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This fact sheet discusses the benefits of mentoring programs, and the unique role older adults can play as mentors in the lives of children and youth. Examples of intergenerational mentoring programs...
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This page on the AmeriCorps.gov website provides fact sheets and issue briefs on AmeriCorps and related Corporation programs and initiatives, including baby boomers and volunteering, the Corporation...
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An AmeriCorps*VISTA serving a low-income population in rural, south central Missouri collaborated with local volunteers and students to help promote the arts. Together they developed experiential...
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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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Virginia Mentoring Partnerships' mission is to provide educational services to existing and developing mentoring programs to increase the number and quality of mentoring relationships for children...
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Foster youth may have significant needs and issues that can inhibit the successful development of mentoring relationships. Many have experienced separation and loss in their lives, making it...
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As more and more students spend more time on the Internet, not only in pursuit of academic activities, but as a way to socialize, there are dangers that tutors, mentors, and parents should be aware...
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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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Operating a cross-age peer mentoring program has been shown to offer benefits for both mentors and mentees; however program directors must make modifications when adapting the traditional adult-to-...
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Children with incarcerated parents are especially vulnerable to at-risk behaviors and are in a position to receive enormous positive benefits from volunteering and being mentored. National and...
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Designing mentoring programs that include definite activities and outcomes may support the mentor-mentee relationship, as bonding may be facilitated through working together. This effective practice...
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According to the MENTOR website, 15 million young Americans are waiting for mentors. With the Corporation's 2006 strategic plan, and it's focus on mentoring disadvantaged youth, all those who are...
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North Dakota State University, sponsor of six regional RSVP programs in the state, has formed an innovative partnership with the North Dakota Cooperative Extension Service agents to train RSVP...
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Historically, recruiting volunteers for rural programs has been difficult. Add to this the nature of those needing mentoring — "at risk" and youth with disabilities — and finding mentors in this...
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It has been estimated that approximately 1,600 individuals are released from prisons daily, and nearly two-thirds of all released prisoners will be re-arrested within three years. Fostering an...
