Volunteer for MIFA COOL

MIFA’s COOL (College Offers Opportunities for Life) program is seeking volunteer mentors who will work with teens toward educational and employment goals. This one-year supportive mentorship is designed to help teens identify and achieve long-term goals, develop skills, become more involved in their community, and work toward a self-supportive lifestyle through educational and employment achievements.

Volunteer mentors should exhibit genuine concern for others with an emphasis on building trusting relationships with students. They must possess the desire and ability to work with economically disadvantaged families with limited support networks and to commit considerable time to the program (two to five hours per month).

For more information on becoming a COOL Volunteer Mentor, contact Ashley Jones at (901) 529-4509 or ajones@mifa.org.

  • Memphis was declared hunger capital of the U.S. in 2011

  • MIFA serves 55,000 individuals each year

  • 74% of children in MIFA's neighborhood live in poverty

  • 86% of every dollar donated goes directly to MIFA's programs

  • In the area MIFA serves, almost 30% of those over the age of 65 live alone

  • MIFA was founded in 1968

  • Memphis' unemployment rate has been close to 10% since 2009

  • MIFA's Ombudsman program's 2 staff and 60 volunteers serve over 7,000 residents of long term care facilities

  • Only 4.5% of residents in the 38126 ZIP code have college degrees

  • Emergency Services provided assistance for 25,000 people last year

  • In 2010 and 2011, 100% of COOL seniors graduated from high school

  • MIFA Meals on Wheels serves 1,800 seniors every weekday

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