MENTOR Rhode Island

LGBTQ+ youth need affirming spaces and communities, and a positive relationship is the difference between surviving and thriving for these young people. Mentoring supports this by ensuring that youth have a supportive adult that they can turn to. Want to help?

Check out our resources at: bit.ly/4dozWZF

Wednesday night our Executive Director, Jeanine Achin, was invited and honored to serve as a judge for 2026 Transform RI Scholarship (TRIS). 10 were awarded, many thanks to the POC Foundation for believing in our youth!

Congratulations to all those awarded:
Tristan Boyns
Evan Perez
Snighda Kethineni
Hope Carlson
Abigale King
Gabriela Neves
Mateo Ullaguari,
Leydi Maritza Ramos Sam
Ella Kauffman

The Papitto Opportunity Connection (POC) is a non-profit private foundation dedicated to listening and working together with Rhode Island’s communities in need to empower and create systemic change by investing in education, job skills training, health care, housing and entrepreneurship.

Learn more at https://pocfoundation.com