National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center

Mentoring

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• Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, National Mentoring Center
  The National Mentoring Center of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory provides training and technical assistance to mentoring programs through a variety of services and conferences. Created and funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the National Mentoring Cente
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External Resources

• National Mentoring Center
  The center focuses on strengthening mentoring programs for youth through education and training.
  Federal Partner: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice
• The ABCs of School-Based Mentoring (PDF 617 KB)
  This technical assistance packet provides practical information for youth-serving organizations that want to implement new school-based mentoring programs or strengthen existing ones. It lists the steps to forming partnerships with schools; designing a program; recruiting, screening, and training mentors and matching them with youth; and supervision and support.
  Federal Partner: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice
• National Mentoring Partnership
  The National Mentoring Partnership is an advocate for the expansion of mentoring and a resource for mentors and mentoring initiatives nationwide.
  National Organization: National Mentoring Partnership
• Who Mentored You?
  The Harvard Mentoring Project uses mass communication strategies to recruit mentors for at-risk adolescents. The Center's latest initiative, National Mentoring Month, was launched in January 2002. This annual month-long campaign includes a combination of national media, local media, and extensive community outreach.
  National Organization: Harvard Mentoring Project, Harvard School of Public Health
• America's Promise: The Alliance for Youth
  This organization seeks ensure that youth grow up with caring adults and supportive mentoring relationships.
  National Organization: America's Promise
• Big Brothers and Sisters of America
  BBSA matches adult volunteers with children for mentoring relationships.
  National Organization: Big Brothers and Sisters of America

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Last Updated: 3/27/2008