Research-based, practitioner-approved standards for creating and sustaining quality youth mentoring programs and impactful mentoring relationships.
Resources
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Program Best Practices
School-Based Mentoring
Relationship-Centered Schools: A Framework for Leveraging Mentoring School-Wide
Relationships matter now more than ever and especially in schools. TMP's Relationship-Centered Schools framework helps school districts activate the power of strong relationships for all students!
Program Best Practices
Post-Pandemic Volunteer Recruitment Strategies
Check out this recording from our May 2023 LENS Meeting (Learning, Engaging, Networking and Sharing) all about mentor recruitment strategies and approaches.
Youth Mental Health
Mentoring and Youth Mental Health Guide
Available in both English and Spanish, this guide shares information and resources about youth mental health and the unique role adults have in suporting mental wellness for all young people.
Youth Mental Health
Youth Mental Health Program Checklist
A checklist designed to help mentoring programs evaluate their youth mental health supports and resources.
Building Relationships
Making the Most of Mentoring
This activity card provides tips for youth on how to build their networks and map out their goals.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion — Program Best Practices
Inclusive Mentoring for Youth with Disabilities Supplement to the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring
Addresses how programs can adequately train mentors/staff members, design and evaluate their services and assess their policies and procedures to be more inclusive of those with disabilities.
Program Best Practices
Group Mentoring Supplement to the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring
Helps mentoring programs leverage the power of group mentoring to benefit all participants.
Peer Mentoring — Program Best Practices
Peer Mentoring Supplement to the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring
Research-based best practices to help practitioners and funders plan and deliver strong peer mentoring programs.
Program Best Practices — Workplace Mentoring
Workplace Mentoring Supplement to the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring
A how-to guide of best practices for workplace mentoring programs.
Program Best Practices
E-Mentoring Supplement to the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring
Best practices for e-mentoring programs.
Program Best Practices — Diversity, Equity, Inclusion
LGBTQ Supplement to the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring
Step-by-step operations guidance to develop safer, more affirming and responsive mentoring relationships for LGBTQ+ youth.
Program Best Practices
Critical Mentoring Supplement to the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring
An accessible, working collection of information and ideas that constitute a framework for critical mentoring.