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Mentoring Children of Prisoners

Technical Assistance Resources

The following online mentoring resources were compiled by Dare Mighty Things, technical assistance provider to FYSB's Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program grantees.

Best Practices and Program Management

	Best Practice Guidelines for Foster Care Youth Mentoring (New York City Administration for Children’s Services)

	Building from the Ground Up: Creating Effective Programs to Mentor Children of Prisoners (Public/Private Ventures)

	Elements of Effective Practice (MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership)

	Elements of Good Program Operations (MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership)

	Foundations of Successful Youth Mentoring: A Guidebook for Program Development (National Mentoring Center)

	Generic Mentoring Program Policy and Procedure Manual (National Mentoring Center)

	How to Build a Successful Mentoring Program Using the Elements of Effective Practice (MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership)

	Mentoring Program Development: A Start-Up Toolkit (National Mentoring Center)

Fundraising and Capacity Building

	Capacity Building: Building Quality Partnerships With Congregations (Dare Mighty Things)

	Sustainability Planning and Resource Development for Youth Mentoring Programs (National Mentoring Center)

Marketing and Recruiting Mentors

	Attracting and Connecting Volunteers: Mentor Recruitment (MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership)

	Developing a Recruitment Plan (MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership)

	Marketing for the Recruitment of Mentors: A Guide To Finding and Attracting Volunteers (National Mentoring Center)

	Recruiting Male Mentors (Corporation for National and Community Service)

	Targeting Your Recruitment Efforts (MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership)

	Web Site Development for Mentoring Programs: Reasons and Strategies for Being Online (National Mentoring Center)

Working With Mentors and Mentees

	Building Relationships: A Guide for New Mentors (National Mentoring Center)

	Making the Most of Volunteers (Public/Private Ventures)

	Mentor Training (MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership)

	Reversing Burnout (Stanford Social Innovation Review)

	Same Race and Cross Race Matching (Public/Private Ventures)

	Screening and Background Checks (MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership)

	Supporting Mentors (Public/Private Ventures)

	Training New Mentees: A Manual for Preparing Youth in Mentoring Programs (National Mentoring Center)

Faith-Based Programs

	Faith-Based Institutions and High-Risk Youth (Public/Private Ventures)

	The Promise and Challenge of Mentoring High-Risk Youth: Findings From the National Faith-Based Initiative (Public/Private Ventures)

Learn more about FYSB’s Mentoring Children of Prisoners Program >>