A local not-for-profit organization is helping students in the Albuquerque area who might be struggling to find success. 

Community Mentor Network (CMN) was founded by Newton Robinson, who told KRQE that at-risk students are the focus of the organization. CMN works to help them succeed and transition from childhood to adulthood academically, socially, and even emotionally. 

“The Community Mentor Network is dedicated to increasing the number of students who graduate from Albuquerque-area middle and high schools,” the organization noted on its website. “Our students enjoy individualized coaching and tutoring sessions with mentor-coaches to meet each child’s educational needs.” 

Robinson told KRQE that the students the organization assists are often behind and teachers don’t have the time to keep them on track, so CMN fills the gap with what is needed. Mentors help inspire, motivate, guide, and teach students in grades 9 through 12, according to the CMN website. 

The organization recently received funding in the form of a grant from a One Albuquerque program, according to KRQE; this allows the organization to offer assistance to at-risk youth who may be edging closer to the juvenile system. 

After students are past the age for the program, the KRQE report noted, CMS works to make sure that they have a place to live and to ensure that they don’t fall through the cracks.