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Above the Influence Activities Toolkit
http://www.theantidrug.com/resources/pdfs/ATI_InfluenceProje...
This resource from the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign is designed to help youth group leaders develop strategies and tactics to address issues of influence, peer...
Match Support, Mentor Training, Program Design & Management
Applying Positive Youth Development to reduce risk behaviors and enhance academic success
These are slides from a webinar presentation done by the Safe and Supportive Schools Technical Assistance Center on the application of Positive Youth Development principals in the...
Implementing Evidence Based Models, Match Support, Mentor Training
Assessment for Mentoring Programs Integrated into a Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative
This TCAM tool outlines a process for Safe Schools/Healthy Students mentoring programs to assess implementation and identify priorities for building program capacity.
Building Staff Capacity, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Evaluation, Implementing Evidence Based Models, Match Closure, Match Support, Mentee Training, Mentor Recruitment and Screening, Mentor Training, Partnership/Collaboration Building, Program Design & Management, Program Outcomes, Program Sustainability, Youth recruitment
Bringing Closure to Mentoring Relationships
All mentor-mentee relationships come to an end. How can mentoring program staff support mentor-mentee relationships so that they are more likely to end as scheduled, and end...
Building Staff Capacity, Match Closure, Match Support, Program Design & Management
Effective Strategies for Providing Quality Youth Mentoring in Schools and Communities: Building Relationships: A Guide for New Mentors
This resource, from Education Northwest, is one part of a series designed to give practitioners tools and ideas that they can use to build quality mentoring programs.
Match Support, Mentee Training
Effective Strategies for Providing Quality Youth Mentoring in Schools and Communities: Generic Mentoring Program Policy and Procedure Manual
http://educationnorthwest.org/webfm_send/174
This resource, from Education Northwest, is one part of a series designed to give practitioners tools and ideas that they can use to build quality mentoring programs.
Match Closure, Match Support, Mentee Training, Mentor Recruitment and Screening, Mentor Training, Program Design & Management
Engaging Parents and Caregivers in Mentoring Programs
Everyone benefits when mentoring programs engage mentees’ parents and caregivers—youth, mentors, and the program as a whole.
Building Staff Capacity, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Match Support, Program Design & Management
Fostering Close and Effective Relationships in Youth Mentoring Programs
http://www.mentoring.org/downloads/mentoring_385.pdf
This article from the Research in Action Series discusses the research on match relationships and the factors that can facilitate the formation of close, enduring, and effective...
Match Support
From Phones to Facebook: How to Engage Youth on the Front Lines of Social Media
http://www.nten.org/articles/2012/from-phones-to-facebook-ho...
This article written by Jason Shim, Specialty Mentoring Program Facilitator at Pathways to Education, outlines what he and his collegues learned about communicating with youth.
Match Support, Youth recruitment
Going the Distance: A Guide to Building Lasting Relationships in Mentoring Programs
http://educationnorthwest.org/webfm_send/166
Going the Distance is designed to help mentoring program coordinators design the systems, activities, and services that will give your matches the support they need to thrive long...
Match Support, Program Design & Management
Key Learnings from Mentoring Research and Implications for Practice
Key Learnings from Mentoring Research and Implications for Practice examines 11 critical questions that have been explored by leading researchers, with the goal of offerin
Building Staff Capacity, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Evaluation, Foster Care, Gang Prevention and Intervention, Implementing Evidence Based Models, Juvenile Justice and Re-entry, Match Support, Mentor Recruitment and Screening, Mentor Training, Program Design & Management, Program Outcomes, Program Sustainability, Youth recruitment
Match Support Timeline
This resource tool outlines the various points in the match process, from introduction through closure, to help programs ensure high quality match support. Developed by...
Building Staff Capacity, Implementing Evidence Based Models, Match Closure, Match Support, Program Design & Management
Maximizing Mentoring: A Guide for Building Strong Relationships
http://www.wtgrantfdn.org/news/foundation_news/new-mentoring...
This resource was written by William T Grant Foundation staff Colleen Ammerman and Vivian Tseng and was designed as a companion piece for the 2010 publication "Pay it Forward:...
Match Support
Mentoring During the Holidays
http://msiy.edc.org/publications/MSIY%20publications/MSIY_Me...
For many, winter holidays are an exciting and joyful time of year—wonderful meals, gifts exchanged, family traditions, and time spent with loved ones.
Foster Care, Juvenile Justice and Re-entry, Match Support, Mentor Training
Mentoring Program Assessment
This TCAM tool outlines a process for mentoring programs to assess implementation and identify priorities for building program capacity.
Building Staff Capacity, Cultural and Linguistic Competence, Evaluation, Implementing Evidence Based Models, Match Closure, Match Support, Mentee Training, Mentor Recruitment and Screening, Mentor Training, Partnership/Collaboration Building, Program Design & Management, Program Outcomes, Program Sustainability, Youth recruitment
Promoting Successful Youth Mentoring Relationships: A Preliminary Screening Questionnaire
http://www.rhodeslab.org/files/Rhodes_JPP.pdf
This tool can be administered to adolescents who have been assigned mentors in order to assess the quality of the relationship as it is forming and to identify dyads that may need...
Match Support
Supporting Mentoring Relationships Through the Summer
As mentors and mentees transition into their summer activities, an important aspect will be maintaining their relationships through any travel and vacations.
Match Support, Mentor Training
Supporting Mentors
http://www.ppv.org/ppv/publications/assets/31_publication.pd...
This guide from The National Mentoring Center guides mentoring programs through the process of developing and implementing program strategies that support mentors, help them build...
Match Support
Supporting Mentors of Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice or Foster Care System
http://msiy.edc.org/publications/MSIY%20publications/MSIY_Su...
A positive mentoring experience can help a young person develop new skills and a more hopeful view of the future.
Foster Care, Juvenile Justice and Re-entry, Match Support, Mentor Training
Talking it Through: Communication Skills for Mentors
http://talkingitthrough.educationnorthwest.org/
This training resource from Education Northwest uses video stories with real mentors, real youth and real situations to illustrate common challenges and proven strategies mentors...
Match Support, Mentor Training