Boston HERC Peer Mentor Program Plan (Alphonso Westley 06-07)

Member Name: Alphonso Westley

Service Site: Boston HERC

Location: Roxbury, MA

Project Focus:

In this project, Alphonso Westley describes how he developed and added a peer mentoring component the Boston HERC Mentor Program.  This program will work in conjunction with the Passport Program, in that the junior and senior high school students will serve as mentors for middle school students.  The program is intended to help participants improve academically and become more connected to school.