MentorPRO Announces Global Partnership with Foróige to Expand Youth Mentoring Impact
Boston, MA – February 26, 2026 – MentorPRO, the industry-leading evidence-based mentoring platform, is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with Foróige, Ireland’s national youth development organization dedicated to empowering young people to take charge of their lives, drive their own learning, and build the skills essential for educational success and life beyond school. Foróige’s network of youth clubs, community projects, and development programmes engages tens of thousands of young people each year, helping them cultivate confidence, resilience, and a lifelong commitment to learning.
At the heart of this collaboration is MentorPRO’s commitment to evidence-based mentoring—a foundation rooted in decades of research and peer-reviewed science that informs every aspect of our platform, from mentor-mentee matching to progress tracking, reflective tools, and outcome measurement. MentorPRO offers a comprehensive suite of tools designed to support structured, scalable mentoring programs while preserving the meaningful human connection at the core of effective relationship-based support.
MentorPRO’s partnership with Foróige reflects a shared vision: bridging the gap between research and real-world mentoring practice to ensure young people benefit from intentional, impactful relationships that support academic engagement, personal growth, and sustained commitment to their futures. Foróige’s longstanding dedication to youth empowerment and community participation makes it an ideal partner in this mission.
Through this partnership, Foróige staff and volunteer mentors will have access to MentorPRO’s tools, including the MentorPRO Academy, which delivers training grounded in contemporary mentoring science to ensure high-quality mentoring experiences across all contexts.
A central driver behind this collaboration is the leadership and expertise of Dr. Jean Rhodes, Co-Founder of MentorPRO and Frank L. Boyden Professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Dr. Rhodes is one of the foremost scholars in mentoring research, with a prolific body of work demonstrating how structured, intentional mentoring relationships can improve educational outcomes and support young people’s holistic development. Her influence ensures that MentorPRO remains anchored in rigorous evidence and continuous learning.
“We are thrilled to partner with Foróige, an organization whose mission resonates deeply with the evidence-informed approach that MentorPRO champions,” remarked Dr. Rhodes. “This collaboration amplifies our shared commitment to young lives—helping people not just succeed in formal education, but to thrive as engaged, capable contributors in their communities and beyond.”
By combining Foróige’s robust youth development framework with MentorPRO’s research-backed mentoring infrastructure and training resources, this partnership will expand access to quality mentoring, strengthen impact measurement practices, and support a generation of young people as they navigate educational choices and life transitions with confidence.
For more information about MentorPRO, evidence-based mentoring, and the MentorPRO Academy, visit MentorPRO.com and academy.mentorpro.com.
