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These Links cover a variety of topics linked to mentoring - education, the Teacher-Mentor, volunteer Mentors, Peer Mentors, Parenting and other youth issues. Most of the websites have excellent links to other sites relevant to the world of youth mentoring. The focus is on the links that might be most useful to those interested in youth mentoring. Youth Empowerment Seminars is unable to endorse any specific youth programmes. An Australian site.The Network is an initiative of the National Youth Mentoring Partnership which consists of four not-for profit organisations (The Smith Family, Dusseldorp Skills Forum, Big Brothers Big Sisters Australia and Job Futures) and the Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs. The Youth Mentoring Network aims to work with interested youth mentoring organisations and practitioners to foster the growth and development of high quality mentoring programs for young people in Australia by providing a national base of collaboration, support, guidance and expertise. Most youth mentoring programs in Australia can be found on this site. Oregon Mentors is a USA business-led, community-driven nonprofit organization that is dedicated to the dramatic expansion of quality mentoring. The idea behind Oregon Mentors is simple: when we invest today in expanding our community's capacity to mentor our youth, we will see an incredible return in the lives of our children and the health of our communities. The organization was created to recruit and train mentors and provide technical assistance and resources to expand the capacities of statewide mentoring programs. There are some great resources available on this website. A New Zealand organisation offering youth mentoring products e.g. The Student Performer Software; The Mentor Profiler software. Non-threatening profilers, valuable assets for monitoring one's personal development. Participants are given strategies to work on to help them reach their potential, as students or as mentors. This is a great tool for evaluating the mentoring journey, as it is completed by both the Mentors and the Mentees (Student Performer) - email Doug Cowie:frontline@maxnet.co.nz. The MISSION of the Tutor/Mentor Connection (T/MC) is to provide an organized framework that empowers and encourages adult volunteers to give their time, effort, ideas and advocacy in seeking life-changing solutions for children living in educationally and economically disadvantaged environments such as the Cabrini-Green housing development in Chicago. There is some interesting material on their site. There is also access to other mentor and tutor blog pages which are well worth visiting Click here for more details Formerly the Auckland Youth Mentoring Association (established in 2000), The Youth Mentoring Trust has been established as a not-for-profit charitable Trust. The vision of the Trust is to encourage the setting up of effective youth mentoring programmes in communities in the Auckland region. It aims to support and promote effective youth mentoring by providing resources and training opportunities, facilitating networking and co-ordination, creating a positive public profile for youth mentoring, and encouraging community engagement in quality mentoring programmes. Most New Zealand youth mentoring programs can be found on this site. This is one of the top youth mentoring websites (based in the United States of America) and, most importantly, contains an excellent section covering Effective Practices for running a mentoring programme. Numerous documents are freely available to be downloaded off this site. This is an excellent American site for researched articles on mentoring and other youth related issues. The research that they did on the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America youth mentoring program, which has a wealth of useful information, can be found on this website. There is also a very interesting article on mentoring students from high risk environments (June 2004). The National Mentoring Center (NMC) has been serving youth mentoring programs of all types since 1999. Originally created by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), the National Mentoring Center offers training, resources, and online information services to the entire mentoring field. There are some great resources that can be freely downloaded. The National Mentoring Center's MentorExchange listserv is their most widely used resource. It is designed for mentoring program coordinators, staff, and volunteers to share ideas, innovations, resources, and successful practices in the field of youth mentoring. This resource creates a virtual community in which mentoring researchers and professionals can empower each other through the open exchange of ideas and information. This is an excellent American site for research on youth issues and youth mentoring. Plenty of information for those working with students from high risk environments ('at risk'). Great information on setting up a youth mentoring programme, funding strategies and a whole lot more. This Canadian website has a wealth of information on more than just mentoring issues and is definitely worth a visit. It has a many links to other interesting websites as well. One of the pioneers of peer mentoring in North America. Based in America, Big Brothers Big Sisters International is a global alliance of country-specific associations of Big Brothers Big Sisters volunteer mentoring programs working to improve the lives of children and youth around the world. The Peer Support Foundation Limited, based in New South Wales, Australia, is dedicated to providing dynamic peer led programs which foster the physical, social and mental wellbeing of young people and their community. The Peer Support Program is integrated into curricula and sustained from Kindergarten to Year 12. It supports positive cultural change within schools by incorporating a range of strategies developed through collaboration with members of the whole school community for the specific needs of the school. Brothers in Arms is a New Zealand charitable trust set up to recruit, train, match, and support people of good will who would mentor one young person to make a difference in their lives. The Brothers in Arms program is a research based mentoring scheme for 10-16yr olds with behavioral, learning, and social difficulties, who may not be attending or are struggling in normal schools, may be offenders, but seek to improve their lot in life. It is founded on individual same sex mentoring for approximately half a day a week for at least a year. This regular contact is an essential part of the relationship between the young person and their mentor. The Slingshot Community Enterprise and Employment Centre (SCEEC) is a youth specific enterprise centre providing training and mentoring through flexible programs focused on young people’s initiatives based in Australia. The SCEEC is a 10-room Edwardian house in North Fitzroy, close to public transport in inner Melbourne. They foster youth enterprise, both social and for-profit, focusing on the 18 to 24 age group. An American based website - one of the most successful youth mentoring programmes around. An Australian website which includes the SISTER2sister mentoring project.Currently The SISTER2sister Project mentors 40 at risk teenage girls in the Sydney metropolitan area. Each of the girls is assigned a “Big Sister” mentor as a positive female role model to provide support, guidance and advice, where needed, throughout the 12 month project. Based in America, Childtrends is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research organisation dedicated to improving the lives of children by conducting research and providing science-based information to improve the decisions, programs and policies that affect children and their families. There is useful research available, especially for those involved in setting up mentoring programmes and trainers who might be looking for more information on young people. Based in America and founded by Dr Susan Weinberger, one of the experts in the field of mentoring, this organisation has some useful tips for those wanting to set up mentoring programmes. An American site with plenty of research and information on how to promote the building of assets while working with youth. Great for those involved in youth mentoring and education. Their findings and resources have heavily influenced the work of Youth Empowerment Seminars! Uncle is an Australian mentoring and activities program for local boys, without active fathers, a community-based organisation committed to guiding and supporting young boys in their personal development during a challenging period of their lives. An American site,the Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota is the driving force in the mentoring movement; bringing together diverse individuals and organizations to connect caring adults with a generation of kids in mentoring relationships. Their commitment to youth is to make mentoring more mainstream in Minnesota. An excellent U.K. link, especially for those working with youth offenders. Some interesting research on youth mentoring, as well as tips on setting up youth mentoring programmes for high risk youth. An American program,The Mentors, Inc. mission is to increase the graduation rates and success of Washington, D.C.’s public high school students by pairing them with caring adult volunteers in structured and enriched mentoring relationships that promote their personal, academic and career development. Many useful resources; aiming to network those involved with mentoring world-wide. Based in the United Kingdom, this website aims to bring together people who are interested in mentoring and to network with other mentors around the world. An American based website (University of Minnesota)with some excellent program materials related to youth aged 12 to 18 years old and their families. An American website with some useful resources for those running youth mentoring programs, which can be freely downloaded. American based, the WAY (Work Appreciation for Youth) program began in 1984 to help youth leaving residential treatment make a successful transition back to the community and gain the attitudes and skills needed to become productive and self-sufficient adults. The Executive Summary is well worth reading for people interested in Care to Independence Programs. The Champions Mentoring Program (a U.S.A. Program) for children of prisoners is designed to provide a safe environment where these special children can share their feelings and concerns, improve their coping skills and enhance their resiliency. They receive weekly, one-on-one attention from a caring adult volunteer mentor, who has been thoroughly screened and trained. Mentors, mentees and the child’s family have access to staff at all times for problem solving, questions, and help accessing resources. Champions is a joint program of The Governor’s Prevention Partnership and Family ReEntry. Funding is primarily through a Children of Prisoners grant from the Administration of Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. An American youth program which follows the philosophy that what many troubled children need is a stable, enduring, caring relationship with an adult. Read the story of the Founder, Duncan Campbell - inspiring! A useful U.K. site for articles on mentoring research and learning mentors, the latter a relatively new mentoring concept. An American based site for those wishing to find out more about mentoring in a youth justice context. This organisation focuses on connecting youth to the community in positive ways. There are 80 programs in 22 states in the USA, Canada, New Zealand and Poland. The International Telementor Program (ITP) facilitates electronic mentoring relationships between professional adults and students worldwide, and is recognized as the leader in the field of academic based mentoring. Since 1995 over 15,000 students throughout nine countries have received support, encouragement, and professional guidance. ITP serves students in K-12 and home school environments as well as college and university settings. Telementoring is a process that combines the proven practice of mentoring with the speed and ease of electronic communication, enabling busy professionals to make significant contributions to the academic lives of students. Through mentoring by industry professionals, a corporation helps students develop the skills and foundation to pursue their interests successfully and operate at their potential. A Best Buddies International Program. This organisation matches volunteers with people who have mental retardation and other disabilities. This is a resource center relating to over 350 mentoring programs in California. There is some interesting research available on this site. An American site with a wealth of information on youth issues, much of which is relevant to youth mentoring, education and parenting. An American site which provides knowledge and promotes networking for researchers, practitioners, policymakers and families to increase opportunities for youth in at-risk situations to receive the quality education and services necessary to successfully graduate from high school. Some useful mentoring information can be found on the Effective Strategies page. A private organisation based in Washington D.C. which promotes a strength-based approach to both youth and adults struggling to overcome hardship, for instance family disruption, poverty, violence, substance abuse and racism. Based in America, the OneStar Foundation is Texas' home for supporting a new culture of volunteerism and for managing national service programs and other initiatives important to Texas. Based at Ohio State University, this web site offers a very useful summary of resilience promoting strategies, including practical examples, which would be of interest to all involved in youth mentoring programs. Teacher Appreciation website with ideas and suggestions for Teacher's Day, Teacher Appreciation Week and other student-teacher special occasions. The Tucson Resiliency Initiative is committed to nurturing the resilience in every Tuscan youth for the betterment of the entire community. The resiliency approach is not a program or activity, but rather a framework through which schools and communities adopt unique resiliency-building attitudes, policies and strategies. Nan Henderson and others have produced some excellent resources and articles on resiliency, a crucial component of a credible youth mentoring programme. A Newsletter is now available. See website for details on how to receive it (2006). Created in 1989 in the USA, The Governor's Prevention Partnership is a not-for-profit partnership between state government and business leaders with a mission to keep Connecticut's youth safe, successful and drug-free. The Partnership provides leadership and services to help schools, communities, youth organizations, colleges and businesses create and sustain quality programs in five core areas:
The Governor's Prevention Partnership works in collaboration with local, regional and statewide providers to maximize youth development programming without duplicating services. The Partnership's programs affect children in virtually every community in the state. The California Association of Peer Programs, based in the USA, is a nonprofit public benefit corporation that is dedicated to the initiation, enhancement, and promotion of youth service through quality peer programs. Founded in 1984 by a group of educators, it serves thousands of California youth and adults involved in peer programs. Some useful material pertaining to Peer Programs can be found on this site. | Return Home | Meet Robin and YES! | Setting up a Mentoring Program | Mentor | Gen Y2Z Teacher-Mentors | Peer Mentor | GR8MATES program Blog | Great Links | Contact Us | |
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