The Pawnee City TeamMates Chapter was started in 2016.  The chapter has 14 active mentor/mentee matches. But, more students are still waiting for a mentor. 

The mission of the TeamMates Mentoring Program is to impact the world by inspiring youth to reach their full potential. TeamMates serves close to 8,000 youth in more than 150 communities across Nebraska, Wyoming, Kansas and Iowa. Mentors meet with their mentees one-on-one in school, once a week, during the academic year.

Mentees can be nominated one of three ways. They can be nominated by a parent, a school staff member, or self-nomination. Mentors are not tutors, counselors, nor are they there to “fix” anything— they’re there to be friends. Mentors are matched with mentees based on interests and life experiences.

TeamMates at Pawnee City allows students to discover strengths through mentoring.  Mentees and mentors hang out together.  Many matches play games, put puzzles together, walk around the track on nice days, or just talk during an activity. 

One of the goals of TeamMates is for the relationship to go from school-based mentoring to a forever friend after graduation. 

For more information about the program:

Program Coordinator Julie Pierce at piercej@pawneecityschool.net or teammates.org