Mentor Annual Contribution Allocation

Where does the annual $492 mentor contribution go? How is it allocated?

The total mentorship cost of each Futures’ student is $590.

Each Futures’ mentor pays $492 of the student mentorship.

$210 (43%) goes directly to the student in two incentive payments
$282 (56%) provides mentorship support to both the student and their mentor(s)
Futures underwrites $98 of each mentorship, $87 of which is administrative cost (14%)

Mentorship Support ($282) includes:

Coordination of extensive Update (Verification) Process to provide mentors with current information about their student each academic semester.

Regional Coordinator support through extensive weekly travel to more than 100 Friendship/Mentorship sites in New Mexico and Arizona.
More than half of Regional Coordinator time is spent on the road making site visits. Many travel days go beyond 12 hours, including early morning and late evening meetings in Friendship sites.
Most Friendship/Mentorship sites are at least 150 miles (more than 2 hours) from FFC offices, and some are more than 300 miles (more than 4 hours) from FFC.
Average time needed per Regional Coordinator site travel: 2-3 days
Average base cost of each trip: $300 per staff person (including gas, lodging, food costs only)
Regional Coordinator home visits with students and families to help nurture relationships between students and mentors when necessary.
Regional Coordinator and Mentor Assistant support and follow up via phone, e-mail and regular mail regarding any mentor questions or concerns.
Periodic FFC initiated follow up with current mentors and students to gain awareness of the status of mentorships.
Periodic Regional Coordinator community and school meetings with students, families and community members to address student, family and community member questions and concerns with mentorship (Friendship) program.
Ongoing Regional Coordinator training and support to more than 130 /Mentorship Volunteers in school and community settings to maximize access and benefits to mentored students.
Periodic Regional Coordinator meetings with various community leaders, principals, teachers and other school officials to promote positive community awareness and maximize access to the mentorship program.
Delivery of personal messages and mail packages from mentors directly to students and volunteers, as needed.