Caring and committed mentors give young people the extra boost they need to achieve success. Mentoring is an effective way to engage individuals in meaningful service experiences and to develop and strengthen positive connections with families, schools, and the community.
Following are some of our most relevant resources for mentors and mentoring programs.
Featured Resoures
- The National Mentoring Resource Center funded by the Department of Justice has:
- Request no-cost help for youth mentoring program! Free technical assistance is available.
- Ongoing Training for Mentors: Twelve Interactive Sessions (free, downloadable guides).
- The ‘Training New Mentors’ guide helps people running mentoring programs to set up effective training sessions. It includes sample guides, handouts, evaluations, and more.
- MENTOR has many resources on mentoring including:
- A checklist for mentoring programs
- A resource for mentors that includes activity sheets for mentors
- The Wisdom of Age: A Handbook for Mentors
- CNCS Resources:
- Information on mentoring from LEARNS, a CNCS sponsored technical assistance provider focused on educational success and mentoring.
- Senior Corps Mentor Training Curriculum.
Online Courses
Program Examples
- Building strong relationships in mentoring programs
- Helping students feel comfortable about being tutored or mentored
- Providing summertime contact in school-based mentoring programs
Other Online Reosurces
- Volunteers Mentoring Youth: Implications for Closing the Mentoring Gap
- Mentoring School-Aged Children: Relationship Development in Community-Based and School-Based Programs
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