Services

What We Do

Opening Doors for Youth provides professional adult mentors dedicated to improving outcomes for under resourced middle and high-school students through adulthood.

Mentors offer a spectrum of options for educational, work, and life experiences which aim to foster self-supporting and community minded adults, ready to make a positive impact on the world.

How Does the Program Work?

How Does the
Program Work?

Mentors provide individual and group mentoring for students to be successful in middle school, high school and early adulthood. We offer a spectrum of options for educational, work, and life experiences, which aim to foster self-supporting and community-minded adults ready to make a positive impact on the world.

ODY graduating student Paso High

How Do We Motivate Students?

How Do We
Motivate Students?

We connect with students who have the desire to shape their future but may have obstacles that are impacting their growth trajectory. We assist students in investigating and crafting a future through guidance and encouragement. Students receive support in creating their own pathway towards outcomes which places them in control of growth and commitment. It’s the mentors role to clarify the path, suggest options, and provide feedback based on our professional experiences with youth.