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Mixed
Roots Foundation Adoptee Mentor Program (AMP) 795 Folsom St., 1st Floor San Francisco, CA 94107 Telephone: 800-659-6958 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
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