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Building Youth Mentoring Programs

  

Tools & Checklists

 Contributed by Lorraine Claassen and Thurman Williams Edited by Kate Nagy

Checklist

Here, you'll find a checklist summarizing the major points contained in the text.


___You understand that mentor or partnership programs connect people who have specific skills and knowledge (mentors) with individuals (protégés) who need or want the same skills and advantages to move up in work, skill level, or school performance.

___You understand that there are many advantages to setting up a mentor or partnership program.


You have decided that beginning a mentoring program is the appropriate strategy for your group or organization:

___You have determined the advantages of a mentor program over another strategy to get people involved with the community, young people and their futures.

___You have decided that a mentoring program is an appropriate strategy for the population you want to reach.

___You know what young people, employees, or community members gain from the mentoring relationship.


You understand the different relationships that can develop in mentoring program:

___Adolescent-adolescent mentor programs

___Adolescent-adult mentoring programs

___Adult-adult mentor programs

___You know what information is available in other sections of this chapter.