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Non-profit OrganizationsNew York, United States11-50 Employees
The Arthur Project is a non-profit organization based in New York City that focuses on professionalizing mentoring for middle school students. Its model centers on clinically trained mentors who work intensively with youth and their families through school-based counseling, small afterschool groups, and community activities, aiming to expand opportunities by fostering meaningful relationships and self-efficacy. The program currently serves middle school students in grades 6 through 8, with mentors supporting multiple mentees to provide sustained, relationship-driven intervention; a parallel Family Advocacy Program offers targeted support to a subset of parents and guardians. Founded with the input of Liz Murray, the project emphasizes mattering and long-term outcomes for participants, seeking to extend these supports beyond the program to broader life contexts. The organization operates within the non-profit sector and maintains its headquarters in New York, offering a replicable mentoring model that integrates relationships with caring adults and structured skill development.