Creating a Successful Mentoring Program
This webinar is part of a series on the Comprehensive School-Based Violence and Victimization Program from LISC Safety & Justice and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). DOJ OJJDP provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to youth delinquency and victimization.
Overview
Connecting students with trusted mentors is a proven way to improve their academic and social outcomes. MENTOR, the OJJDP National Mentoring Resource Center provider, shares strategies, best practices and lessons learned around mentoring in this webinar. The session covers topics such as supporting youth in the wake of trauma, mentoring for Native communities, and dealing with cultural and class conflicts in mentoring. Presenters also provided contact information about local mentoring organizations and how they can help support schools/community-based organization efforts to expand their mentor network and increase engagement/connections with youth. The session begins with a moderated discussion reflecting on participant responses to a survey about their mentoring efforts.
Moderator
- Mona Mangat, Vice President, Safety & Justice, LISC
Presenters
- Delia Hagan, Senior Director of Program Operations, MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership
- Dudney Sylla, Director of Partnerships & Innovation, MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership
Resources on this page are supported by Grant 2019-MU-MU-K011, awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Neither the U.S. Department of Justice nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse, this web site (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided).
OJJDP provides national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to youth delinquency and victimization. The Office helps states, localities, and tribes develop effective and equitable juvenile justice systems that create safer communities and empower youth to lead productive lives.