Mentoring: Programming Tools
The following resources and tools are provided by LEARNS, the Corporation's training and technical assistance provider for mentoring programs, in the areas of recruitment, screening, matching/support, closure, risk management and performance measurement.
- Web Seminar #6: Special Issues in Targeted Mentor Recruitment - Male Mentors & Hispanic Communities (PDF)
- Creative Recruitment (video)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 1: Targeted Mentor Recruiting (PDF)
- Effective Mentor Recruitment: Getting Organized, Getting Results (PDF)
- Marketing for the Recruitment of Mentors: A Workbook for Finding and Attracting Volunteers (PDF)
- Fact Sheet: Volunteer Motivation and Mentor Recruitment (PDF)
- Recruiting Male Volunteers: A Guide Based on Exploratory Research (PDF)
- Mentor Recruitment Postcard
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 2: Screening Mentors (PDF)
- U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Program's Guide to Screening and Background Checks (PDF)
- Mentoring Children of Incarcerated Parents: A Toolkit for Senior Corps Directors (PDF)
- Building Effective Peer Mentoring Programs in Schools: An Introductory Guide (PDF)
- Mentoring Children of Incarcerated Parents: A Toolkit for Senior Corps Directors (PDF)
- Going the Distance: A Guide to Building Lasting Relationships in Mentoring Programs (PDF)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 3: Making and Supporting the Match (PDF)
- Fact Sheet: Keeping Matches in Touch Over the Summer Months (PDF)
- Fact Sheet 10: Overcoming Relationship Pitfalls (PDF)
- Fact Sheet 11: Managing Risk After the Match Is Made (PDF)
- Gender-Specific Approaches in Mentoring (Fact Sheet) (PDF)
- Technical Assistance Packet #4: Building Relationships: A Guide for New Mentors (PDF)
- Technical Assistance Packet #6: Supporting Mentors (PDF)
- Technical Assistance Packet #7: Same-Race and Cross-Race Matching (PDF)
- Fact Sheet: Building an Effective Advisory Committee (PDF)
- Foundations of Successful Youth Mentoring: A Guidebook for Program Development (PDF)
- Generic Mentoring Program Policy and Procedure Manual
- Fact Sheet 11: Managing Risk After the Match Is Made (PDF)
- Strengthening Mentoring Programs Training Curriculum, Module 5: Measuring Outcomes (PDF)
- Measuring the Quality of Mentor-Youth Relationships: A Tool for Mentoring Programs (PDF)
