Guiding Young Adults
from Challenges to Success

Structure. Support. Progress.
One step at a time.

“This program gave us hope again.
Our daughter is finally moving forward!”
“No one is cheering you on and wishing you more
success with Grace than we are.”
Bobby S, Minneapolis, MN

Issues Where Mentoring Makes a Difference

Issues Where Mentoring
Makes a Difference

Anxiety Issues
Young adult standing at a crossroads symbolizing life direction and mentoring.

Anxiety is often the unseen barrier to living a full life for young adults.

So many young adults feel paralyzed by the anxiety, making it difficult to communicate what they are feeling and rarely completing the tasks at hand.

This often causes school, work, and personal life to suffer.  

Mentoring can change that…            Read More:

Two streams lead to failure to launch. One where young adults have coasted for years on low effort and easy rewards and “just-in-timers” whose last-minute grades worked like magic until that didn’t work anymore either. 

Our mentoring method helps transform failure to launch in small steps that build upon each other. Growing self-esteem through actions earned.            Read More:

Teen celebrating academic progress on a laptop after mentoring session focused on school success and confidence.

Many parents contact us when their child begins to struggle at school.

Our mentoring process helps address the executive functioning, organization, and communication challenges that lead to these setbacks.

We use three proven, personalized approaches to build solid study habits, improve time management, and create workable communication with teachers.    Read More

Our mentors help young adults understand what fuels their anger and learn healthy ways to manage it.

Before real change can happen, we teach awareness: how to recognize rising emotions in a given situation and step back before reacting.

With guidance and accountability, they return to the conversation calmer, ready to rebuild communication and trust.

Young adults arguing and shutting down is a constant frustration for parents, often leading to fewer friends and more time alone in their room.

Our 4 Communication Stages spark healthy communication skills and guide your child in applying them to all aspects of life.

They learn to listen, express themselves, and build genuine confidence through open, positive communication.  Read More

Parents often share how their child gets lost in endless scrolling and late-night gaming, disconnected from real-world goals.

The key is not taking control away but helping them learn it. Simple shifts—charging the phone across the room, choosing music or books at bedtime—build self-regulation.

Over time, screens become lessons in balance, not battles for control. The difference is how a mentor guides them to want that change.

Telling your child “online friends aren’t real friends” is the fastest way to start an argument.

For many young adults, online friendships feel completely real. Our mentors bridge their online world to the real world—helping them build confidence step by step.

Through shared interests, safe spaces, and real-world experiences we guide them towards genuine real-world connection.

Young man deeply focused on his phone, reflecting the challenge of screen use and attention in today’s digital world.

Many of my clients on the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum face some or all of the following: anger issues, school challenges, too much time on screens, difficulty making friends, or communication struggles.

I focus on five key goals to help young adults on the autism spectrum build fulfilling, confident, and connected lives. I’d like to share those with you.  Read More:

Meet Our Mentors

How We Help

How We Help Young Adults

Our mentoring program guides young adults through motivation, structure, and real-world experiences, creating steady, micro-successes that grow into lasting confidence and independence.

What They’ll Experience

• Mentoring that truly sees them.
• Clear goals, structure, and steady growth.
• Practical tools for school, work, and life.
• Trust, consistency, and progress.
• Success that feels safe to try for.

How We Help Parents

We build open communication between you, your child, and their mentor—creating a steady team working together toward real progress.

   What You’ll Experience

  • Constructive communication between parent, mentor, and child.
  • Regular updates to keep you in the loop.
  • Mentor meetings to share concerns.
  • Confidential support when needed.
  • Ongoing parent-partner sessions to have us all work together.

Pricing

Resident Mentoring

Mentor Goals

Master Level Mentoring

Mentor Goals

Let’s Take the Next Step: Together

We’ll talk about your child,
your concerns, their challenges,
and whether mentoring can make the difference.

Ken Rabow

Master Level Mentor

“Most young adults I meet have something special within them—but they are frozen into their fears. We build trust, one routine at a time, until they rise.”

Since 2001, Ken has been a driving force in the field of mentoring young adults. His ground-breaking work, marked by empathy, structure, and real-life results, has earned him the title:

“The Mentor’s Mentor for Young Adults.”

Career Highlights:

  • Began his career as a professional music teacher, performer, and composer (1980–2007)
  • Taught middle school music and life skills, inspiring hundreds of students (2000–2007)
  • After a life-altering car accident in 2007, shifted his full-time focus to mentoring
  • Founded World Wide Youth Mentoring Inc., helping struggling young adults and their families across North America (2015)

Why Ken’s Mentoring Stands Out
Ken meets young adults where they are—no shame, no pressure. Just kindness, structure, and daily progress that leads to lasting change. That is why his mentees grow. That is why parents trust him. That is what makes Ken’s mentoring work.

Jason Munroe

Resident Mentor

“Mentoring works when young people feel seen, respected, and genuinely supported—without pressure, without judgment.”

Jason Munroe has been guiding and mentoring young adults since 1997. While building a successful career in Business Operations and IT leadership, he discovered his true passion: helping young people and their families move forward when life feels overwhelming.

Career Highlights:

  • Began mentoring in 1997 while leading teams in Business Operations and IT
  • Volunteered extensively with local non-profits and Junior Achievement
  • Parent of two neurodiverse children—now thriving young adults
  • Joined World Wide Youth Mentoring Inc. in 2016 under the guidance of Ken Rabow

     

Why Jason’s Mentoring Stands Out

Jason blends technical precision with emotional clarity. He brings a steady, supportive presence that helps young adults feel safe while creating lasting routines. 

Saritte Atkin

1st Degree Mentor

“Real change begins quietly. A steady routine. A safe space. A mentor who truly sees you. That is how young adults begin to heal and grow.”

Saritte Atkin has a gift for reaching young people who have shut down. With over a decade of classroom experience, advanced training in special education, she knows how to connect—even when trust has been broken before. 

  • Bachelor’s in Education and a Master’s in Special Education
  • Taught for 10+ years before raising two now-teenaged sons
  • Certified barre instructor with deep roots in wellness, yoga, and strength-based routines
  • Trained and certified World Wide Youth Mentor brings all of her skills to her mentees

Why Saritte’s Mentoring Stands Out:

Saritte offers calm, grounded support for young adults who feel overwhelmed or misunderstood. Her sessions are gentle but structured, balancing accountability with encouragement. Parents often say, “This is the first time my child has opened up to someone in years.”

Phillip Rowland

Resident Mentor

“Most young adults, I meet are walking through life unsteadily, unsure. With support, they learn to set a direction and go there.

Philip Rowland is a mentor whose decades of working as a Senior Engineer in architecture, launching multiple ventures in IT, carpentry, and the arts, have uniquely prepared him to guide young adults through their most challenging transitions.

Career Highlights:

  • Built a multidisciplinary career as an engineer, IT entrepreneur, carpenter, and musician
  • Overcame chronic health challenges with resilience and compassion
  • Mentored aspiring creatives and tech professionals before joining WWYM
  • Began working directly with young adults through WWYM in 2018

Why Philip’s Mentoring Stands Out

Philip’s calm presence and deep life wisdom help young adults feel understood, capable, and hopeful. He draws on a lifetime of creative and professional reinvention to help mentees navigate setbacks and define their own paths—at their pace, on their terms.