The National Mentoring Resource Center provides research tools to help organizations create better youth mentoring programs. They have a team of expert researchers who study what makes mentoring programs work well. The center reviews different mentoring programs, practices, and resources to see which ones help young people succeed and avoid trouble.
They look at programs that prevent crime, help kids stay out of the juvenile justice system, and support positive youth development. The Research Board is led by Dr. David DuBois and includes over 50 researchers from universities across the country.
They use the same standards as CrimeSolutions.gov to evaluate programs. Organizations can nominate their mentoring programs for review. The center focuses on evidence-based practices that work in real-world settings.
This resource helps mentoring programs use proven strategies to better serve youth in their communities. The research covers different types of mentoring - from one-on-one relationships to group programs - and looks at what works for different populations of young people.