The purpose of the future ready Iowa volunteer mentor program is to match volunteer mentors with student mentees and to support implementation of the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program and the future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant program created in 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1067, sections 12 and 13. The future ready Iowa volunteer mentor program is an optional program for recipients of these scholarships and grants and is designed to provide mentors to help recipients increase success in school and make meaningful career connections. The Iowa commission on volunteer service will manage this statewide program by partnering with employers, local high schools, nonprofits, local eligible institutions of higher education and others to develop mentoring cohorts.
Iowa Admin. Code r. 817-13.1