IPPS
Mentoring
Programs

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Involved Parents Productive Students

All of us are born in a state of ignorance, and many of us never change residence. Effi Barry
  

Youth, particularly African American and Hispanic youth, who attend well-prepared mentoring programs on a regular basis improve their academic performance and social skills.

About Us

 

IPPS Mentoring Programs Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation created to provide churches and other organizations a means of developing mentoring programs for at-risk youth in their communities. The corporation was founded by its executive director, Mr. Robert J. Williams.

Mr. Williams retired in 2004 from the United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service. He considers his greatest achievements during his 35 years of federal service to be the creation, development and implementation of two mentoring programs, one for persons with disabilities employed within the department, and one for all employees of the agency.

His new mentoring programs are designed to enhance the lives of elementary, middle and senior high school-aged youth on Maryland's lower Easter Shore. Youth are matched with qualified adults who have been screened and trained. They work to improve each young person's educational performance, communication skills, self-image, leadership skills, career focus and long-term success.
Board of Directors
 
 
Our Board of Directors is structured around persons who work in the field of education. The board also has a middle school youth and a parent as participants.
  • Mr. Robert J. Williams—Executive Director, IPPS Mentoring Program
  • Ms. Priscilla Fauth—Program Coordinator, IPPS Mentoring Program
  • Dr. Joseph Arumala—Professor, University Maryland Eastern Shore
  • Mr. Dallas C. Taylor—Nutrition Major, University Maryland Eastern Shore
  • Mr. James W. Respess, ESQ—Attorney and Counselor at Law, Legal Counsel
  • Dr. Della Dameron-Johnson—UMES
  • Ms. Jessica Smith-Harper—Director, Village of Hope
  • Mr. Josh Morimito—Realtor, Lt. Colonel (Retired) U.S. Army
  • Mr. James H. Cooper—Student—William Bennett High School
  • Ms. Aundra Roberts—Program Coordinator—Honors Program—UMES
  • Dr. S. Janet Kamei—Veterinarian—Salisbury Animal Hospital
  • Mr. Damion Miles—UMES—Obtaining Masters, Criminology/Criminal Justice
 
 
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The IPPS Mentoring Program is a faith-based program developed by Robert James Williams to provide meaningful academic and career guidance to youth within church congregations and their communities.

Our Mission: The mission of IPPS Mentoring Programs Inc. is to help youth become productive citizens by providing them with mentors.

Our Vision: The IPPS Mentoring Program will be a premier mentoring program and a model for mentoring programs in the United States and the world.
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