Becoming the Mentor You Once Needed: Pathways Through GEN S 299

In this special episode, created as part of the GEN S 299 Homebase Service-Learning course, students share their journey toward becoming future helping professionals—educators, counselors, mentors, and youth advocates. The episode highlights the role of bidirectional mentorship, paid apprenticeships, and student-centered pathways in cultivating young men as emerging leaders in the helping professions.

This podcast serves as a public archive documenting how undergraduate students discover their purpose and leadership potential through community engagement and relationship-centered learning. Through reflective conversations and real stories, we explore what it means to “become the mentor you once needed.”