Los Altos Town Crier: Mentor Tutor Connection honors longtime volunteer with a vision
MTC In The News Los Altos Town Crier: Mentor Tutor Connection honors longtime volunteer with a vision Originally Published: Oct. 4th, 2022
Russ Satake spearheads new Fund for MTC
At a recent gathering of donors, Russ Satake announced that the new Bruno-Adams Bright Futures Fund raised over $400,000 during the organization’s 25th anniversary last year. MTC is extremely grateful to Russ for his leadership. Board Chair Paul Schutz says, “Russ had a vision to launch a fund that would strengthen the organization through trying…
Los Altos Town Crier: Caregiver, worker, stellar student
MTC In The News Los Altos Town Crier: Caregiver, worker, stellar student Originally Published: June 15th, 2022
Student Wellness Gets Attention at MTC Major Donor Event
On May 18, MTC’s major donors gathered for a conversation with William Blair, Wellness Coordinator for the Mountain View Los Altos (MVLA) High School District. During the interview with MTC Executive Director, Carol Olson, Blair shared that the pandemic’s impact on the mental health of students is significant, and that mentors play a critical role…
Honoring Youth Voice
MTC recently considered, “How can we get our mentees more involved in shaping MTC’s mentor program?” Our answer was to create a pilot Youth Advisory Council (YAC) made up of a diverse group of mentees from each of our program high schools along with MTCMentor Program Managers. In addition to infusing youth voice into our…
Principal’s legacy is embedded in MTC’s mentor program
In his first year as Principal at Alta Vista High School, Bill Pierce met Bob and Lois Adams. As he recalls, tutoring had started, and Bob and Lois pitched the idea of mentoring. “I thought it was an excellent idea,” he said. “Our kids at Alta Vista have so many role models out there, but…
Mentors are a part of the journey
Barry Groves remembers the day he met Edgar, an eighth grader at Crittenden Middle School at the time. “From that first time I saw him, I always made him promise to invite me to his college graduation,” he says. Edgar also remembers that day and considers it a significant turning point. “I felt lucky, because…
Mentor Tutor Connection 25th Anniversary Celebration
Los Altos Town Crier, Oct. 27, 2021
MTC Launches New Reading Program in Partnership with Los Altos School District
“Jacob’s enthusiasm for reading has clearly increased and he feels more comfortable tackling new words and books. Working with him consistently five days a week has also helped to maintain momentum.” -Reading Fellows MTC Volunteer Last spring, MTC partnered with the Los Altos School District (LASD) to pilot…
MTC may look a little different (again) this year
This fall, MTC staff and volunteers are again demonstrating patience, understanding, and flexibility. The way we deliver our programs might look a little different but our commitment to students remains our top priority! With students attending school in-person this fall, MTC will be combining what we learned during remote tutoring last year with our more…