Directions to Be a Mentor

PO Box 70217
N Charleston, SC 29415

1850 Truxtun Ave.
(do not use Mapquest or a GPS System, it will not work)
Call 554-5987 if you need help.

FROM MT. PLEASANT:

Take 526 west- Get off at the N. RHETT to VIRGINIA ST. exit- (it is before the Rivers exit)- Keep following the VIRGINIA street signs and you will get off 526 and then go around under the interstate and get right back on heading TOWARD Mt. Pleasant again! Then get off at Virginia Ave- Turn RIGHT onto Virginia and then go 1 mile and turn LEFT into the Navy Yard (there is a sign)- Cross over the RR tracks, and bear RIGHT onto Noisette at the yield sign- go another 1 mi. and you will come to a stop sign- turn RIGHT there onto Turnbull- go a few blocks and you will see a yard sign with an arrow for Be A Mentor. Just follow the yard signs and arrows to 1850 Truxtun- (red brick ranch house on the right)

I-526 FROM WEST ASHLEY:

Take 526 East- Get off at Virginia Ave exit and take a RIGHT at the bottom of the ramp- then go 1 mile and the road takes a sharp turn to the right- just BEFORE the sharp turn, turn LEFT into the Navy Yard (there is a sign)- Cross over the RR tracks, and bear RIGHT onto Noisette at the yield sign- go about another 1 mi. and you will come to a stop sign- turn RIGHT there onto Turnbull- go a few blocks and you will see a yard sign with an arrow for Be A Mentor. Just follow the yard signs and arrows to 1850 Truxtun- (red brick ranch house on the right)

FROM WEST ASHLEY USING THE NORTH BRIDGE:

Take Sam Rittenburg to Cosgrove and go over the north bridge. Take Cosgrove over to Rivers and turn LEFT onto Rivers. Turn RIGHT onto McMillan Avenue (just after hospital on right, 2nd light). Follow McMillan into old Naval Base. Turn LEFT onto Noisette Blvd.
Turn LEFT at next stop sign, which is Turnbull Street. Go a couple blocks and look for directional yard signs for Be A Mentor. Turn LEFT onto Avenue G. Street curves around to right and you are then on TRUXTUN Ave.
1850 Truxtun Avenue (Red brick ranch house on the right)

FROM DOWNTOWN OR FROM I-26 COMING IN FROM THE WEST:

Take I-26 to the Cosgrove Exit (NORTH) toward the Naval Base. Turn LEFT onto Rivers Avenue. At second stoplight turn RIGHT onto McMillan Avenue. Follow McMillan into old Naval Base. Turn LEFT onto Noisette Blvd. At next stop sign, turn LEFT on Turnbull. Go a couple blocks and follow directional yard signs for Be A Mentor. Turn LEFT onto Avenue G.
Street curves around to right and you are then on TRUXTUN Ave. 1850 Truxtun Avenue (Red brick ranch house on the right)

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Be A Mentor helps to recruit mentors and connect them with Charleston's youth. We recruit mentors for many organizations throughout the Lowcountry as well as for our own programs.

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