Mentorship Resources

We recognize that transitioning from military to civilian life can be a challenge. To ensure that every veteran, military service member, and family member in New York City thrives, we pledge to connect any of them who wants a mentor with a mentor. Please see below for a list of mentorship resources:

Our Partners

Organization	Mentors	Mentees	Focus	About
American Corporate Partners (ACP)	Civilian & veterans	Post 9/11 veterans	Career services	Connects veterans and service members to corporate professionals to provide resume and interview preparation, career exploration, and networking skills
Blue Star Families	Civilian	Any veteran	General	Provides free deployment resources, career services, and recreational opportunities to veterans and their families through various partnerships
Brooklyn Veterans Treatment Court	Civilian	Justice-involved veterans	Health Services	Provides mentor support to veteran clients who face unique challenges during their time in Treatment Court. For more information, please call 347-404-9554.
Commit	Civilian	Any veteran	General	Provides veterans one-on-one transition assistance, corporate education, and mentoring workshops.
CUNY	Civilian	Student veterans	General	Dedicated to fostering a sense of community and ease the transition from service member to scholar for veterans by integrating and overseeing programs, services, resources and activities that support our 3,000 student veterans during their pursuit of higher education at our CUNY 24 campuses
Edge4Vets	Civilian	Any veteran	Career Services	Offers veterans a "Prep and Connect" system that combines an online prep course with HR mentorship to prepare veterans for the workforce.
Fordham University	Civilian	Student veterans	General	Offers student veterans a wide range of services and resources, including campus counseling, writing workshops, and free yoga. Fordham also partners with Edge4Vets and FourBlock to provide student veterans transition support workshops and internship programs.
FourBlock	Civilian	Any veteran	Career Services	Offers a Career Readiness Program to post-9/11 veterans and active duty services pursuing or having completed an undergraduate or graduate degree program. The Career Readiness Program equips veterans with professional development, career exploration, and a job network.
G.I. Jobs	Civilian	Any veteran	General	Provides military transition services to active duty service members and veterans using education and employment tools and resources.
Institute for Career Development	Civilian	WWII veterans	General	Offers a job-support program that helps veterans identify transferable skills and develop a job search plan. They also provide resume and interview prep, and networking and internship opportunities.
Job Path	Civilian	Any veteran	Career Services	Supports people with developmental disabilities with customized employment, job development, on-site training and employee orientation, and ongoing support.
John Jay College	Civilian	Student Veterans	General	Provides student veterans personal support through its Office of military and Veteran Services. They support students with admission assistance and advisement, peer support programming, and post-graduation job preparation.
Marine for Life Network	Marine	Marines & their families	General	Connects transitioning Marines and their family members to education resources, employment opportunities, and other veterans' services.
Paralyzed Veterans of America	Civilian	Disabled veterans	Health Services	Helps veterans with disabilities file VA benefits claims and other services; provides support for VA caregivers; represents claimants in court; and provides vocational counseling and job placement assistance to any veteran, active duty service member, spouse, or caregiver.
Project for Return and Opportunity in Veterans' Education	Civilian	Student veterans	General	Offers student veterans community and transitional support through mentors and social work interns.
ProVetus	Civilian	Any veteran	General	Provides peer mentoring to veterans and service members.
Service to School	Civilian	Student veterans	Career Services	Provides military veterans free college-application counseling, test prep advice, interview prep, and networking opportunities.
Stand Beside Them (SBT)	Civilian & veterans	Any veteran	Career & Small Business Development	Partners vets w/certified coaches for 1-on-1 sessions covering career, small business development, life/relationships, & other reintegration topics.
Resilience Center for Veterans & their Families	Civilian	Veterans & their families	Health Services	Provides research on human emotional resilience and therapist-led clinical training.
Syracuse Institute for Veterans and Military Families	Civilian	Veterans & their families	General	Offers service members, veterans, and their families programs in career, vocational and entrepreneurship education and training.
United War Veterans Council	Any veteran	Any veteran	Careers	Connects Veterans to health & wellness, entrepreneurship and other resources.
Veterans in Global Leadership	Civilian	Student veterans	Career Services	Provides student veterans formal mentors and networking and educational events.
Veterati	Civilian & veterans	Any veterans	Transition & career services	Veterati is the most advanced mentorship software platform on the market that was designed specifically for transitioning service members, veterans and military spouses. Veterati is the only on-demand digital platform that confidentially and automatically connects mentees and mentors using mobile phones and just-in-time text messages and more. Veterati empowers the military community to choose mentors based on industry, companies and/or areas of expertise.
Warrior Scholar Project	Civilian	Student veterans	Career Services	Offers immersive one to two weeklong academic boot camps hosted at America's top universities during summer breaks.
Workforce Opportunity Services	Civilian	Any veteran	Career Services	Connects companies to professionals