and academic opportunity available to them. Every member of our college program is recruited to be a mentor on the Elementary, Middle, or High School level.

Elementary– K-5 students are paired with mentors who will push children to reach their full potential. Mentors begin instilling a love of learning in children while helping them achieve small milestones.

Middle– Students in grades 6-8 are paired with mentors with tutoring skills. Mentors will help these students build necessary skills for both academic and personal success at the middle school level. For 8th grade students, mentors place emphasis on preparing their students to transition into high school on every level.

• Collins Riverside Middle School (TUSCALOOSA, AL)

High School-High school students are paired with mentors who will help them prepare for life after high school. Mentors push traditional 4-year college, and other learning opportunities to set students up for success no matter what they decide after graduation.

• Coming Fall 2021

College and Beyond

• Wiley College Students (MARSHALL, TX)
• University of Alabama Student (TUSCALOOSA, AL)
• American University Students (WASHINGTON, D.C.)
• Etc.

We want students to write stories about the success of good mentoring programs at the schools we serve. So, we are launching a cash prize award where students we mentor can enter by telling their success stories with OUR Mentors in any way they see as creative expression.

Food Box Initiative began as a food drive-in at a local Piggly Wiggly with Step 1-2-3 and partnering organization, Little Things That Count. Both orgs collected cash donations, whole meals, and canned goods throughout the December 2020 month, and distributed food boxes to 10families and one homeless community the week of Christmas. The support received was extremely positive and inspired Neena to make this food drive an annual event. With hopes of gaining a wide range of support and in an effort to separate this project from others, Neena named the food drive. Through its annual Adopt a Family Food Distribution program, Food Box Initiative has been able to assist over $1000+ worth of holiday meals in the Birmingham, AL area.

Step 1-2-3 Mentor for Life Initiative is excited to announce our annual I AM LOST Conference that will be held in Summer 2021. Each year’s I AM LOST, Let’s Talk Conference will feature some amazing training as we dialogue about how to have conversations regarding differences – race, religion, gender, ability, mental health, etc – particularly in professional settings. It is the goal of @step123mentor to create a safe space where individuals can discuss, share, and learn. It is an event that you truly do not want to miss.

PAST I AM LOST ANNUAL CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

We are having a white coat ceremony for our campers at the end of their virtual summer camp. We hope you can join in the fun next time!