WELCOME
TO
VIP MENTORS
A UNIQUE MENTORING ORGANIZATION
VIP Mentors (VIP) is the only program in California that recruits attorneys, and only attorneys, to be guides,
advisors, friends and role models for parolees as they struggle to turn their lives around. Since its founding in
1972, VIP volunteer mentors have helped thousands of men and women begin new lives that are self-respecting,
self-supporting, and crime-free.
To learn more about VIP Mentors and to see actual examples of how mentoring can change your life, please take a moment to watch our short on-line video. Click here to view the video.
"There is someone I can turn to who will not judge me but will listen and offer suggestions. What has VIP done for me? It has given me hope."
-- VIP Mentee
"Outside was a whole different world, different values, responsibilities. It was lonely…scary. I never felt like anyone really cared about me before."
-- VIP Mentee
"Many thought my mentee was a lost cause; they weren't going to give him any more chances. All those people who didn't believe, he proved them wrong!"
-- VIP Mentor
"Every lawyer gets back more than he or she gives."
-- James E. Herman, former president of the State Bar of California
VIP has 13 programs serving the following counties:
Fresno • Kern • Los Angeles • Orange • Riverside • Sacramento • San Diego • San Francisco • Santa Clara • Yolo