Foster a Dream Office: 4585 Pacheco Blvd, #110, Martinez, CA 94553 Mail: 77 Solano Square, #133, Benicia, CA 94510 Telephone: 925-228-0200 Fax: 925-228-0202 Website: www.fosteradream.org Contact: Tamara Earl E-mail: info@fosteradream.org Foster A Dream's mission is to provide programs and resources that build the hopes, dreams and futures of foster children; and be a guiding source for successful transition into the adult world. One of our main programs, "Bridges", seeks to increase positive outcomes for youth exiting foster care, creating permanent connections and building a foundation for academic and career success. Through our mentoring component, we connect foster youth with mentors who will empower them and help build strong foundations for success futures. Program Type: Community-based Mentoring focus: Social-emotional support; Tutoring/academic; Career development; Sports/recreation Mentoring ratio: 1:1 mentoring Mentee ages: 13 - 18 Mentee genders: male and female Time commitment: 4 hours per month Length of commitment: at least 12 months

Building Futures Mentoring Program Urban Services YMCA 1426 Fillmore St., Suite 204 San Francisco, CA 94115 Telephone: 415-561-0631x102 Fax: 415-563-8017 Website: www.ymcasf.org/urban/programs/building_futures Contact: Nick Wightman E-mail: nwightman@ymcasf.org The Building Future mission is to help at-risk youth overcome personal, social, and family challenges through a positive adult-child relationship. Building Futures offers 1-to-1 mentoring to at-risk youth in San Francisco/Marin/San Mateo/Alameda counties. We help children develop tools to cope with issues such as low self-esteem, family and peer conflicts, academic underachievement, and decision-making skills. We are unique in that we provide a 15-hour paraprofessional training to all mentors before matching, which prepares them to work successfully with at-risk youth by developing relationship-building skills, exploring issues facing at-risk youth, and strategies to handle difficult situations. Thorough ongoing support is provided by the coordinator who is a Marriage and Family Therapist Intern.   Program Type: Community-based Mentoring focus: Social-emotional support; Tutoring/academic; Sports/recreation Mentoring ratio: 1:1 mentoring Mentee ages: 6 - 18 Mentee genders: male and female Time commitment: 1 - 3 hours per week Length of commitment: 12 months

Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area 731 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94103 Telephone: 925-918-2657 Fax: 415-495-5704 Website: www.bbbsba.org Contact: Dolores Santa Cruz E-mail: dsantacruz@bbbsba.org Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Bay Area helps build responsible, independent children and youth by matching each with a supportive and caring adult role model. Our mission is to help children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships that provide measurable impact. Program Type: Community-based; school-based, site-based Mentoring focus: Social-emotional support Mentoring ratio: 1:1 mentoring Mentee ages: 6 - 18 Mentee genders: male and female Time commitment: 4 - 12 hours per month Length of commitment: 12 months

Mixed Roots Foundation Adoptee Mentor Program (AMP) 795 Folsom St., 1st Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 Telephone: 800-659-6958 Fax: 888-674-9099 Website: www.mixedrootsfoundation.org Contact: Ellen Moore, Volunteer Director E-mail: emoore@mixedrootsfoundation.org   The Mixed Roots Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and is the first and only global multicultural adoptee-led foundation (all board members are adopted) that cross-sects the international, domestic, and foster care adoption experience. Our mission is to promote and support organizations that serve as a resource to the adoptee community, create more awareness of the adoption experience, and inspire the next generation of adoptees to become leaders in the community.  For the past four years, the Adoptee Mentor Program (AMP), Mixed Roots charter program, matches youth who are adopted with adult adoptee mentors that serve as positive role models that promote cultural understanding and acceptance of being adopted as well as participate in educational and multicultural program events and activities.   Program Type: Community-based Mentoring focus: Relationship, Tutoring/academic, Career development Mentoring ratio: 1:1 mentoring (1 mentor for every 1 mentee) Mentee ages: 7 - 17 Mentee genders: male and female Time commitment: 2 - 4 contacts per month Length of commitment: 12 months