Communities struggle to find and retain qualified mentors to prevent youth violence

Local governments and nonprofits in high-crime areas like Lewiston need mentors to intervene with at-risk youth, but face critical shortages of trained, committed mentors willing to work with vulnerable populations. Current solutions fail because recruiting, vetting, training, and retaining mentors is resource-intensive, and there's no efficient marketplace or platform connecting qualified mentors with youth programs that desperately need them.