Recent Research Supporting STEM Mentoring for Traditionally Underrepresented Youth Recent research indicates that opportunities for students to explore their interests in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) are growing. The Afterschool Alliance’s 2021 America After 3PM Special Report states that among approximately 31,000 randomly selected parents of school-aged children in the United States, 39% reported […]
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Customize Mentoring Trainings to Reflect Your Program
Customize Mentoring Trainings to Reflect Your Program When offering training to mentors, mentees, and parents/caregivers of mentees involved your mentoring program, you likely want to be sure that the trainings you offer not only provide essential information participants need for a successful mentoring relationship but also reflect your program’s specific mission, policies, practices, and branding. […]
Mentoring Central Shares STEM Mentoring Research at 2024 National Mentoring Summit
Mentoring Central Shares STEM Mentoring Research at 2024 National Mentoring Summit Mentoring Central Researchers Dr. Katie Stump, Dr. Rebecca Stelter, and Yontii Wheeler co-led an interactive workshop at the 2024 National Mentoring Summit in Washington, DC, last month. Each year, mentoring professionals and advocates from across the nation gather for the annual National Mentoring Summit, […]
Why Cultural Competency Training Should Be Offered to Mentors and Mentoring Program Staff
Why Cultural Competency Training Should Be Offered to Mentors and Mentoring Program Staff Abbey N. Collins, B.A In the United States, the number of youth involved in mentoring programs has grown considerably over the past century since the establishment of the first organized mentoring programs such as Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.1,2 In particular, […]
Why Your Mentoring Program Should Provide Training to Parents/Caregivers of Mentees
Why Your Mentoring Program Should Provide Training to Parents/Caregivers of Mentees A common misconception about mentoring is that an impactful mentoring experience for a child consists solely of a supportive relationship between a mentor and a mentee. In truth, the model of successful mentoring is complex and consists of various interdependent relationships between the mentor, […]
Mentoring Central President Presents at the 2024 National Mentoring Summit
Mentoring Central President Presents at the 2024 National Mentoring Summit Mentoring Central President Dr. Janis Kupersmidt co-led a workshop at the 14th annual National Mentoring Summit in Washington, DC, last month to discuss the need for additional training for mentors who are serving youth impacted by substance misuse.
Tips for Recruiting Committed Mentors to Your Program
Tips for Recruiting Committed Mentors to Your Program Many mentoring programs have difficulty recruiting mentors to volunteer in their program and begin a mentoring relationship with a mentee. Program staff often report challenges to 1) recruiting a sufficient number of mentors to match the number of mentees enrolled in their program, 2) recruiting mentors who […]
Mentoring Central Welcomes New Research Intern
Mentoring Central Welcomes New Research Intern Mentoring Central is pleased to welcome Abbey Collins to its team of skilled, world-renowned researchers and creative professionals. Collins joined Mentoring Central, a division of iRT, this month as a research intern to contribute to the research and development of high-quality mentor trainings on topics related to cultural competency.
Mentor Training for Supporting Mentees During the Nationwide Addiction Crisis
Mentor Training for Supporting Mentees During the Nationwide Addiction Crisis The national opioid crisis has grown exponentially since 2020, possibly due to reduced access to interventions during the COVID-19 pandemic and the mental health crisis that followed. During a 12-month period between 2022 and 2023, the number of drug overdose deaths in the United States […]
Plan My Ride Receives a LearnX Award for Best Accessibility
Plan My Ride Receives a LearnX Award for Best Accessibility iRT is pleased to announce that it received the 2023 Diamond Award from LearnX® for Best Accessibility in the Best eLearning Design category for the Plan My Ride eLearning course.