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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.
Students will spend four out of five of their years on campus and the final year in Cleveland pursuing an immersive arts internship.Faculty mentors will help students develop an independent project...more
Inaugural cohort of Global Futures Impact Scholars receive mentorship and up to $5,000 to fund a student-led experience.Students divided into four teams to work on smaller projects that help them...more
The Project Fibonacci Foundation is a dynamic organization dedicated to transforming education and opening doors to innovative opportunities for young minds.By investing in inspiring speakers,...more
Richard Parker visited Colebridge Trust in Fordbridge to see first hand how it helps those who face challenges in the job market.Trust has helped 500 people living in North Solihull and East...more
Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication traces its roots to 1949.Dean Batts likens Cronkite to a "teaching hospital," designed to immerse students in journalism.Students have the...more
Foundation: Broomfield Community Foundation
The BRTF won the Heart of Broomfield award in 2022 for their volunteer service in finding housing, household supplies and cultural mentors.100% of the funding went directly to support...more
GM's youth design program helps recruit fresh blood.Young Modelers and Designers middle and high school program turned 20 this year.GM's Outreach and Development programming leveraged 249 mentors and...more
Kansas Delta has been a pillar of excellence and brotherhood since its founding on May 9, 1959.As an Iron Phi and Triple Crown Chapter, Kansas Delta continues to exemplify chapter operations within...more
Strengthening Jewish education from the inside out: Supporting our teachers.eJewishPhilanthropy: Strengthening our teachers is key to Jewish education's future.A new initiative would include an...more
A total of 42 high school students from different parts of Croatia participated in the contest.Hanfa's expert committee evaluated their creativity, clarity of presentation and the ability to convey...more
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