Research-To-Practice Brief

Mentoring as a Family Strengthening Strategy

Mentoring programs can often provide positive youth development similar to the support a youth receives from caregivers. This issue brief, from the National Human Service Assembly, offers information on how greater family engagement in youth mentoring programs can lead to better outcomes for mentored youth and how mentoring principles be applied to help connect isolated families to resources and supports to achieve self-sufficiency.

Source
Partner Resources
National/International
National
Topics/Subtopics
Employment
Mentoring
Family Strengthening
Publication Date
2004-11-01