You could be a MENTOR! Since 1999, we are volunteers making a difference, one child at a time, in USD 458. We welcome our community to mentor in our classrooms through this successful, award-winning, and unique program.

Former District Coordinator Tammy Potts partnered initially with another volunteer, Mary Leonard, to unify district volunteers when we were known formerly as YouthFriends and YouthFriends Corps "Care Cats". Their hard work was recognized nationally within Eckerd's Top 100. The program grew in 1999-2000 from an original 40 adult mentors to over 125 active adult mentors, who return each year.  Our CareCats have grown from a little over a dozen to over 150 juniors and seniors serving each semester.

Basehor-Linwood Mentors and CareCats reach nearly 1,500 Basehor Linwood students who have matching adult or high school mentors. 

For more information about becoming a MENTOR in the Basehor-Linwood School District, contact:

 

Heather Shue
Basehor-Linwood Mentors and CareCats District Coordinator
2108 N. 155th St.
Basehor, KS 66007
(913) 662-7057, Located inside Basehor-Linwood High School/Basehor-Linwood Library