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Positive youth development research has long demonstrated that youth benefit from close, caring relationships with adults who serve as positive role models. Today, 8.5 million youth continue to lack supportive, sustained relationships with caring adults. Mentoring - which matches youth with responsible, caring mentors, usually adults - has been growing in popularity as both a prevention and intervention strategy over the past decades.
Mentoring provides youth with mentors who can develop an emotional bond with the mentee, have greater experience than the mentee, and can provide support, guidance, and opportunities to help youth succeed in life and meet their goals. Mentoring relationships can be formal or informal with substantial variation, but the essential components include creating caring, empathetic, consistent, and long-lasting relationships, often with some combination of role modeling, teaching, and advising.
Source: youth.gov
Foundation and philanthropic support for mentoring programs from around the Web.
Almost $400,000 in arts and cultural funding will propel the careers of 44 local artists and arts workers.Artist Dale Maxwell-Smith will undertake a research trip to Scotland, visiting local museums...more
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Chattanooga Y‑CAP is a Christian-based initiative of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chattanooga.The program provides academic help, mentoring, structured activities, and family involvement to address...more
Denik Alarm is an independent progressive media outlet founded in 2013.The project was a part of the Business Innovation Synergizer programme through the Media Innovation Europe project.The...more
Milledgeville-Baldwin County Chamber of Commerce crowned its first-ever Youth Entrepreneur.Middle Georgia Detailing earned first place and the $1,500 grand prize.The program was created to equip...more
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A grant from the Teagle Foundation will allow Cornell faculty and staff to launch a new civic education program for high school students.Students from six local high schools will visit campus for two...more
The award recognizes faculty whose excellence in undergraduate teaching is matched by a sustained commitment to service, mentorship and advocacy that strengthens the broader University community.The...more
Drummer Brenten Handfield discovered jazz at the Frost School of Music.He has soared with the mentorship of professor and award-winning jazz musician Etienne Charles.Handfield will earn a bachelor's...more
Jean-Pierre Conte's approach to selecting grant recipients begins with assessing whether an organization possesses the internal capacity to execute its mission.His own experience as a...more
Project Reclaim Youth Aides lead by example in afterschool program.Four local high school students are stepping into leadership roles at Project Reclaim.They serve as mentors and role models for...more
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