Building Youth Mentoring Programs

Mentor or partnership programs connect people who have specific skills

and knowledge (mentors) with individuals (protégés) who need or

want the same skills and advantages to move up in work, skill level, or school

performance

Advantages to a mentor program:

• Increases the confidence and skills of protégés

• Improves school attendance• Opens opportunities for the protégé• Offers a rewarding relationship for both

people

Is mentoring the appropriate strategy for your group or

organization?• What are advantages of mentoring over

other strategies? • Is mentoring appropriate for the population

you want to reach? • What will be gained from the mentoring

relationship?

Different types of mentoring relationships:

• Adolescent-Adolescent• Adolescent-Adult• Adult-Adult