Mentoring Programs for Youth
The Mentoring Project recruits, trains and matches mentors with at-risk youth populations, with their live trainings and Mentor Toolkit.
National Mentoring Resource Center’s goal is to improve the quality and effectiveness of youth mentoring across the country through increased use of evidence-based practices and sharing practitioner innovations.
This list provides sample evaluation surveys and forms.
This exhaustive list provides tools to plan and implement mentoring programs. Topics include program planning, program parameters, program planning and management, policies and procedures, financial planning, and e-mentoring.
The Corporation for National Service offers recommendations for recruiting male volunteers, who are underrepresented in volunteer organizations that work with youth.
The U.S. Department of Education offers strategies to outreach to community businesses and organizations to secure funding for mentoring programs.
Find tips on how to have a better success rate with your coaching or mentoring. This site also allows you to join webinars on different topics within mentoring.
A list of mentoring resources provided by the Women’s Center at University of Dayton. The website includes guides, handbooks, and various pages for both mentors and mentees.
The U.S. Department of Education offers a comprehensive guide to shifting mentoring programs’ emphases to academic achievement.
This report offers suggestions to improve and sustain relations between youth development organizations and schools. Additionally, it outlines aspects of positive youth development, such as physical development, intellectual development, psychological and emotional development, and social development.
This guide offers information for starting a mentorship program. Elements include mentor/mentee recruitment, mentor training, matching participants, and monitoring outcomes.
This fact sheet provides programs with a check list to ensure they are meeting the 8 principles for managing mentors.