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Children's programs call for unique individuals who can serve as mentors. Finding these students on college campuses proved a challenge for Gina Vincent, an AmeriCorps *VISTA with the Michigan Campus...
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For years, the field of youth development has stressed the benefit of cultivating leadership skills in teens — oftentimes among those that are already excelling. However, with appropriate...
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LEARNS was a Corporation for National and Community Service sponsored technical assistance provider focused on educational success and mentoring.
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One of the main challenges for school-based mentoring programs is keeping matches in touch over the summer break when extensive in-person meetings may not be possible. Research indicates that school-...
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More than fifteen years ago, a high school in a small, coastal Oregon town began a senior project that fostered civic engagement in its students. Set within the context of a community-wide approach...
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For mentors and tutors who work with more than one student at a time, it can be difficult to coordinate interests and abilities, and stay focused and on task for each student being served. This...
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The Alternative Classroom Experience (ACE) program of the Joseph Pfeifer Kiwanis Camp, just outside of Little Rock, Arkansas, is a unique program with a mission to help children live their lives more...
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In response to the Seniors Assisting Youth Engaged in Service (SaYES) initiative, Shelby Public Schools Service-Learning Program launched a campaign to recruit older adult volunteers and partner them...
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The After-School Corporation (TASC) commissioned an evaluation of the after-school programs it funds in New York City to determine which programs were most successful in improving student academic...
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Some students may feel angry or even hurt about being chosen to participate in a tutoring or mentoring program. Oftentimes, students become upset if they are taken out of the classroom or are...
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Each year students and teachers in the Lake-Lehman School District (PA) build capacity for service-learning by taking part in Project GIVE (Gaining Insights with Volunteer Experiences). During...
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The loss of a parent to incarceration has a tremendous impact in the life of a child. For adolescents who are dealing with other difficult life issues, having a safe way to express their thoughts and...
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A university business professor has created service-learning opportunities related to business and economic literacy that often involve mentoring younger students. His students participate as teams...
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With adult mentoring and community support, an after school program in Franklin County, Ohio focuses on encouraging at-risk junior high school youth to make positive life choices —...
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All public health providers are invited to participate in the Public Health Expertise Network of Mentors (PHENOM) sponsored by Southern Connecticut State University. Participants serve one-year...
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Research supports the idea that young people can be helped to successfully complete school through a relationship with a caring adult mentor. Mentors oftentimes provide the extra encouragement and...
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At Greenbriar Elementary in Anderson, Indiana, preschoolers with disabilities are paired with older alternative students who are encouraged to help them with varied activities. With supervision from...
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In Gates County, North Carolina, high school and middle school Peers Empowering Peers (PEP) volunteers promote literacy by producing book dramatizations for and with students at local elementary...
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Tutoring programs are a great way to increase the success of students. Members and volunteers who tutor students can increase their efficacy by building good relationships with their students. This...
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In working to support youth success there often exists a gap between schools, families, and communities that could be bridged by creating partnerships among members of these groups. This effective...
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Aerospace education clubs for students in Detroit, Michigan, were developed through a partnership that involves the 4-H, the Civil Air Patrol, and three local public schools. There is one club at...
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By using recreation time as an incentive, after-school programs motivate students to complete their homework assignments. Athletes in Service AmeriCorps members have successfully implemented the...
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Technology education works best when students are given a hands-on setting. Oftentimes alternative students learn better through this type of experiential education, rather than from lectures and...
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Students with disabilities can often use a helping hand to participate in recreational activities. A Learn and Serve program in Walla Walla, Washington, enlisted volunteer students to be peer mentors...
