Mankato Family YMCA receives $6,000 in grants for mentor program Two groups donated to the YMCA to help promote their mentorship program in the Mankato community. Mankato Family YMCA receives $6,000 in grants for mentor program By Jared Dean | April 1, 2021 at 7:03 PM CDT - Updated April 1 at 9:43 PM MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - The Mankato Family YMCA has received two grants to help support area youth. The first grant is $4,000 for the Brother/Sister mentoring program. The money will go toward recruiting and retaining mentors plus mentor networking. The second grant is $2,000 which will also go to the mentoring program. Those dollars will be used for monthly activities for the participants in the program. Mankato Family YMCA says these grants are a boost after a trying year.