Programming

General Program Development

• Best Practices in Mentoring Programs
  MENTOR
  http://www.mentoring.org/find_resources/
  The web site for MENTOR, the National Mentoring Partnership, includes a variety of resources for developing and running quality youth mentoring programs, including the Elements of Effective Practice^TM.
• Foundations of Successful Youth Mentoring: A Guidebook for Program Development
  National Mentoring Center at NWREL
  http://educationnorthwest.org/webfm_send/180

Peer Mentoring

• Expanding the Spirit of Mentoring
  (Essential Resources Educational Publishers Ltd., New Zealand)
  www.essentialresources.co.nz/welcome.cfm
  Other books by Robin Cox include: The Mentoring Spirit of the Teacher; Encouraging the Spirit of Mentoring; Nurturing the Spirit of Mentoring; and The Spirit of Mentoring - a Manual for Adult Volunteers
• Youth Empowerment Seminars
  http://www.peer.ca/mentor.html
  and
  http://www.yess.co.nz/PeerMentor.html

E-Mentoring

• The E-Mentoring Tool Kit (mentorsonline^TM)
  MENTOR, The National Mentoring Partnership
  A CD with software that provides a secure online environment for mentor and youth email exchanges and archiving and administration tools for program management and evaluation. The resources include a Program Coordinator’s Guide with instructions for using the tool kit and running an e-mentoring program, as well as customizable web sites for mentors and mentees and printable journals. (AOL Time Warner Foundation and MENTOR, 2002)

Forums for e-mentoring communications:

• www.imentor.org
  www.gaggle.net (safe e-mail for students, used by www.pugetsoundcenter.org/techreach)
  http://www.learningrelationslab.org/ free software that works for Mac OS X systems
• E-Mentoring Training Package
  MentorMap
  http://www.mentormap.org/Tools/MMproducts.html
  Manual and facilitator guide for school-based, e-mentoring programs.
• Partners for Youth with Disabilities
  www.pyd.org
  Partners Online (POL) was created to enable youth and adults with and without disabilities to share resources, advice and encouragement through mentoring relationships made possible with technology. Partners Online offers a secure online community with forums and chat rooms, email and more.
• Smart Futures
  www.smartfutures.org
• The Stream at Youth Action Network
  Youth Action Network
  http://www.youthactionnetwork.org.uk/

Resource Collections to Visit

• Resources Galore!
  NAYA Family Center and Monica Parmley, LCSW
  http://www.portlandimpact.org/Resources%20Galore%201.08.pdf
  A 106 page guide to resources around Oregon, mostly focused on the Portland Metro area. A great guide for program staff and mentors who may wish to make referrals on behalf of youth.
• LEARNS
  http://nationalserviceresources.org/resources/online_pubs/learns/
  Technical assistance for educational projects focused on mentoring, tutoring and out-of-school time. (LEARNS and AmeriCorps*VISTA are partnership projects between the NWREL and Bank Street College funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service.
• Tutor/Mentor Connection
  http://tutormentorconnection.ning.com
  Resources include Ning, an on-line community that invites programs to share ideas and collaborate on capacity building, including volunteer recruitment
• Family Caregivers
  American Bar Association
• Youth Empowerment Seminars
  http://www.peer.ca/mentor.html
  and
  http://www.yess.co.nz/PeerMentor.html
• MENTOR
  Resources for Mentoring Programs
  www.mentoring.org/