Mentoring Links

Free Mentoring Technical Assistance Provider
Other Mentoring Research, Resources and Technical Assistance
California Mentoring Links
National Links

Free Mentoring Technical Assistance Provider

• Center for Applied Research Solutions (CARS), formerly The EMT Group, Inc., is funded through the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs and provides FREE technical assistance to various types of youth mentoring programs throughout California. Contact Erika Urbani, Mentoring Project Director, at (916) 983-9506 or by email at erika@emt.org for more information regarding the services provided or go to the Mentoring Technical Assistance website: http://www.emt.org/mentoring.html

  • California Mentoring Program Directory: http://www.emt.org/ment_CAprogramdirectory.htm

  • Customized Technical Assistance:  http://www.emt.org/ment_custom.html

  • Mentoring Program Resources: http://www.emt.org/MentoringProgramResources/home.htm 

  • Publications: http://www.emt.org/publications.html offers free downloadable trainings and publications in PDF form.

  • Recommended Best Practices. Download Recommended Best Practices

  • Regional Training Symposium: http://www.emt.org/ment_symposiums.html

  • Workshops By Request: http://www.emt.org/ment_workshops.html. Inquire about their "Workshops by Request," which can be tailored for 15 to 40 people.

Other Mentoring Research, Resources and Technical Assistance

• Friends for Youth Mentoring Institute develops products and trainings for youth mentoring. http://friendsforyouth.org

• The National Mentoring Center (NMC) is a project of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, a 501c3, based in Portland, Oregon.  The NMC, now in its fourth year of operation, is one of the most referenced national training and technical assistance providers for mentoring programs in the country.  For more information about the NMC and its projects, contact Mark P. Fulop, Director, at fulopm@mwrel.org or (503) 275-0121. (http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/)

  • Web Resources: http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/research.html

• National Mentoring Partnership is very a comprehensive site for youth mentoring. http://mentoring.org

  • The Mentoring Matters video conference, A National Satellite Broadcast, is available online at http://www.juvenilenet.org/jjtap/mentoring/view.html

• Mentor Peer Resources: http://www.peer.ca/peer.html 

  • Publications.  http://www.peer.ca/topmenbks.html

  • Links:  http://www.mentors.ca/mentorlinks.html 

• The Mentoring Center (TMC): http://www.mentor.org/ 

• Public/Private Venture is the leader in program research. http://www.ppv.org

• California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP) http://www.adp.state.ca.us/adp_prog.asp

  • The Resource Center 2003 Publications Catalog. These publications can be ordered at no cost, and many of the documents focus on youth mentoring. http://www.adp.state.ca.us/RC/pdf/catalog.pdf

  • Friday Night Live - California: http://www.fridaynightlive.org

• California Mentoring Coalitions List http://www.mentoring.ca.gov/coalitions.shtm

• California Mentoring Program Directory: http://www.emt.org/ment_CAprogramdirectory.htm 

  • California Mentoring Program Directory Inclusion Form:  Download Form

• Fingerprinting and Background Checks Information

  • LiveScan Information: LiveScan

  • Office of the Attorney General, State of California, Department of Justice: Download Fingerprint Information

• Governor's Mentoring Partnership (GMP) http://www.mentoring.ca.gov/default.htm

• Governor's Office on Service and Volunteerism (GOSERV)  http://www.goserv.ca.gov/index.asp

• Keys for Successful Mentoring Programs: Virtual Mentoring Training Conference. The virtual training was presented on October 10, 2002. The following link will take you to the training web page. http://www.gse.uci.edu/ngis/mentoring/

• Mentornet
  A FREE Southern California based list service that discusses mentoring issues, announces free trainings, etc.  Email Jerry Sherk at sherk@mentorms.com and ask to be added to the list. Send in as many names and email addresses as you like. List averages less than one email per day, and you can unsubscribe at any time. There are currently 230 members on the list.

• Safe and Drug Free Schools Principles of Effectiveness: http://www.emsc.nysed.gov/rscs/chaps/SDFSCA/sdfscaguidance_12_02.doc 

• Volunteer Centers of California:  http://www.volunteercentersca.org/

• America's Promise, The Alliance for Youth:  http://www.americaspromise.org/

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America:  http://www.bbbsa.org/

• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network. The mission, vision, and history of the NCTSN, along with program descriptions and contact information for our nationwide Network of partners.  http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=hom_main

• The Points of Light Foundation:  http://www.pointsoflight.org/

• Search Institute . Search Institute is an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to to provide leadership, knowledge, and resources to promote healthy children, youth, and communities. To accomplish this mission, the institute generates and communicates new knowledge, and brings together community, state, and national leaders. http://www.search-institute.org/

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This Web site is provided and maintained by the Center for Applied Research Solutions, Inc. (CARS), formerly EMT Group, Inc. through the Mentoring Technical Assistance Contract that is funded through the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs.