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CricketTogether:
A Safe, Virtual 1:1 eMentoring Program

Because Every Child Deserves a Mentor

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27

years

68,000+

students mentored

977,000+

letters exchanged

335,000+

articles read

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Our Mission

Connect, support, and sustain 1:1 eMentoring relationships that empower every child to unlock their full personal and academic potential.
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Our Focus

Children in grades 3–8, supporting each child at a critical time in developing their foundational academic skills, self-confidence, and self-concept.

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Our Partners

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Educators...

looking for 1:1 mentoring support
for every student.

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Mentoring Organizations...

looking for a safe, effective complement for in-person mentoring.

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Corporations...

looking to offer an impactful volunteer program & help local communities.

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Individuals...

looking to support through donations
and serving as a volunteer eMentor.

Teacher assisting students in composing letters to e-mentors

Educators...

looking for 1:1 mentoring support
for every student.

Smiling student and teacher give a fist bump

Mentoring Organizations...

looking for a safe, effective complement for in-person mentoring.

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Our Partners

Video call on a laptop display with a group of smiling professional adults

Corporations...

looking to offer an impactful volunteer program
& help local communities.

Woman smiling at laptop screen

Individuals...

looking to support through donations
and serving as a volunteer eMentor.

The Need

Mentoring is shown to help young people succeed in school, work and life.
1 in  100
young people in the USA
will grow up without a mentor
"I have kids who didn’t want to do anything, but they want to write to their mentors. The motivation—seeing these kids who have lost hope in learning want to participate—that’s invaluable. It’s an opportunity to write and share themselves without judgment. Some of these kids normally shut down with learning, but they are asking to write their mentors."
Teacher Jenn of CricketTogether
Jenn Warren
Grade 5 Teacher
"My job makes it difficult to volunteer in person on a regular basis. An opportunity to volunteer remotely with flexible scheduling is ideal for me."
CricketTogether eMentor

Barriers to Widespread Mentoring

Travel, coordination, safety, and training barriers make sustainable, at-scale in-person mentoring a practical impossibility.

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Breaking through the Mentoring Barriers

CricketTogether’s virtual mentoring approach breaks through mentoring’s traditional barriers enabling impactful, convenient, and rewarding mentoring at scale.

"What I like about having a mentor is they can understand what you are going through. My eMentor has anxiety, and I have anxiety too, so whenever I want to talk to her about my struggles with anxiety it's really good because she understands how I feel."
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Alexis P.
5th Grade Student
"We have many employees across the US participating and it gives us a chance to really reach into those underserved areas that we may not connect with organically."
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“Being an eMentor has been the most rewarding thing I’ve done. Cricket eMentoring makes it easy and FUN.”
eMentor
“I was able to make a difference in the life of a child, yet it took very little of my time and no time away from the office.”
eMentor
“I wanted to get involved in volunteering. The fact that it was convenient, wasn't a huge time commitment, and FUN just made it all the better!”
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“It’s hard to find programs that get kids excited about learning and wanting to engage in learning—the mentorship drives the engagement and then the learning can happen.”
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"I saw students that were quiet and withdrawn truly get excited about something for the first time."
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How It Works

“CricketTogether presented an out-of-the-box scenario that encompassed one of our goals of connecting students to the real world. Once students started interacting with their mentor, they were sold—hook, line, and sinker! Partnering students with volunteer mentors (in the “real world”) shows them how learning has a lifelong impact. It also shows them how relationships matter in the journey of learning. Real people, connected in real life, to real learning opportunities.”
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Dr. Gail Brady
School Principal

Our Impact

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Students self-reported being "good" or "very good" at reading (63% improvement)
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Students self-reported being "good" or "very good" at writing (69% improvement)
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Students self-reported "strongly agreed" or "agreed" with: My eMentor cares about me. My eMentors helps me feel good about myself.

In 2023–24, we connected mentors from 45 states to: 44 schools, 75 classrooms, and 1,566 children.

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Schools

(Based on pre-post survey of Title 1 3rd–8th graders after 1 full academic year of participation.)

Additional countries included:
Canada, France, Great Britain, India, Kuwait, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, and United Arab Emirates

Cricket e-Mentoring book, expanding the reach of mentorship

In the eBook you will learn:

  • The benefits and limitations of face-to-face mentoring.
  • How eMentoring enables mentoring at a dramatically larger scale and with a far greater reach.
Download eBook

Educators

Mentor and mentee

1:1 eMentoring support 

Mentoring program free to schools

Free to schools and students

Choice of curriculum options for e-mentoring

Choice of curriculum options

Support for grades 3–8

Support for grades 3–8

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Corporate Partners

Help children by sponsoring classrooms—options for literacy, cross-curricular, and STEM
Offer employees a convenient, impactful, and rewarding volunteer opportunity
Onboarding training and ongoing support for volunteers
Recruitment support & dashboard tracks employee engagement
Customization and branding options available
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Corporate Sponsors

Help children by sponsoring classrooms—options for literacy, cross-curricular, and STEM
Offer employees a convenient, impactful, and rewarding volunteer opportunity
Onboarding training and ongoing support for volunteers
Recruitment support & dashboard tracks employee engagement
Customization and branding options available
Learn More

Mentoring Organizations

Enhance match engagement with eMentoring
Safely connect new or existing matches
Includes social-emotional and subject-based curriculum
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Individuals

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Donations
CricketTogether is free for schools and students—your donation helps to sustain and expand the program

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Volunteer as an eMentor
Corporate sponsors and mentoring partners typically provide their eMentors, but occasionally additional eMentors are required

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Individuals

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Donations
CricketTogether is free for schools and students—your donation helps to sustain and expand the program

Learn More
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Volunteer as an eMentor
Corporate sponsors and mentoring partners typically provide their eMentors, but occasionally additional eMentors are required

Learn More

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