Enrollment
These parties must sign the Mentoring+ agreement to be a part of the Mentoring+ program.
What is mentors, mentees and parent/caregivers?
This is the frequency that match events should be offered and this is the frequency that family events should be offered.
What is monthly mentor/mentee match events and quarterly family events?
These are the participants who need to be contacted for on-going match support.
Who are mentees, mentors and parent/caregivers?
These are the surveys given at the start of a match.
What is the Positive Youth Development (PYD) and the Parent Perspective Survey (PPS)?
These are two examples of ways Youth Collaboratory offers support to chapters.
What is: monthly TA meetings, Chapters meetings, resource modules on the website, specialized trainings.
Background checks are to be updated every (this many) number of years.
What is every 5 years?
This is the required number of signed LOAs for the grant period.
What is four?
This is the frequency of contacts for matches who have been meeting one year or more.
What is once per month?
This is what SOR stands for and the frequency of completion.
What is the Strength of Relationship Survey given to mentors and mentees at 3 months and then annually at that match anniversary?
This is the amount of time mentors are required to participate in on-going mentor training annually.
What is 4 hours?
This is the age and % of older youth that should be served through Mentoring+.
What is 30% of 13-17 year olds
50% of families should do what for a new community resource?
What is report accessing it?
This is the schedule for match support in the first month of the match.
What is within the first month contact should be made at the 2-week and 1-month mark.
This is the name of the system for entering data for Mentoring+ and the frequency it should be entered.
What is the Information Management System (IMS) and data should be entered at a minimum of a monthly basis.
90% of mentors should "what" for training topics/program area?
What is indicate "increased knowledge?"
These are the 5 eligibility requirements for a mentor to be in the program.
What is written application, background check, fingerprinting, 3 references, and attendance at a pre-match training/orientation.
These are the 2 choices for community resources in match support entries in IMS.
What is "Community Resources: Family Reports Accessing New Resource" and "Community Resources: Referral Made to Family from Case Manager"
This tool should be used to help define interests and aspirations of the mentor and mentee.
What is the strengths and assets conversation?
Long-term outcomes state that 75% of youth served exhibit this.
What is desired long-term change in behavior (increase in 1 or more of PYD scales)?
These are 4 of the modules offered on the Youth Collaboratory website for use in mentor training/development.
What is: Mentoring+ and Positive Youth Development, Mentor as Social Connector (Part 1), Mentor as Social Connector (Part 2), and Parents as Partners.
These are 5 of the 11 risk factors that allow youth to be eligible for the program.
Residing in high-risk environments, having a parent or caregiver who is/has been incarcerated, experiencing homelessness and/or trafficking, experiencing issues with opioids and other drugs, interactions with the child welfare system, living in rural communities, experiencing difficulty with peers, facing academic challenges, having a low self-esteem/perception of self, and/or experiencing family risk/stress.
These are 5 examples of community stakeholders to obtain LOAs from.
What is:
1. faith-based organization
2. other non-profits
3. community-based organization
4. local business/private industry
5. education provider
6. secondary education provider
7. mental health/counseling
8. workforce development program
9. child welfare system,
10. juvenile justice providers,
11. civic/local government
This is an ongoing process that should be documented in program files that occurs for all match parties.
What is on-going recognition?
This is the % of youth served who should report meeting program requirements and these are the program requirements.
What is 75% of youth served complete program requirements of developing at least 1 goal, participating in 25% of match activities, and engaging in 50% of staff contacts.
These are 5 examples of training topics that can be shared with mentors.
What is: program requirements, goals & expectations, obligations & roles, relationship development, ethical & safety issues, closure, available assistance, initiating relationships, positive youth development, developing partnerships with families, as well as training for special populations?