MentorHub gives kids and their mentors digital resources for education and wellness

UMass Boston’s Dr. Jean Rhodes is piloting her MentorHub app in collaboration with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts (BBBSEM) in hopes of bringing mentors and mentees closer, as well as encourage usage of educational and wellness apps among youth.

 In this article, Rhodes, author of the book “Older and Wiser: New Ideas for Youth Mentoring in the 21st Century”, describes the functions, the pilot phase, as well as the potential benefits of MentorHub. 

In the video link below, UMass Boston psychology professor, Jean Rhodes, and Omari Jahi Aarons, a mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts Mentor 2.0 Program, discuss the importance of the app.

https://www.wcvb.com/article/cityline-sunday-oct-4-2020-mentor-hub-app/34227059

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