Project MALES Student Mentoring Program

The Project MALES Student Mentoring Program is an award-winning research-based mentoring program for middle and high school young men in Austin, Texas. Originally piloted at William B. Travis Early College High School (ECHS) during the 2011-2012 academic year, our program has grown to serve five middle schools and five high schools in the Central Texas region through partnerships with local school districts. Currently, our mentoring sites include Austin ISD’s Gus Garcia Young Men’s Leadership Academy, Lively Middle School, Kealing Middle School, Webb Middle School, Lyndon B. Johnson ECHS, McCallum HS, Northeast ECHS, Travis ECHS and Del Valle ISD’s Dailey Middle School and Del Valle HS. Mentors, who are University of Texas at Austin undergraduate students, visit with local high school and middle school students every week to mentor and discuss various topics, ranging from college preparation to financial literacy to the skills needed to succeed in college and beyond.