The Discovering Paths Mentoring Program inspires, guides, and empowers high school juniors as they consider their next steps. Through positive relationships with professionals across Lancaster County, critical business and industry connections, and experiential learning, the program strengthens pathways for students within the Lancaster community.

Since 2008, the Lancaster Chamber’s Discovering Paths Mentoring Program, funded by the Foundation of the Lancaster Chamber, has graduated over 1,100 students from its program. Students are paired one-on-one with a mentor and attend monthly sessions throughout the school year, examining industries such as healthcare, manufacturing, and tourism while developing crucial self-awareness, communication, and collaboration skills. This year, we’re celebrating 15 years of fostering valuable mentoring relationships, equipping students with essential interpersonal skills outside of the classroom, and providing hands-on, work-based learning.

Interested in serving as a mentor to guide the next generation of Lancaster’s leaders?

We want you to mentor! Mentors build one-on-one relationships with their mentees at the program’s monthly sessions, walk alongside their mentees throughout the program’s activities, and provide insight from their own experiences. Apply before July 22nd to make an impact on the next generation in Lancaster County.

Guiding Light Award

We were thrilled to introduce the new Sandi M. Thompson Guiding Light Award, given this year to Sandi Thompson, the founder of the Chamber’s Discovering Paths Program. The Sandi M. Thompson Guiding Light Award will continue to honor Sandi’s legacy by celebrating an individual’s impact on the next generation of Lancaster County through their contributions to the program.

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