Supporting Mentees During the Holidays: A Guide for Mentors and Mentoring Program Staff The holiday season can be an exciting and joyful time to gather with loved ones and plan celebrations, but it can also be a stressful time for both children and adults. During this time of year, families may face stress caused by […]
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STEM Mentors and Mentoring Program Staff Report Satisfaction with New Mentor Training Course
STEM Mentors and Mentoring Program Staff Report Satisfaction with New Mentor Training Course The number of youth who are pursuing higher education or careers in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) has declined rapidly in recent years. In addition, girls, youth with disabilities, youth from low-income families, youth who are or will be first-generation college […]
Preparing Mentors to Enhance Their Mentee’s Academic Engagement
Preparing Mentors to Enhance Their Mentee’s Academic Engagement During the COVID-19 pandemic, the transition to online learning posed significant challenges to students and teachers. Schools and students are still struggling to recover from the loss of in-person learning opportunities and the negative impacts that the pandemic had on students’ and staff’s school engagement, mental health, […]
Mentoring Central to Present at the 2024 National Mentoring Summit
Mentoring Central to Present at the 2024 National Mentoring Summit Mentoring Central Research Scientists Drs. Janis Kupersmidt and Katie Stump will present at the 2024 meeting of the annual National Mentoring Summit in Washington, DC, next month. Each year, MENTOR hosts mentoring professionals and advocates from across the nation to take part in expert-led presentations […]
How Your Mentoring Program Could Benefit from Mentoring Central’s Annual Membership Plan
How Your Mentoring Program Could Benefit from Mentoring Central’s Annual Membership Plan Every mentoring program has important training and evaluation needs related to preparing their matches for the mentoring relationship and improving their program’s practices; however, the process of searching for resources or tools to address all of your program’s needs can be challenging and […]
A Guide to Finding Evidence-Based and Research-Informed Training Programs for Mentoring
A Guide to Finding Evidence-Based and Research-Informed Training Programs for Mentoring Implementing high quality training is an integral step in the process of building and maintaining a successful mentoring program. Research has shown that mentor training programs that prepare mentors to establish a meaningful connection with their mentee may directly impact mentee outcomes, volunteer retention, […]
Mentoring Central Releases New Asset-Based, Goal-Oriented Activity Guide for Youth Mentors
Mentoring Central Releases New Asset-Based, Goal-Oriented Activity Guide for Youth Mentors October 25, 2023, Durham, NC – Mentoring Central is pleased to announce the release of Building Assets Together: A Guide for Youth Mentors.
iRT Design Services Helps Clients Bring Their Ideas to Life
iRT Design Services Helps Clients Bring Their Ideas to Life October 23, 2023, Durham, NC – iRT Design Services, a separate division of iRT from Mentoring Central, is dedicated to helping others bring their ideas to life through graphic design, multimedia production, course development, Learning Management System support, and more. iRT’s creative team of designers […]
Teaching High School Students to Build Networks of Support with the Connected Scholars Program
Teaching High School Students to Build Networks of Support with the Connected Scholars Program October 16, 2023, Durham, NC – Social capital, which is defined as the connections, relationships, and resources available to individuals, plays an instrumental part in college students’ academic and career success. By developing skills to locate and develop relationships with potential […]
Mentoring Central Awarded Grant to Identify Characteristics of Effective Mentors of Children of Incarcerated Parents
Mentoring Central Awarded Grant to Identify Characteristics of Effective Mentors of Children of Incarcerated Parents October 10, 2023, Durham, NC – Mentoring Central is pleased to announce that it has received a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) to explore the characteristics of effective mentors who are mentoring children of incarcerated parents […]