Tony Squire has been mentoring middle school students through Virginia Heroes, a nonprofit founded by Arthur Ash, Jr. in 1991 to provide role models for Richmond Public Schools students, for 25 years. Virginia Heroes uses volunteer mentors to help students build confidence and values to set them up for success. As part of his core values, Tony Squire spends time teaching life skills and the importance of hard work to 6th graders, just as he does with his basketball players, while also mentoring juveniles at the Richmond Juvenile Detention Center.