Mentor Management: Tips for Monitoring Your Mentors
With mentor management, programs can expect better results. However, it can be difficult for some programs to understand how to monitor and support mentors. […]
Mentoring Central President to Present at the National Institute of Justice National Research Conference
Mentoring Central Senior Research Scientist Dr. Janis Kupersmidt will be presenting at the 2023 National Institute of Justice (NIJ) National Research Conference in Arlington, Virginia on May 23. Kupersmidt will present as a panelist in [...]
Mentoring Central to Create New Mentor Training Course for STEM Mentoring Programs
There are fewer and fewer youth pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) each year. In addition, there are many subgroups of youth that are underrepresented in these fields including girls, youth with [...]
Mentoring Central Publishes Research on Mentoring Program Practices to Support Children of Incarcerated Caregivers
As rates of incarceration in the United States have steadily climbed for the past 40 years, providing high quality support to children of incarcerated parents has become increasingly important to limit negative impacts on their [...]
Unleash Your Mentoring Program’s Full Potential with the Mentoring Central Annual Membership
Are you looking for training programs and evaluation resources to take your mentoring program to the next level? Mentoring Central’s annual membership is your one-stop shop for access to a large array of training, evaluation, [...]
Setting Mentees Up for Success: New Building the Foundation for Mentees Instructor-Led Workshop
Building the Foundation for Mentees, Mentoring Central’s interactive, research-informed, highly positively reviewed eLearning course for mentees has been modified for delivery in a live, instructor-led workshop, based upon user requests. Building the Foundation for Mentees [...]
Mentoring Central Attends the 13th Annual National Mentoring Summit
Dr. Janis Kupersmidt, Dr. Rebecca Stelter, and Elizabeth Porter represented Mentoring Central, a division of iRT, at the annual National Mentoring Summit in Washington, DC, last month. The 2023 Summit, convened by MENTOR, brought mentoring [...]
New product! Building the Foundation for Mentees Virtual Toolkit: Demystifying Mentoring for Youth While Building Their Motivation and Skills to Safely and Fully Participate in a Mentoring Relationship
Most mentees participating in a youth mentoring program are signed up to participate by one or more of their parents, and if you ask them, what they will get out of being a mentee in [...]
Mentor Education to Create Committed and Effective Volunteers
Mentor education should be ongoing and diverse. Learn about when and how to train your mentors, and encourage them to keep learning. […]
iRT Contributes to the Development of a Disability Inclusion Guide for Mentoring Programs
Youth with disabilities account for a significant portion of the mentees enrolled in mentoring programs across the United States. A national study conducted by MENTOR found that approximately 10 percent of youth served in mentoring [...]
