Youth Peer Mentoring - January 2024

Youth Peer Mentoring January 2024 The National Clearinghouse on Homeless Youth and Families, supported by the Family and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB), Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Program, provides resources for organizations whose programs and services support youth who are or at risk of experiencing homelessness, those contemplating running away and their families. [...] Youth Peer Mentor | Christopher Youth Center The Value of Youth Peer Types of Mentoring Programs Mentoring Programs Traditional One-on-One Mentoring One of the primary barriers to creating effective A mentee and mentor are matched, either intervention and prevention strategies to end through a program or on their own. [...] Initial program structure is Youth Peer Mentors serve as a direct bridge provided while allowing the mentor to direct demonstrating to mentees that the organization progress, pace and activities.5 values youth voices and provides additional evidence of the organization’s value of youth I might help people open up to trust me by talking experiences, opinions, and contributions to online first, like. [...] Youth Peer Mentor | Christopher Youth Center Continue 2 Youth Peer Mentoring | January 2024 The Benefits to Mentors and Mentees Peer mentoring relationships often have a symbiotic relationship in which both the mentor and mentee learn and grow together. [...] This can include: • Identify a management team • Implement ongoing training • Establish policies and procedures • Develop a financial plan 4 IMPLEMENT the program 5 Continuously EVALUATE the program and adjust as needed The schools are actually becoming more aware of the services that we have to provide to the adolescent community and are beginning to refer them out for us to assist them and provi.