Assessing the Effectiveness of Mentoring Programs on At-Risk Youth

As the number of at-risk students' increases, challenges for teachers, administrators and policymakers increase too, including the need to develop productive programs to help reduce some of the negative outcomes to which at-risk youth are already predisposed. Mentoring programs offer opportunities for at-risk youth to socialize and learn in a safe environment that exposes them to other members of the community. This study explores some of the components that constitute "effective mentoring", with regards to mentoring programs for at-risk youth. It compares two mentoring organizations, Strong Women Strong Girls and The DREAM Program using several of the benchmark criteria for effective mentoring programs set forth by the National Mentoring Partnership. It concludes with recommendations and suggested next steps on the federal, state and local levels toward enhancing current mentoring programs. The findings include, that Strong Women Strong Girls and The DREAM Program meet the majority of the established benchmark criteria.

Name thesis:degree_name

MA

Level thesis:degree_level

Immediate Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Graduate Center for Social and Public Policy

Year dc:date.available

2013

Author dc:creator

• Steppling, Charlotte Emilie

Contributors dc:contributor

• Ann Marie Popp
• Charles Hanna

• After-school programs
• At-risk youth
• Community
• Mentoring
• Youth
• Youth mentoring

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/1237

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dsc.duq.edu:etd-2253