CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) -- For more than three decades, two Central Illinois school districts have created a space for people in the community to connect with students.

Champaign-Urbana's one-to-one mentor program is kicking off again for another school year. Public schools in each district host the program once a week during school hours. The mentors help students with anything but school.

They are there to be a listening ear, to have fun, to get to know their mentee and to support them.

In its 31st year, C-U One-to-One Mentoring matches community-based adults with students from third to seventh grade, with the goal that the pair stays together all the way to graduation. It's the only cross-district program between the two school districts, and it's currently serving 500 kids.

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