Mentoring Related Web Sites
www.afterschoolalliance.org
For the Afterschool Alliance
www.americaspromise.org
For The Alliance for Youth, including information on this organization that mobilizes people from every sector of American life to build the character and competence of our nation`s youth.
www.americaspromise.org/faith/ProdFaith-Based-Mentoring.cfm
For resources on faith-based mentoring.
http://www.eduref.org
For online peer mentoring resources.
http://www.carnegie.org
For a research organization that focuses on youth development and school programs.
www.census.gov
For data from the U.S. Census 2000
http://charitychannel.com/resources
For CharityChannel, the on-line community of the voluntary sector; for state of the art volunteer management tips and techniques; for Volunteer Management Review e-newsletter.
www.childtrends.org
For publications and research related to children and youth.
http://www.cmwf.org
For The Commonwealth Fund homepage: research on social policy, a search engine to allow viewers to search on the topic of mentoring and other youth development issues.
http://www.connectforkids.org
For information and resources related to volunteering and mentoring.
http://www.dropoutprevention.org
For the National Dropout Prevention site.
http://www.ed.gov/inits/religionandschools/v-guide.pdf
For guidelines for School Officials, Volunteers and Mentors Participating in Public School Community Partnerships.
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ies
For the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences, which offers education resources, research and statistics.
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/YesYouCan
For a guide for establishing mentoring programs to prepare youth for college from:
U.S. Department of Education Partnership for Family Involvement in Education
600 Independence Avenue, S.W.
W ashington ,DC 20202-8173
800-USA-LEARN
http://www.ed.gov/21stcclc/
For the 21st Century Community Learning Centers homepage.
http://www.eriskcenter.org
For the Risk Management Resource Center : risk management information from the Nonprofit Risk Management Center.
http://www.nationalserviceresources.org
For Mentoring Myths and Tips.
www.health.org
Click on 'Faith-based and Community Programs for information.
www.icouldbe.org
For an award-winning Internet-based career mentoring program exclusively for high school aged youth.
http://www.mentorgirls.org/
For MentorGirls, a grass roots, community outreach program connecting women in dynamic industry with girls in our communities and schools.
http://www.mentoring.org/diagnostic/diag10.html
For information on rationale and strategies for program evaluation.
http://www.mentoring.org/explaining_to_kids/index.adp
For a selection of resources for parents, mentors and other caregivers on how to respond to children's questions regarding the tragedy.
http://www.mott.org
For resources on after-school programming and other related topics from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.
www.netmentors.org
For NetMentor, an organization whose mission is to improve the lives of youth through career development eMentoring with caring, experienced professionals; sponsor the Corporate Cares and School Shares programs.
http://www.nwrel.org/learns/trainingopps/training/iindex.html
For the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory's training activities related to literacy, understanding school culture and mentor training.
http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/library.html
For the National Mentoring Center Lending Library: review the list of available resources at the website above, then go to your local library and ask them to order the item/s through interlibrary loan directly from the Center. Tell them that the Interlibrary Loan (ILL) form(s) can be faxed directly to Mike Garringer at 503-275-0444. Five items can be borrowed at a time, and can be kept for 1 month. Keep in mind that there may be a delay in receiving the item/s (depending on how popular those particular materials are); the library will be informed if there will be a delay.
http://www.nwrel.org/learns/index.html
For resources on training academically-focused mentors from the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, including online peer mentoring resources
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org
For the federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: provide training and program resources, as well as funding opportunities (JUMP - Juvenile Mentoring Programs).
http://pasdc.hbg.psu.edu
For PA's official source of demographic and economic data.
http://www.peer.ca/mentor.html
For access to mentor websites, books, program development examples, research and videos on mentoring.
http://www.press-release-writing.com/contentbasics.htm
For information about writing a press release.
www.search-institute.org
For research, publications and technical assistance support the healthy development of all children and adolescents.
http://www.serviceleader/org/vv/
For an expanding website of resources/links for managing or starting an online mentoring/tutoring program.
www.studentsinservicetoamerica.org
For resources and tools on designing and implementing service projects and service-learning programs.
www.telementor.org
For the International Telementor Program: an academic project-based mentoring connected to classroom activity.
www.tutormentorconnection.org
For the Tutor/Mentor Connection at: Cabrini Connections 800 W. Huron Chicago IL 60622 312-492-9614 312-492-9795 (fax)
http://www.volunteerselect.com
For VolunteerSelect, a background screening program with affordable access for qualified non-profit organizations (for both volunteer and potential employee screening).
http://www.volunteertoday.com/
For Volunteer Today, the electronic gazette for volunteerism for those who manage the work of volunteers.
Miscellaneous
To access a mentoring stamp lapel pin, for $1 each, contact : Financial Innovations One Weingerhoff Boulevard Cranston, RI 02910-4019 phone: 800-562-5766 or 401-467-3170 fax: 401-467-3570 Online mentee training available from the National Mentoring Partnership at http://www.mentoring.org/training/TME/
Download a comprehensive list of mentoring organizations, publications, and web sites.