Nick and Buddy

I’ve been a part of AFK since my junior year. Ever since I was 10 years old and I saw the impact the program had on my sister, I knew I wanted to become a mentor. After being matched with my buddy, it felt like we clicked right away. That first meeting, we instantly bonded […]

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Molly and Buddy

I’ve been an Athletes for Kids mentor since the beginning of my sophomore year. I heard of the program through my older brother’s friend. I didn’t quite know what to expect, but I can truly say that it is one of the best experiences that came out of my high school years. Every time I

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Parker and Buddy

I’ve been an Athletes for Kids mentor since my junior year, after hearing about it from two of my best friends, and I knew it was something I wanted to do. When I became a mentor, I knew a little about what to expect, because my friends told me, but the program has far surpassed

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Will and Buddy

My freshman year of high school, I was looking for things to do, and a few guys on my lacrosse team participated in AFK. I had no clue what it was at the time, but I signed up intrigued by what it could entail. I was paired up with my buddy about a year ago,

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Isaac and Buddy

In the spring of my sophomore year, I was in the middle of my school soccer season, and on the team chat, I got a link to this program called Athletes for Kids that I’d never heard of. Instantly, I signed up, not knowing just how special this program truly is. Later that year, in

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