Web Resources

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

www.bbbsa.org

Founded in 1904, Big Brothers Big Sisters is the oldest and largest youth mentoring organization in America serving over 220,000 young people ages 5 through 18, in 5,000 communities through a network of 460 agencies.

Harvard Mentoring Project

http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/Organizations/chc/web/mentoring.html

Promotes the growth of mentoring through a national media campaign and coordinating National Mentoring Month in January.

Juvenile Mentoring Program (JUMP),

http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/jump

The Juvenile Mentoring Program (JUMP), funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), supports one-to-one mentoring projects for youth at risk of failing or dropping out of school, or becoming involved in delinquent behavior, including gang activity and substance abuse.

Mentor Consulting Group

http://www.mentorconsultinggroup.com

Dr. Susan Weinberger, Founder and President

The Mentor Consulting Group, located in Norwalk , CT , provides consultation services to schools, businesses, government agencies, religious and community organizations, states, and Canadian provinces who are seeking comprehensive guidance in the area of adult to youth mentoring or adult coaching programs.

National Mentoring Center

http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring

A national training and technical assistance center for providers for mentoring programs.   Created and funded primarily by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), the National Mentoring Center provides a range of services including: a comprehensive training conference; in-depth coaching and program consulting; electronic information resources development and management; print material development and dissemination; data collection and evaluation; and projects that support state and national initiatives.

MENTOR : National Mentoring Partnership

www.mentoring.org

MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership is an advocate for the expansion of mentoring and a resource for mentors and mentoring initiatives nationwide.   By leveraging resources, MENTOR helps communities tackle the barriers that hinder their efforts to expand mentoring.

Public/Private Ventures

www.ppv.org

Public/Private Ventures is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the effectiveness of social policies, programs and community initiatives, especially as they affect youth and young adults. P/PV has conducted extensive research and evaluation on the impact and implementation of mentoring programs or "created" adult/youth relationships.

Organizations Featured in "Mentoring as a Family Strengthening Strategy" Brief

Aguante Project

See brief for more information about the Aguante Project.

Alberto Cervantes

Community Coordinator

Aguante Project
Chicano Awareness Center

(402) 733-2720, x229

AlbertoCervantes@mail.unomaha.edu

Dr. Theresa Barron-McKeagney

Founder of Family Mentoring Program and

Director, School of Social Work , University

Of Nebraska at Omaha

tbarronm@mail.unomaha.edu

Project Break-Through, The Salvation Army

See brief for more information about Project Break-Through.

The Salvation Army

Tel: (651) 746-3528

Jennie_Miskowiec@usc.salvationarmy.org

http://www.thesalarmy.com/help/pbt.html

Family Mentoring Program, Family Promise

See brief for more information about Family Promise's Family Mentoring Program.

Family Promise

www.familypromise.org

info@familypromise.org

Tel: : 908-273-1100

71 Summit Avenue

Summit , NJ 07901

Friends in Action Mentoring Services, Community Ministries of Montgomery County, Marlyand

See brief for more information about Friends in Action Mentoring Services.

Monica Barberis-Young

Director, Mentoring and Family Support Services

114 W. Montgomery Avenue

Rockville , MD 20850

(301) 315-1003

mbarberis-young@communityministrymc.org

Recommended Reading from Dr. Theresa Barron-McKeagney, Founder, Family Mentoring Program and Aguante Project, Omaha , Nebraska

Barron-McKeagney, et al. Mentoring Latino Children: Impact on Self-Concept and School Performance. (2003)   The School Social Work Journal-Jane Addams College of Social Work- University of Illinois .

Barron-McKeagney, et al. (2001). Mentoring at Risk Latino Children and Their

Parents: Impact on Parent-Child Relationship and Family Strength. Families in Society.

Barron-McKeagney, et al. (2000). Mentoring at Risk Latino Children:   Impact on Social Skills and Problem Behaviors. The Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal.

Barron-McKeagney, et al (2000).   Mentoring at Risk Latino Children and their Parents: The Role of Community Theory and Practice. Journal of Community Practice.

Recommended   Reading from Arlene Lee and Ann Adalist-Estrin, Child Welfare League of America

Boyd-Franklin,N.and Franklin,A.J. (2000). Boys Into Men: Raising our African American Sons.   Dutton.

Du Bois,D. L. et.al.   "Effectiveness of mentoring programs for youth: a meta-analytic review," American Journal of Community Psychology (In Press).

Grossman, J.B and Johnson, A. (1998).   "Assessing the effectiveness of mentoring programs," in J.B. Grossman, Ed. Contemporary Issues in Mentoring.   Philadelphia , PA : Public/Private Ventures.

Grossman, J.B. and Tierney, J.P. (1998).   "Does mentoring work? An impact study of the Big Brothers/Big Sisters," Evaluation Review 22.

Grossman,J.B. and Jaccobi,S. (2000).   Strengthening Mentoring Programs. Philadelphia : Public/Private Ventures.

Jekielek, M.A., Susan, Kristin A. Moore, Ph.D., and Elizabeth C. Hair, Ph.D. (2002). "Mentoring Programs And Youth Development: A Synthesis,"   Washington , D.C. : Child Trends.

Jucovy,L. (2003). "Amachi: Mentoring Children of Prisoners in Phildelphia." Philadelphia , PA : Public / Private Ventures.

Mentoring 2000 Education Research Consumer Guide #7.U.S.Department of Education,2000

Rhodes, J. (2002). Stand By Me: The Risks and Rewards of Mentoring Today's Youth Cambridge , MA :Harvard University Press.

Taffel, R. and Blau,M. (June 2000). Nurturing Good Children Now: 10 Basic Skills to Protect and Strengthen Your Child's Core Self. Griffin Trade Paperback.

Tatum, B.D. (1997). Why Are All The Black Children Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? Basic Books.