Champaign-Urbana One-to-One Mentoring Program

Alexis James graduated from Urbana High School on May 24, 2009. She and Penny Porter connected when Alexis was a UMS 6th grader. Alexis was a summer intern at Carle Hospital last summer, which convinced her to pursue a degree in nursing. “Whenever I felt like giving up at school Penny would push me just a little harder until I got back on track. She helped motivate and inspire me to get to the point I am at right now.”