Mentoring

August 7, 2019

On August 15, 2019, from 1 to 2:15 p.m. ET, the National Mentoring Resource Center will present "Fighting Toxic Relationships with Healthy Ones: Mentoring Youth Who Experience Commercial or Sexual Exploitation." This webinar will explore the challenges faced by youth survivors of commercial sexual exploitation and how mentoring can help them resist and overcome these abuses. This webinar is part...

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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On June 18, 2019, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. ET, OJJDP will present "OJJDP FY 2019 Specialized Services and Mentoring for Child and Youth Victims of Sex Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation." This webinar will provide a general overview of the solicitation. The webinar will highlight key eligibility and solicitation requirements, identify tools and resources for applicants, and provide an opportunity for applicants to...

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...

On May 16, 2019, from 1 to 2:15 p.m. ET, MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership will present "Kickstart Better Business Strategy at all Levels: How to Run a 'Strategy-Led' Mentoring Program." This webinar will focus on how to implement a "strategy-led" mentoring program. During the webinar, participants will discuss how the strategy is used, how to develop an organizational strategy and take ownership...

On April 30, 2019, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. ET, OJJDP and the National Mentoring Resource Center will present "Supporting Child Welfare through Mentoring: Building Effective Partnerships." In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month, this webinar will highlight OJJDP mentoring grantees who are partnering with child welfare organizations to support children and families. Presenters will share how their mentoring programs support child abuse prevention efforts...

On April 18, from 1 to 2:15 p.m. ET, OJJDP and MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership will present "Family Matters: Family Engagement as a Strategy in Strengthening Mentoring Relationships." This webinar will focus on the role caregivers and families can play in supporting youth in mentoring relationships. This webinar is part of the Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series, which is supported by OJJDP's National Mentoring...

OJJDP has announced the following fiscal year 2019 funding opportunities:

• Second Chance Act Addressing the Needs of Incarcerated Parents and Their Minor Children
  Applications are due by April 15, 2019.
• Mentoring Opportunities for Youth Initiative
  Applications are due by April 22, 2019.
• VOCA Training and Technical Assistance for Child Abuse Prosecutors
  Applications are due by April 22, 2019.
• Juvenile Justice Emergency Planning and Demonstration Program...

On March 18, 2019, in Washington, DC, First Lady Melania Trump met with Office of Justice Programs' Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Matt Dummermuth during a meeting of the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs. The First Lady convened the working group to discuss federal programs related to the three pillars of her "Be Best" campaign, which focuses on the well-being of children, social...