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Mentoring

School-Based One-on-One Mentoring K-8

Date Published
April 2020
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored

OJJDP Blog Discusses Youth Mentoring During Coronavirus Pandemic

OJJDP has posted a new blog discussing OJJDP's efforts to support youth mentoring programs during the COVID-19 crisis. The blog highlights examples of how OJJDP's mentoring partners and grantees, including MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership and OJJDP's National Mentoring Resource Center, are providing resources and tips to help mentoring programs nationwide continue during this crisis including a large-scale virtual mentoring platform. The blog also...

OJJDP Administrator Harp's January/February 2020 Video Message

January 2020

This issue's Message From the Administrator discusses the vital role mentoring can play in ensuring a brighter future for our nation's youth: Students who meet regularly with their mentors are 52 percent less likely than their peers to skip a day of school, 46 percent less likely to start using illegal drugs, and 55 percent more likely to enroll in college. 

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OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2020

OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2020

The January/February issue of OJJDP News @ A Glance is now available. In this issue's Message From the Administrator, Caren Harp discusses the vital role mentoring can play in ensuring a brighter future for our nation's youth: Students who meet regularly with their mentors are 52 percent less likely than their peers to skip a day of school, 46 percent less likely to start using...