Mentoring and Tutoring Programs

South Boston T.E.A.M. (Together Engaging Adolescents Through Mentoring)

The goal of South Boston T.E.A.M. is to enhance the resiliency of youth by fostering increased self-esteem, school attachment, and the ability to make positive life choices. The program matches South Boston youth, ages 10-16, with caring, adult mentors who are asked to make a minimum one year commitment to the relationship.

South Boston T.E.A.M. is a program of Catholic Charities Labouré Center in South Boston. Click here for more information, or call 617-268-9670.

Youth Tracking/Mentoring Program

The Youth Tracking/Mentoring program is for youth ages 6-13 whose families are involved with the Department of Social Services. The youth tracker, or mentor, serves as a role model and involves youth in social and community activities, encourages them to make safe decisions and avoid risky behaviors, boosts their self-esteem, and monitors the youth’s progress at school and at home. 

Youth Tracking/Mentoring is a program of Catholic Charities South. For more information, call 508-587-0185.

Youth Tutoring Youth

The Youth Tutoring Youth program (YTY) at Catholic Charities Labouré Center provides a free after-school program which includes academic tutoring to primarily low-income South Boston students between the ages of 8 and 12. The program is operated by two adult staff who hire, train, and supervise local teens to provide math, reading, and computer skills enrichment to the roughly 40 third- though sixth-graders who participate each year.

The program provides a safe place for these at-risk youth to spend the critical after school hours of 3-6 p.m., while instilling a sense of belonging and fostering a heightened level of attachment to school. A summer session provides students with remedial and academic skill-sustaining instruction, ensuring that they are prepared to return to school in the fall.

For more information about the Youth Tutoring Youth program, call 617-268-9670.