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Mentoring programs

Webinar To Discuss STEM and Mentoring

 

On July 18, 2019, from 1 to 2:15 p.m. ET, OJJDP's National Mentoring Resource Center will present "Making the Connection: STEM and Mentoring." This webinar will focus on strategies that mentoring programs can implement to strengthen youth engagement in STEM. Presenters will discuss challenges to STEM engagement and how mentoring can increase youth participation. Register and learn more about this webinar.

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OJJDP FY 19 Specialized Services and Mentoring for Child and Youth Victims of Sex Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation

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The purpose of the program is to support the efforts of organizations to develop or enhance their mentoring capacity, facilitate outreach efforts, and increase the availability of direct services for child and youth victims of commercial sexual exploitation and domestic sex trafficking. Under this initiative, experienced organizations work with OJJDP's existing training and technical assistance provider to develop or enhance mentoring service models and mentor...

Office of Justice Programs' Blog Discusses Bigs in Blue Mentoring Program

The Office of Justice Programs has posted a new blog discussing the Bigs in Blue national mentoring program that matches youth with police in their community. Bigs in Blue, a program of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, has matched 1,090 police officers or "bigs" with children or "littles" who come largely from poor or single-parent homes or have an incarcerated parent. The blog highlights...