Mentor Recruitment and Retention

These articles explore strategies for recruiting and retaining volunteers.

Exploring how intersectional identities shape the quality and duration of their relationships

Jones, K. V., Melton, T. N., Anderson, A. J., Keller, T. E.,…

The Cost of Rejection: What Happens When Youth-Initiated Mentoring Fails

Dantzer, B., Perry, N., & Church-Duplessis, V. (2026). Youth-initiated…

New Research Shows Attunement Training Reshapes How Staff Support Mentors

Pryce, J., Gentile, J., Lotz, C., Colindres…

New Review: Student Mentoring Only Sticks When Schools Build It Into Their DNA

Elevri, P. A., Ruyadi, Y., Nurdin, E. S., Dahliyana, A., Juntika,…

A New Blueprint for Cultural Mentoring in Out-of-Home Care

Ezekwem-Obi, A., Grace, R., Edenborough, M., Blythe, S., &…

New Study: Female Peer Mentors Keep Women in Engineering

Dennehy, T. C., & Dasgupta,…

What We Know (and Don’t) About Mentoring in Rural Settings

Aschenbrener, C. S., & Edwards, K. (2023). Mentoring youth…

New Findings Show Belonging Boosts Mental Health More Than Grades

van Kessel, G., Ryan, C., Paras,…

When Mentors Fail: New Study Reframes Coaching Breakdowns as Consumer Dissatisfaction

Aron, D., Battistoni, M., & Bonilla, A. (2026). Coach hurt:…

New Mentoring Research Roundup: Jean Rhodes and Megyn Jasman on Why Mentors Leave, and What Programs Can Do About It

Mentoring Research Roundup: What Keeps Mentors Showing Up, And…