Y Mentor

04/20/2026

We had a great time this weekend celebrating a great year of mentoring with our amazing mentors, their awesome mentees and the wonderful families that came out and enjoyed all the activities for our 2nd Annual Mentor & Me Day!

A HUGE “Thank You” to Fly Dogs Hot Dogs, Mamre Missions , Rolling Greens Mobile Mini Golf, Upstate Laser Tag, Herbert & Friends Mobile Petting Zoo LLC, Concord Baptist Church, 5 Point Church, The Storehouse, Kona Ice of Pickens and North Greenville Co., Pickens County Sheriff's Office (SC), and Easley Fire Department for coming out and being a part of this awesome day!

We can’t wait to do this again next year!

03/25/2026

We’re looking forward to our 2nd Annual Mentor & Me Day on April 18th at the Easley Y!

This event serves to provide mentors, mentees and the mentees’ families a chance to connect, enjoy fun games and activities, create memories and strengthen relationships all while celebrating an amazing year of mentoring!

Some activities include:
🎪Carnival Games
🐐 Petting Zoo
🎸 Music
🏰 Inflatables
⛳️ Putt Putt
🌭 Fly Dogs Hot Dogs for mentors and mentees!
‼️ and more!

We can’t wait to see all our mentors and mentees and their families there!

03/04/2026

Every leader starts somewhere. 💙

03/03/2026

When you support the YMCA, you provide mentors for over 300 students. Someone who will show up each week and be there for them!

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02/26/2026

We are thankful for the opportunity we had to share the Y Mentor program with the men’s Bible study at Grace Church -Powdersville campus this morning! Grace has been a huge supporter of the Y and the Mentor program and we are grateful for all that they do.

If your church, business or small group would be interested in having us come speak and share about our program, please reach out to [email protected] or call 864-307-0213!

02/04/2026

Our team had to get in on the latest trend!

Allison Burton, Janet Austin, Autumn and Ryan Smith make a great team and love serving our community and supporting our amazing mentors!

It isn’t lost on us that this picture shows the ladies working hard while Ryan is probably telling some kind of story and enjoying some Chick Fil A sweet tea!

01/14/2026

January is National Mentoring Month, and we’d love your help spreading the message!
Use this photo below in a post or as your profile picture, tag the Y Mentor page, and use . Tell your story about why you mentor—and invite others to make a difference too.

01/13/2026

January is National Mentoring Month! While we’re grateful for our mentors all year, this month we’re shining a spotlight on the incredible impact you make every day. Thank you for showing up, listening, and leading. 🙌

01/07/2026

We are excited to announce that Allison Burton has been selected as our new Mentor Coordinator for the Pickens, Dacusville and Liberty schools.

Allison grew up in Six Mile, South Carolina and currently resides in Pickens with her husband, Luke. She has her Bachelor's degree in Christian Ministries from Carolina Bible College and has worked as a part-time Administrative Assistant for her church for the past couple of years.

Allison joined the Y Mentor program as a mentor two years ago and has a passion for building relationships, serving her community, and making a difference in the lives of children.

Most of Allison's free time is spent with her husband and their puppy, Maple. When not making memories with them, you'll most likely find Allison baking, sewing or playing the piano.

Please join us in welcoming Allison to our Y Mentor team.

10/30/2025

This week we welcomed mentors serving in Anderson District One to our Mentoring 201 class to take a deeper dive into building healthy relationships, navigating obstacles and engaging with our school partners to advocate for their mentees.

And at our Association’s Key Staff meeting, we celebrated our ASD1 Mentor Coordinator, Janet Austin’s three year anniversary working with us! We are blessed to have Janet and how hard she works to build relationships with our partner schools and our mentors, while helping our mentors get matched with a mentee and supporting them through their journey!