Further Developing and Enhancing the National Mentoring Resource Center

This program furthers the Department's mission by providing grants and cooperative agreements for training and technical assistance to organizations that OJJDP designates.

MENTOR's goal is to strategically increase the breadth and depth of the National Mentoring Resource Center's (NMRC) content and services, while bringing research-to-practice applications to an even larger and more diverse audience of mentoring practitioners, researchers and stakeholders. MENTOR also seeks to deepen the NMRC’s supports for OJJDP’s mentoring initiatives and grantees and make targeted efforts to meet the unique needs of programs serving American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) youth. To this end, MENTOR will 1) adhere to a work plan timeline, and consistent system of communication with OJJDP to ensure that key goals and activities are accomplished; 2) partner with OJJDP to deliver an engaging and accessible NMRC and its comprehensive catalogue of resources and reviews; 3) continually assess and respond to gaps in evidence-based practice and performance measurement among mentoring organizations; 4) deliver evidence-based training and technical assistance to OJJDP grantees and the broader field; 5) deliver evidence-based practice and performance measurement information, tools and research; 6) expand the NMRC's implementation resources, including contributions of OJJDP grantees; 7) provide accessible online modules addressing common needs to promote efficiency; 8) facilitate collaboration and peer-learning among mentoring organizations and across disciplines; and 10) host a national conference convening mentoring practitioners and researchers to share knowledge on key topics in mentoring, and a specific gathering for new OJJDP mentoring grantees. Funds for this project will not be allocated to research as defined by the Department of Justice. Progress toward goals will be measured systematically using multiple methods, including web analytics and pre- and post-surveys measuring knowledge gained.
CA/NCF

This program furthers the Department's mission by providing grants and cooperative agreements for training and technical assistance to organizations that OJJDP designates.

MENTOR - The National Mentoring Partnership, Inc. is funded to continue to operate the OJJDP National Mentoring Resourced Center (NMRC). The goal of this project is to strategically increase the breadth and depth of the NMRC content and services, while bringing research-to-practice applications to an even larger and more diverse audience of mentoring practitioners, researchers and stakeholders. MENTOR also seeks to deepen the NMRC support for OJJDP’s mentoring initiatives and grantees and make targeted efforts to meet the unique needs of youth impacted by opioids. To this end, MENTOR will 1) adhere to a work plan timeline, and consistent system of communication with OJJDP to ensure that key goals and activities are accomplished; 2) partner with OJJDP to deliver an engaging and accessible NMRC and its comprehensive catalogue of resources and reviews; 3) continually assess and respond to gaps in evidence-based practice and performance measurement among mentoring organizations; 4) deliver evidence-based training and technical assistance to OJJDP grantees and the broader field; 5) deliver evidence-based practice and performance measurement information, tools and research; 6) expand the NMRC's implementation resources, including contributions of OJJDP grantees; 7) provide accessible online modules addressing common needs to promote efficiency; 8) facilitate collaboration and peer-learning among mentoring organizations and across disciplines; 10) host a convening of new OJJDP mentoring grantees to share knowledge on key topics in mentoring; and 11) develop specific resources, including training, for mentoring programs working with youth impacted by opioids. Funds for this project will not be allocated to research as defined by the Department of Justice. Progress toward goals will be measured systematically using multiple methods, including web analytics and pre- and post-surveys measuring knowledge gained. CA/NCF