Mentoring

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...

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...

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announces the availability of OJJDP News @ a Glance, November/December 2019. In this issue's Message From the Administrator, Caren Harp reviews OJJDP activities during fiscal year (FY) 2019, including a comprehensive 3-day national training conference designed to assist states and territories in their administration of OJJDP's Title II Formula Grants Program. The top story highlights...

On December 10, 2019, from 1 to 3 p.m. ET, the Department of Justice will convene the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Council) in Washington, DC. The Council coordinates federal programs related to juvenile delinquency prevention and missing and exploited children. The meeting will feature mentors and their youth mentees from the Boys & Girls Club of Annapolis and Greater Anne Arundel...

On October 21, 2019, Office of Justice Programs Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katharine T. Sullivan announced OJJDP awards of almost $11 million to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America during a press event at the Tampa Police Department. Funding will support youth mentoring in Florida and nationwide. "Much of that funding will be used to mentor kids caught up in the opioid crisis, which...