After 35 years of leading a volunteer-based tutor/mentor program I realize that mentoring must be part
of a larger strategy that engages adults from many sectors of the regional community in efforts that
provide the supports kids need to overcome the challenges of segregation, racism and generational
poverty. Programs must be designed to create "bridging social capital" for youth and adults who
become involved.
-- Dan Bassill, Founder Tutor/Mentor Connection, Tutor/Mentor Institute.
The mission of the Tutor/Mentor Institute (T/MI) is to gather and organize all that
is known about successful non-school tutoring/mentoring programs and apply
that knowledge to expand the availability and enhance the effectiveness of
these services to children throughout the Chicago region.
THIS IS A MARKETING PLAN INTENDED TO MAKE HIGH QUALITY, CONSTANTLY
IMPROVING NON-SCHOOL TUTOR/MENTOR PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO THOUSANDS
OF YOUTH LIVING IN HIGH POVERTY NEIGHBORHOODS OF THE US AND THE WORLD
Dan Bassill, founder of Cabrini Connections and the
Tutor/Mentor Connection in 1992, created the Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC in
July 2011 to support the continued growth of the Tutor/Mentor Connection and
tutor/mentor programs in the Chicago region, while seeking to embed it's ideas and strategies
in cities and institutions throughout the world. This PDF illustrates the goals and strategies of the
Tutor/Mentor Institute and challenges we face.
This entire web site and the links it points to are our strategic plan.
Read more of the Vision and Strategy of Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC and Tutor/Mentor Connection,
which is the implementation of this strategy in the Chicago region.
If you are a consultant, community organizer or leader of a youth serving organization, use the
information on this website as a resource to support your own efforts.