Zoom Info Session Thursday, May 1, 2025, 6 PM – 7:15 PM
For over three decades, the Partakers College Behind Bars Mentoring Program has changed lives by matching teams of volunteer mentors with incarcerated individuals enrolled in college degree programs based in MA prisons. Partakers mentors develop transformative helping relationships with College Behind Bars students and support their mentees as they navigate the academic and personal challenges of pursuing higher education in the prison setting.
We now have six SJSP mentors and it would be great to get another team of 4! If you have any questions please contact Chrissy Cassa at chrissy.cassa1358@gmail.com
Please join us to hear about Partaker’s powerful mentoring program and opportunities to support new students enrolled in the Emerson Prison Initiative (EPI) bachelor’s degree program, based at MCI Norfolk.
To Register for the Zoom Info Session click THIS LINK. (Zoom link provided upon registration.)
This Info Session is for you if you are interested in becoming a College Behind Bars mentor or if you have questions and would like to learn more about the College Behind Bars Mentor Program (there’s no commitment required to attend the training!)
- Learn details about Partakers Mentoring programs, the Emerson Prison Initiative, and the positive impacts of higher education behind the prison walls.
- You will have a chance to learn: What is involved in mentoring a College Behind Bars student? What is the time commitment? How do mentor teams work? What qualities or skills are you looking for in mentors? What kind of training and support is provided?
- A former EPI College Behind Bars student will share his experience as a Partakers mentee.
- Current and former Partakers mentors will be on hand to share their experiences.