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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.
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
Fondo de Impacto Social (FIS) has invested 15m into the Global Social Impact Fund II (GSIF Spain) GSIF Spain supports SME's contributing to the economic and social inclusion of vulnerable communities...more
Mayor Richard Parker visited Colebridge Trust in Solihull to see first hand how it's helping hundreds of people find jobs.Colebridge Enterprises has provided over 500 paid jobs and work experience...more
Stachen Lett-Frederick is the CEO Championing Youth Mentorship and RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards Social Change: Regional Impact Winner.She is also the co-founder and CEO of the RBC...more
Michelle Lipkowitz has redefined what it means to be a senior leader at Mintz.Her vision, coupled with a relentless commitment to mentorship, creating opportunities, and cultural transformation, has...more
Department of Energy's (DOE's) Energy Earthshots Initiative set technical and financial goals for key clean energy challenges.The initiative has a portfolio of eight "shots" for technologies like...more
From Trenton to Microsoft: Visionary Philanthropy Group Inc.(VPG) and Divergent Teams.The Hackathon is more than just a competition; it is a gateway to innovation, career advancement, and...more
Handa, Orlando named Regents' Entrepreneurs - UGA Research News Handa's and Orlando's appointments bring the total number of UGA Regent's Entrepreneurs to five.Handa actively contributes to UGA's...more
A UC Davis postdoctoral researcher and her mentor have received two key funding boosts.The grants will advance their work into the rare neurodevelopmental condition KCNT1-related epilepsy.The...more
PALS aims to ensure that every child in Warren County has access to mentorship, activities, and positive relationships with law enforcement.Businesses and organizations interested in sponsorships or...more
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