Mentoring in Oregon

Oregon has nearly 100 youth mentoring programs registered across the state, including several nationally-recognized models. Each year we collect annual data from our programs to assess the state of mentoring in Oregon as well as trends within program service.

Download the most updated report, "Oregon Mentors: Quality Programs, Successful Kids" (PDF, 718 KB).

What we know is that our programs exceed the national averages in a number of categories and have shattered goals we set as an organization. Here are just a few important statistics to know about Oregon and SW Washington's programs:

• Oregon Mentors far exceed our goal to serve 40,000 youth by the end of 2010 by supporting more than 54,000 within that time
• Oregon Mentors' programs have an 88% match retention rate compared to an estimated national average of 50%
• Compared to a national estimate that 29% of mentors recommit to a second volunteer term after their initial term of service, Oregon Mentors' registered programs have a 60% match renewal rate
• MENTOR suggests at least two hours of pre-match training for mentors and Oregon programs average 8 hours of training prior to matching