tnAchieves Seeks 40 Mentors in Greene County
The statewide program needs more than 1,500 mentors ahead of its November 20 recruitment deadline.
Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Financial Aid
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tnAchieves needs 40 more mentors in Greene County before its November 20 recruitment deadline. More than 1,500 mentors are still needed statewide to guide students entering college through the program.
Why it matters
Mentors help students navigate the transition from high school into community or technical college, a step many may otherwise struggle to take. Demand is concentrated in several Northeast Tennessee counties, making local volunteers a key part of the effort.
Mentoring requires one hour per month, and no prior experience is needed. Greene County's 40-mentor gap is the largest single-county need named in the release, though the statewide shortfall exceeds 1,500.
The players
tnAchieves
A Tennessee program that helps high school students transition into community and technical college through mentoring support.
The details
Interested Tennesseans can register as a mentor at tnAchieves.org/mentors. Access mentors guide high school seniors through the transition to community or technical college, and all mentors receive training and ongoing support from tnAchieves.
Timeline
November 9, 2026: tnAchieves issues its press release on mentor needs.
November 20, 2026: The tnAchieves mentor recruitment deadline.
Season Trajectory
This recruitment push extends tnAchieves' ongoing effort to fill county-level mentor slots before the November 20 cutoff. The county targets published in the release show where the program's gaps are concentrated across the state.
Residents with one hour a month to spare can volunteer without prior experience. Their time could help a student in Greene, Sullivan, Washington, Hawkins or Carter County make the move to college.
The takeaway
Mentoring takes about one hour a month, and training is provided. Tennesseans who want to help students make the jump to college can register before the November 20 deadline.
What happens next
The mentor recruitment deadline falls on November 20, 2026, when tnAchieves stops accepting new mentor registrations for this cycle.
Further reading
For more on college-access support, see Financial Aid coverage across Tennessee.
More information
Register as a mentor on the tnAchieves mentor registration page.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Greeneville Publishing Company.
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