MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership

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1 MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership

2 You Can t Build Skyscrapers Without Infrastructure Co-founders: Geoffrey T. Boisi& Raymond G. Chambers, 1990

3 For nearly 25 years, MENTOR and its growing network of affiliate Mentoring Partnerships have served the mentoring field by providing a public voice, developing and delivering resources to mentoring programs nationwide and promoting quality for mentoring through standards, cutting-edge research and state of the art tools. Vision: Every young person has the supportive relationships they need to grow and develop into thriving, productive and engaged adults. Mission: To fuel the quality and quantity of mentoring relationships for America s young people and to close the mentoring gap.

4 David L. DuBois Community Health Sciences School of Public Health University of Illinois at Chicago Presentation for Enhancingthe Infrastructure to Support, Sustain and Expand Mentoring Programs, A Roundtable Discussion Hosted by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Washington, DC, November 10, 2014

5 Greater Likelihood of Outcom e with Mentoring (% ) Outcomes Associated with Mentoring Relationships Outcome Source: DuBois & Silverthorn (2005) High School Completion College Enrollment Working at least Part-Time Not in Gang Not Hurt Other in Fight Not Engage in High Risk-Taking High Self-Esteem Life Satisfaction High Level of Physical Activity Birth Control Use

6 Features of Most Helpful Mentoring Relationships: Emotional connection or bond Collaborative/developmental orientation Consistency and Trustworthiness Longevity Active guidance Advocacy Modeling of positive behaviors Parental engagement When Lacking These Features, Relationships May Be of Little or No Value and Even Harmful Selected Sources: Bayer, Grossman, & DuBois (2013); DuBois & Silverthorn (2005); Grossman & Rhodes (2002); Herrera, Grossman, Kauh, Feldman, & McMaken (2007); Herrera, Sipe, & McClanahan (2000); Karcher, Roy-Carlson, Benne, Gil-Hernandez, Allen, & Gomez (2006). Morrow & Styles (1995); Rhodes & DuBois (2006, 2008), Spencer (2007), Styles & Morrow (1992).

7 ~1 in 3 youth in U.S. reach adulthood without having had a mentoring relationship (structured or informal) Likelihood of not being mentored greater for youth at risk due to either environmental (e.g., poverty) or individual (e.g., involvement in problem behavior) challenges Appears % of youth without a go to adult has been stable and may even be increasing Trends in Eighth-Grader Reports from "Monitoring the Future" Study of NOT Having a Parent or Other Adult to Talk to about Problems 25 Percentage w/no Parent or Other Adult to Talk with about Problems (Model-Fitted Values) Sources: Bruce & Bridgeland (2014); DuBois & Karcher (2014). Year

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9 Effect Size Youth Mentoring (Pre-1999) Youth Mentoring ( ) Sources: DuBois et al. (2002, 2011); see also Tolan et al. (2008, 2013) and Herrera, DuBois, & Grossman

10 0.5 Youth Outcomes Pre-Test -0.1 Post-Test With Mentoring Without Mentoring Sources: DuBois et al. (2002, 2011); see also Tolan et al. (2008, 2013).

11 Youth Age Gender Race/ethnicity Individual and environmental risk status Formats 1-to-1 or group/team Community- or school-based Older peers or older adults as mentors Time-limited or long-term Sources: DuBois et al. (2011); Herrera et al. (2013).

12 Est. Odds of Positive Net Present Value / Benefit-to-Cost Ratio School-based mentoring programs: 78% / $18.77 Community-based mentoring programs: 60% / $3.36 Source: Washington State Public Policy Institute (2014).

13 Outcome benefits for typical youth in a program are modest in magnitude ( effect size ) Substantial variation in effectiveness across programs Source: DuBois et al. (2011).

14 Long-term benefits (e.g., high school graduation, employment) notwell-established, making ROI estimates highly tentative at best Benefits for particular outcomes (e.g., juvenile offending) and groups (e.g., youth w/mental health challenges) under-investigated Source: DuBois et al. (2011).

15 Support Research-Based & Evaluation-Tested Improvements Help programs align with minimum evidence-based guidelines for effectiveness Facilitate research-informed & rigorously evaluated innovation in program practices and models

16 Expand Bring Evidence-Based Mentoring to Underserved, High Need Youth Help programs with demonstrated effectiveness with strategic scale-up on regional/national levels Work with programs that are untested, but promising (practices indicating likely effectiveness + high fidelity to model) to increase reach to key populations on a local level Sustain Establish Foundations for Long-Term Viability Help programs to demonstrate accountability (fidelity to model) and at least likely effectiveness and ROI to stakeholders

17 A partnership between and

18 National Mentoring Resource Center Goals: Improve the quality and effectiveness of mentoring across the country. Provide comprehensive mentoring resource, reference and training materials. Advance the implementation of evidence-and research-based mentoring practices.

19 Unite a coalition to drive advocacy for federal funding for mentoring Lead annual public awareness campaign National Mentoring Month (est. 2002) Direct the Corporate Mentoring Challenge to increase private sector engagement in youth mentoring Convene 1,000 attendees at the National Mentoring Summit Ensure program quality through the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring TM Provide thought leadership through innovative research

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21 The following is the ranking of the Elementsby greatest need for resources to the least need for resources: 1. Closure 2. Matching 3. Monitoring and Support 4. Recruitment 5. Screening 6. Training

22 National Mentoring Resource Center Key Components: Research Board National Mentoring Resource Center Website Training and Technical Assistance

23 National Mentoring Resource Center Research Board: Chair: David DuBois, University of Illinois-Chicago Members: Ed Bowers, Clemson University Tim Cavell, University of Arkansas Nancy Deutsch, University of Virginia Mark Eddy, University of Washington Carla Herrera, Independent Consultant Special Advisors: Stephen Hamilton and Mary Agnes Hamilton, Cornell University Gabriel Kuperminc, Georgia State University Julia Pryce, Loyola University Bernadette Sanchez, DePaul University Heather Taussig, University of Colorado Lindsay Weiler, University of Minnesota

24 National Mentoring Resource Center Website: Reviews of Programs with Insights for Practitioners Reviews of Practices Reviews of Resources Recommended readings and articles Access to request technical assistance

25 National Mentoring Resource Center Training and Technical Assistance: No-cost and available to support programmatic needs aligned with the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring TM Delivered by local providers, primarily through MENTOR s affiliate Mentoring Partnership Network

26 National Mentoring Resource Center Timeline: Website will launch next week Extended promotion throughout January as part of National Mentoring Month and the 2015 National Mentoring Summit