Education Mentoring
Building the Capacity of Communities to Provide Mentoring Services

The Center for Schools and Communities, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Statewide Afterschool/Youth Development Network and the Pennsylvania Department of Education, recently offered a live, online session entitled "Building the Capacity of Communities to Provide Mentoring Services." The session provided information about the value of mentoring, specifically for after-school and other school-related programs, as well as what individual and organizations can do to promote the development of mentoring programs within their community. The presenters were Lynda Terrell, Managing Director, Campaign for Mentors - United Way of Southeastern PA and Colleen Fedor, Executive Director, The Mentoring Partnership of Southwestern PA.

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Presentation
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Presentation Handouts (PDF Format)
Elements of Effective Practice - Newly revised and updated to reflect the latest in quality mentoring research, policies and practices

Out-of-School Time Audio-Conference: Integrating Mentoring and After-School - March 21, 2006

People, Places and Possibilities: Integrating Mentoring and After-School