Mentoring in the News

Apply now for a youth services improvement grant!

The online application for William T. Grant Foundation’s Youth Services Improvement Grants is now available. Our Youth Service Improvement Grants program supports activities intended to improve the quality of services for young people ages 5 to 25 in the five boroughs of New York City. Our goal is to help strengthen existing youth services by […]

MENTOR, OJJDP Launch National Mentoring Resource Center

MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership (MENTOR) is proud to announce the launch of the National Mentoring Resource Center (NMRC). The goal of the NMRC is to provide comprehensive resources with training and technical assistance to support programs in more deeply incorporating evidence-based practices to improve their quality and effectiveness moving towards more positive outcomes for […]

Jason Collins to open the 2015 National Mentoring Summit

Former National Basketball Association (NBA) player and current NBA Cares Ambassador Jason Collins will open the 2015 National Mentoring Summit to talk about the powerful impact of the mentoring effect both on and off the court. An All-American player at Stanford University, Collins played 13 seasons in the NBA before retiring in November 2014. In […]

2015 Short Course on the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring – Registration Closed

Important Short Course Weather Update The Short Course on the Elements of Effective Practice will take place as planned. There are over 80 registrants from all over the US and beyond and opportunities to learn about and contribute to the EEPM4. We will let you know if there are any changes, but Wednesday should be all […]

New guidebook offers useful strategies for advancing self-regulation

Executive function and self-regulation (EF/SR) skills provide critical supports for learning and development, and while we aren’t born with these skills, we are born with the potential to develop them through interactions and practice.  This 16-page guide describes a variety of activities and games that represent age-appropriate ways for adults to support and strengthen various […]

AT&T Mentoring Program For Secondary School Students Gathers Pace In Europe

More than 1,900 students at over 60 schools in France, Germany, Slovakia, The Netherlands, Israel and the UK have enrolled for 2014-15 academic year LONDON, Dec. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — AT&T’s* career mentoring program for secondary school students in Europe gathers pace as over 1,900 young people embark on their entrepreneurship and employability courses for the […]

Big Brother Aids Youth With Big Steps: Mentor for 12-Year-Old Puts Priority on School Work

by Ralph Gardner, Jr. Wall Street Journal, Dec. 15 2014 When the Times Square area was suggested as a place to meet Fernando Luciano and Erik Lopez, I was surprised. I would have assumed that the challenge for 34-year-old Mr. Luciano would be to keep Erik, 12, as far away from Times Square—even the new […]

MENTOR’s Capitol Hill on Wednesday, January 28

 From mentoring.org The 2015 Summit will be extended to a three-day event to incorporate an advocacy activity on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, January 28. The 2015 Capitol Hill Day is open to all Summit attendees and is included with your Summit registration. It’s your opportunity to join your committed colleagues who will meet with members of Congress […]

Mentoring in STEM

A teacher’s guide to mentoring in STEM How to find and be a good mentor in STEM BY BETHANY BROOKSHIRE  (excepted from Student Science) Mentors that are involved in students’ lives can keep them engaged and encourage them to pursue STEM careers. Finding someone who can inspire a student to take on the demands of STEM […]

Vivian Tseng, Ph.D.

We are are delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Vivian Tseng to the editorial board of the Chronicle for Evidence-Based Mentoring. Vivian is the vice president, program, at the William T. Grant Foundation. Dr. Tseng leads the Foundation’s grant making, and she spearheaded its initiatives on the use of research and improving research-practice connections. Since […]