MENTORS

So you’ve read about the Mentor Program and are ready to volunteer? Research has shown that having a mentor that understands a student's barriers and concerns can facilitate student success. This is why creating a mentor program was one or our first and most important initiatives.

Before you get started with our Mentor questionnaire, we ask that all Diversify Dietetics Volunteers read the following article before deciding to apply to volunteer with the Dietetics Community: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack.

This article is by no means a completion of the personal work mentioned above, but an introduction to the realities that the students of our Community are facing, and to why we require that volunteers are committed to working on their own thoughts and behaviors towards their inherent privileges.

If you read this work and are unsure if you are a good fit to mentor in this program. Check out this resource to continue your work, and we encourage you to apply to volunteer at a future time, when you feel ready.