Mentoring programs
RPAL Mentoring Program
The Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program (RAMP)
SMART Team Trauma-Informed Mentoring Program
Friends of the Children Two Gen Approach to Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Project
Overcoming ACES: a mentoring program in Bexar County, Texas
Badges For Baseball - A Youth Mentoring Program
4-H National Mentoring Program
Further Developing and Enhancing the National Mentoring Resource Center
Further Developing and Enhancing the National Mentoring Resource Center
Further Developing and Enhancing the National Mentoring Resource Center
Mentoring
Overview
Youth mentoring—a consistent, prosocial relationship between an adult or older peer and one...
Webinar To Discuss STEM and Mentoring
On July 18, 2019, from 1 to 2:15 p.m. ET, OJJDP's National Mentoring Resource Center will present "Making the Connection: STEM and Mentoring." This webinar will focus on strategies that mentoring programs can implement to strengthen youth engagement in STEM. Presenters will discuss challenges to STEM engagement and how mentoring can increase youth participation. Register and learn more about this webinar.
Resources:
- Access mentoring...
OJJDP FY 19 Specialized Services and Mentoring for Child and Youth Victims of Sex Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation
The purpose of the program is to support the efforts of organizations to develop or enhance their mentoring capacity, facilitate outreach efforts, and increase the availability of direct services for child and youth victims of commercial sexual exploitation and domestic sex trafficking. Under this initiative, experienced organizations work with OJJDP's existing training and technical assistance provider to develop or enhance mentoring service models and mentor...
Office of Justice Programs' Blog Discusses Bigs in Blue Mentoring Program
The Office of Justice Programs has posted a new blog discussing the Bigs in Blue national mentoring program that matches youth with police in their community. Bigs in Blue, a program of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, has matched 1,090 police officers or "bigs" with children or "littles" who come largely from poor or single-parent homes or have an incarcerated parent. The blog highlights...
First Lady Meets With Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs
On March 18, 2019, in Washington, DC, First Lady Melania Trump met with Office of Justice Programs' Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Matt Dummermuth during a meeting of the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs. The First Lady convened the working group to discuss federal programs related to the three pillars of her "Be Best" campaign, which focuses on the well-being of children, social...
OJJDP Announces New Funding Opportunities
OJJDP has announced the following fiscal year 2019 funding opportunities:
- Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children. Applications are due by April 15, 2019.
- Mentoring Opportunities for Youth Initiative. Applications are due by April 22, 2019.
- VOCA Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Prosecutors. Applications are due by April 22, 2019.
Resources:
- Visit the funding...