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Camden City School District launches Scholastic Mentorship Program at Forest Hill Family School
Summary
The Camden City School District launched the Scholastic Mentorship Program to pair Forest Hill Family School students with mentors from nonprofits, local businesses and sorority chapters. Officials did not specify funding or long-term scope in the announcement.
Camden City School District announced the launch of the Scholastic Mentorship Program, an initiative to pair students at Forest Hill Family School with community mentors.
A staff member for the district said the program is designed to connect students with community leaders and role models who will volunteer as mentors. The district identified nonprofits, local companies and sorority chapters as initial sources of volunteers.
District officials named Forest Hill Family School as the first school to participate in the pilot phase. The staff member described the mentors’ role as providing guidance and support but did not provide details about the program’s funding, selection criteria for mentors or the schedule for schoolwide rollout.
The announcement did not include formal votes or policy actions; it was presented as a program kickoff. The district did not specify a follow-up timeline or reporting requirements in the transcript.
The school district plans to engage community partners to staff the program and to begin mentoring activities at Forest Hill Family School in the near term.
