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OJJDP FY 2023 Multistate Mentoring Programs Initiative is sponsored by Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). This program funds mentoring organizations to enhance and expand mentoring services for children and youth who are at risk or high risk for juvenile delinquency, victimization, and juvenile justice system involvement.
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Mentoring | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Youth mentoring—a consistent, prosocial relationship between an adult or older peer and one or more youth—can help support the positive development of youth. Mentoring has been shown to improve self-esteem, academic achievement, and peer relationships and reduce substance misuse, aggression, depressive symptoms, and delinquent acts.
Many young people have access to mentors (both naturally occurring and program supported); however, many more do not . In addition, there continues to be documented variation in both the quality of mentoring and its impact on youth outcomes. OJJDP has long supported mentoring programs.
In fiscal year (FY) 2024, OJJDP awarded more than $89. 2 million to increase mentoring opportunities for youth and improve the quality of mentoring they receive. Through its research, programmatic grants , training and technical assistance , and publications, OJJDP provides national leadership to support the delivery of high quality mentoring to a growing population of youth.
The OJJDP National Mentoring Resource Center (NMRC) has been developed as a key research and practice resource for the mentoring field. Together with its partners, OJJDP is working on boosting mentor recruitment, enhancing mentor-mentee matches, and increasing the number of youth who have mentors.
OJJDP's Programmatic Initiatives in Mentoring Two programs— National Mentoring Programs and the Multistate Mentoring Programs Initiative —provide mentoring services for young people who are at risk or high risk for delinquency, victimization, and juvenile justice system involvement. Another targets youth who are involved in the juvenile justice system ; and one is aimed at youth affected by opioid and other substance misuse .
OJJDP also supports the National Mentoring Resource Center (NMRC) .
FY 2024 mentoring funding awards support: National Mentoring Programs – $42,000,000 Multistate Mentoring Programs Initiative – $25,543,428 Mentoring for Youth Affected by Opioid and Other Substance Misuse – $15,057,500 Mentoring Programs for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System – $2,500,000 National Mentoring Resource Center Continuation – $2,564,332 Mentoring for Children of Incarcerated Parents – $1,600,000 Training and Technical Assistance OJJDP-Sponsored Reference Guide for Mentor Screening " What You Need to Know about Background Screening: A Reference Guide for Youth-Serving Organizations and their Communities " is for leaders within a youth-serving organization (YSO), community members who volunteer within YSOs, and parents of children who participate in YSOs describes six layers of security screening an agency should consider when developing a comprehensive background-screening process.
National Mentoring Resource Center (NMRC) The goal of the OJJDP-funded NMRC, created in partnership with the National Mentoring Partnership (MENTOR), is to improve the quality and effectiveness of youth mentoring across the country through increased use of evidence-based practices and sharing practitioner innovations.
In FY 2023, NMRC provided 14,282 hours of technical support in response to more than 608 requests from mentoring organizations across the country.
The NMRC comprises three components: Comprehensive Website – This website features quality resources for the youth mentoring field, including evidence-based reviews, resources, and links to additional reading that can support practitioners, researchers and policymakers in evaluating and improving practice, understanding best practices in mentoring and supporting decisions related to the development, funding, and evaluation of youth mentoring initiatives.
Research Board – This board's primary role is to assess and report on the evidence that bears on the effectiveness of different mentoring programs, practices, and resources that are intended to promote positive youth outcomes, particularly those relating to prevention of delinquent behavior, victimization and juvenile justice systems involvement.
Training and Technical Assistance – This no-cost assistance that is aligned to evidence-based practices can be accessed through the website; it is available to OJJDP mentoring grantees and communities or organizations without an OJJDP grant. Requests for training and technical assistance can be made directly through NMRC's website .
In Bozeman, MT, Big Sky Youth Empowerment —called BYEP—provides 36 weeks of intensive group mentoring to vulnerable teens in grades 7 to 12. All of the youth face challenges that have led them to reach out for support and intentional community. For many, those challenges—coupled with adolescence—cause high levels of anxiety and depression.
Nearly half of BYEP youth struggle with suicidal thinking in the 12 months before joining the program. “By choosing to become a part of BYEP, teens are pursuing a new path, rooted in peer support, mentorship, and time spent outdoors,” says Anna Gray Tapia, BYEP’s Grants and Data Manager.
The program works to provide a welcoming, safe space where teens can be their authentic selves, experience success, and make informed decisions about the future. Read the full story from the October 2024 issue of OJJDP News @ a Glance . Training and Technical Assistance Contact National Mentoring Resource Center Website: https://nationalmentoringresourcecenter.
org OJJDP's Model Programs Guide (MPG) OJJDP's MPG contains information about evidence-based juvenile justice and youth prevention, intervention, and reentry programs. It is a resource for practitioners and communities about what works, what is promising, and what does not work in juvenile justice, delinquency prevention, and child protection and safety. CrimeSolutions.
ojp. gov: Mentoring Practice Profile This resource provides findings from rigorous evaluation research syntheses in mentoring. Mentoring, as a general practice, has demonstrated positive impacts across a variety of delinquency, education, mental health, and substance misuse outcomes.
Related Research Publications OJJDP-Funded Mentoring Publications : Access OJJDP-funded mentoring publications. Handbook of Youth Mentoring : This updated Second Edition of the Handbook of Youth Mentoring presents a comprehensive synthesis of current theory, research, and practice in the field of youth mentoring.
Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring : MENTOR's cornerstone publication details research-informed and practitioner-approved Standards for creating and sustaining quality youth mentoring programs and consequently, impactful mentoring relationships.
Center for Evidence-based Mentoring : At the University of Massachusetts Boston, the Center seeks to advance the production, dissemination, and uptake of evidence-based practice in ways that improve the effectiveness of practice and, ultimately, create stronger, more enduring mentor-mentee relationships. Youth. gov: Mentoring : Youth.
gov (formerly FindYouthInfo. gov) was created by the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs (IWGYP), which is composed of representatives from 19 federal agencies that support programs and services focusing on youth. The IWGYP promotes the goal of positive, healthy outcomes for youth.
There is also a related OJJDP-funded topical page about serving Children of Incarcerated Parents . Department of Labor: Office of Disability Employment Policy : Career-focused mentoring provides young people the opportunity to get a glimpse of the world of work that may not otherwise be available to them.
It also allows them to gain and practice skills that are useful in professional and other settings, and to prepare for life as an adult. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 2023 Annual Report Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 2022 Annual Report Credible Messenger And Lived Experience Mentoring Programs, Evidence Review View related publications
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The current listing shows $25,543,428 (Total program funding for Multistate Mentoring Programs Initiative in FY24). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
OJJDP FY 2023 Multistate Mentoring Programs Initiative is funded by Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The SCI Youth Grant Pitch Contest is a competitive program from Social Capital Inc. that funds youth-led community improvement projects in Greater Boston. Teams of high school students in grades 9 through 12 residing in Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, or Suffolk counties develop project ideas through coaching from local professionals, then pitch their proposals to a live panel of judges. Winning teams receive $1,000 to $2,000 in grant funding to execute their community-strengthening visions. The program builds career skills including public speaking, project management, and team collaboration, while cultivating cross-socioeconomic connections among peers and mentors throughout the region.
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