National Mentoring Partnership Resources

Recommended Books
Young Lions: Christian Rites of Passage for African American Young Men: This book provides a complete program for mentoring young African-American males by African-American men of the Christian faith. It serves as a rite of passage for young black youth and helps develop community and personal values.
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A Young Muslim’s Guide to the Modern World: Those mentoring young Muslims will find this a helpful textbook in assisting Muslim teens who are struggling to understand Western culture from an Islamic worldview.
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My Mentor & Me: My Mentor & Me: This workbook offers age-specific activities designed to help mentors forge positive relationships with the young people they’re investing in.
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Foundations of Successful Youth Mentoring: A Guidebook for Program Development : This publication outlines the program components that mentoring programs should have in place to build strong mentoring relationships and ensure program sustainability.
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Research Brief: Mentoring: A Promising Strategy for Youth Development : This is an executive summary of the findings of the study report, Mentoring Programs and Youth Development: A Synthesis. The study examines the role that mentoring plays in helping youth to develop a broad array of strengths and capacities in education, health and safety, and social and emotional well-being.
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Recommended Links
Long Island Youth Mentoring: Long Island Youth Mentoring is a organization dynamically changing the lives of Long Island youth. Visit their site to find out how.
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National Mentoring Partnership: This Web site on mentoring, by the National Mentoring Partnership, focuses on practical tools and problem solving.
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National Mentoring Center: This is a project of Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, a nonprofit organization based in Portland, OR. The NMC, now in its fourth year of operation, is one of the preeminent national training and technical assistance providers for mentoring programs across the United States.
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