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Godley ISD to launch Mentors Care at high school to support at‑risk students
Summary
At a board meeting, Mentors Care presented a plan to place volunteer adult mentors at Godley High School during the school day; the nonprofit described recruitment, training, and expected outcomes and shared program results from other North Texas sites.
Godley Independent School District trustees heard a presentation from Mentors Care on a plan to place volunteer adult mentors at Godly High School during the 2025–26 school year.
The presentation, given by Brian Blackwell, managing director of Mentors Care, described a model in which vetted volunteers meet with referred high‑school students one hour per week in semi‑private campus spaces during the school day. "We want your most struggling kids," Blackwell said, listing attendance, behavior and credit recovery as common referral reasons.
Blackwell said Mentors Care is a 501(c)(3) founded in 2009 at Midlothian High School and that, across North Texas this year, the nonprofit mentored more than 1,000 students at about 20 high schools. He described program components including staff training for campus personnel, parent permission…
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