Mentoring Practice

Here we provide the latest science of different approaches to mentoring practice, from how to encourage engagement to managing closures —and everything in between.

New study explores online mentoring for youth with physical disabilities

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Lindsay, S., Cagliostro, E., Leck, J., & Stinson, J.…

Racial Equity: How You Can Help Youth Ignite Positive Social Change

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By Marilyn Price-Mitchell, Roots of Action Protests over…

BBBSA Teams Up with America’s Promise Alliance

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Big Brothers Big Sisters of America in response to recent…

Embedding a Racial Equity Perspective in the Positive Youth Development Approach

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By Zakia Redd, Kristin Anderson Moore, and Kristine Andrews,…

The many benefits of giving: Prosocial spending and happiness

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A new study that shows the benefits to both adults and children…

7 ways American racism is alive and well today

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By Sandra Feter, Futurity Racism is a deeply American…

What motivates volunteer mentors?

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Shier, M. L., Larsen-Halikowski, J., & Gouthro, S. (2020).…

How mentors and mentoring programs can support mentees’ ethnic/racial identity

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By Bernadette Sánchez & Aerika Brittian Loyd  In…

Resources for helping and healing

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In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, America once again…

What’s lost when black children are socialized into a white world

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Dani McClain, The Atlantic  I interviewed dozens of black…