Special Populations

These articles pertain to specific populations and the models and strategies that are effective when working with them.

Persuasion & healing: Why youth mentoring programs should prioritize mental health

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"The pieces I am, she gather them and gave them back to me in…

How youth voices can help us keep kids away from the juvenile justice system

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By Brandon Griggs, Youth Today Statistics recently released…

Campus coaches make crucial difference to foster youth in college

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By Katy Reckdahl, Youth Today Liz Burns, 22, was in the middle…

Foster care youth speak: We need career mentoring!

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Hudson, A. (2015). Career mentoring needs of youths in foster…

New study examines the mentoring experience of unaccompanied refugee minors

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Raithelhuber, E. (2019). ‘If we want, they help us in any…

After-school program teaches immigrant children and parents

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By Stell Simonton, Youth Today Two hours after the school…

Study Finds Positive Physical and Mental Health Outcomes for Mentored Foster Care Youth

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Ahrens, K. R., DuBois, D. L., Richardson, L. P., Fan, M. Y.,…

New study on mentoring immigrant teachers

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Mercado, G., & Trumbull, E. (2018). Mentoring beginning immigrant…

Youth in foster care need more support in transition to college

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By Eshonteé Rowe, Youthtoday.org Going through the foster…

Profiles in Mentoring: Roger Jarjoura on future directions in mentoring

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Interviewed by Cyanea Poon Roger Jarjoura is a principal…