By Nicole Larkins, EA for the DVP for Administration
At a very young age, I learned what it meant to be part of a majority of young people who lack strong role models due to home circumstances, uncontrollable environmental forces, or their families’ economic standing. In my young adult years, I recognized the need to get involved and wanted to do what I could to fill this void; thus began my journey as a mentor.
Nicole Larkins and mentors
The most recent tug at my heart came when I began my mentorship program with young ladies entering high school by working with a non-profit organization: The Good News Association, the New York State Mentoring Program, and Spring Valley High School in Rockland County, NY. We help see these young women through their senior year by walking the full journey with them and supporting them academically, emotionally, and socially with a common objective: to graduate with a high school degree.
The need in this community of underserved students in over-populated school districts is clear to me, I have a passion to help, and my personal goal is to see my mentees through!
