Since 2005, Mass Mentoring Partnership has teamed up with the Boston Red Sox for the Red Sox Mentoring Challenge, an initiative designed to recruit more caring Massachusetts adults as mentors. At the helm as honorary campaign chairman is NBA Hall of Famer Bill Russell, who serves on the board of MENTOR.

Right now more than 3,000 kids are waiting for mentors in the Commonwealth, but the Challenge has helped to reduce the gap. Almost 2,400 prospective mentors from across the Commonwealth have been identified through the Challenge, and of those, it’s estimated that almost 400 adults have been matched with a child.

If you have questions about this year's campaign, contact Johane Alexis-Phanor, manager of mentor recruitment support, at jalexis-phanor@massmentors.org or 617.695.2439. If you missed the training sessions that Johane conducted, you can view the webinar slides here.

Resources for program partners

• Overview of the Red Sox Mentoring Challenge (RSMC)
• Tips for leveraging the RSMC
• RSMC program contract agreement
• RSMC program incentives
• RSMC tracking potential mentors
• RSMC social media tips
• RSMC press release
• RSMC letter for match activities and partnerships
• RSMC recruitment card
• RSMC logo
• Request for resources and seed money
• RSMC seed money usage form