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Oregon student education and career opportunity program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Education, Middle/High School, STEM, Technical Education, Trades, Mentorships, Oregon | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: Jan. 9, 2026

Youth mentoring, community-based mentoring program report: black teen male and mentor talking and laughing on bleachers

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National youth mentoring program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Youth Mentoring, At-risk Youth, Youth Wellbeing, Mentoring Access | Amount: Up to $30,000 | Deadline: Oct. 27, 2025

youth mentoring, child/youth mental health: teenage boy in hoodie talks to psychologist

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Mentoring for youth affected by opioid/substance misuse

GRANT FOCUS: Opioid/Substance Misuse and Abuse, Youth Mentoring, At-risk Youth, Health, Mental Health, Opioid Crisis | Amount: Up to $1,980,000 | Deadline:...

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From the Field

Navigating to next: Making complex pathways clearer with people-powered supports

In a complex economic landscape and postsecondary ecosystem, youth need navigators and postsecondary transition coaches.

youth mentoring: older bald black man talks to young man on park bench

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Mentoring for at-risk youth program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Mentoring/Mentorships, At-risk Youth, Juvenile Justice, Youth Development | Amount: Up to $4,000,000 | Deadline: Oct. 21, 2025

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Opinion

Unexpected mentors: Every new positive connection really does count

How can we look for ways to expand or deepen youth-adult relationships?

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► Reports

The effects of the Big Brothers Big Sisters Community-Based Mentoring program on crime and delinquency

A report details outcomes of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America's Community-Based Mentoring program.

Reimagining the aging out mindset: young black woman smiling while being helped by mentor

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From the Field

Reimagining the “aging-out” mindset: Building networks of care, not just building independence

Foster youth are expected to navigate adulthood as access to services and support disappears.

Trust time training_Unlocking potential learning ECOsystems: children look up at creative machinery in workshop

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Opinion

Trust, time and training: Unlocking the potential of learning ECOsystems

A new tool seeks to improve learning ecosystems by connecting educators to community partners.

youth mentoring for rural, at-risk, justice-involved youth: happy teenage female with light hair and headphones around neck in therapy session

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Rural, at-risk and justice-involved youth mentoring program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Mentoring, Rural Youth, At-risk/Justice-involved Youth, Youth Development | Amount: $308,333 - $358,333 | Deadline: Aug. 5, 2024

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Native youth development and cultural preservation grants

GRANT FOCUS: Native Youth, Community Development, Culture, Youth Development | Amount: Up to $60,000 | Deadline: June 5, 2024

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News

Florida’s accomplishments highlighted at National Mentoring Month round table. What will you do in 2024?

Mentoring means dedication of one’s time to motivate, educate, support and inspire another individual.

vehicle restoration/preservation youth education and training program grants; two young people working on antique car

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Vehicle restoration/preservation youth education and training program grants

GRANT FOCUS: Youth Development, Career/Job Training, Education, Mentoring | Amount: ~$10,000 | Deadline: Dec. 8, 2023

Black women-owned business support grants; young black businesswoman chatting on a mobile phone to a client as she sits working in a bright airy office

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New York City disadvantaged women and girls advancement support grants

GRANT FOCUS: Women/Girls, Disadvantaged Youth, Gender Equity, Jobs/Careers, Mentorships, NYC | Amount: Unspecified | Deadline: May 31, 2023 (LOI)

Jermaine Myrie named CEO of MENTOR: black, bald man with greying short beard wearing suit in front of out-of-focus plant backdrop

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► Newsmakers

Jermaine Myrie named CEO of MENTOR

Jermaine Myrie succeeds outgoing CEO David Shapiro on April 24.

Engage Every Student Initiative - Education Sec

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White House plan to put 250,000 volunteers, staff in schools draws support, skepticism

The new student success partnership is the latest in a web of initiatives that attempts to make up for the learning and...

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At-risk youth mentoring research and evaluation project grant

GRANT FOCUS: Youth Mentoring, At-risk Youth, System-involved Youth, Research | Amount: Up to $2,000,000 | Deadline: Apr. 18, 2022

Appalachian Parks Program: Whtie covered bridge surrounded by green trees sits crosses river in Elizabethton TN

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Rural Appalachian parks departments ‘train trauma’ to support youth

Like many rural communities, Elizabethton is struggling with a shrinking population and dim opportunities for work, education and recreation, especially for young...

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MENTOR’s Sadiq Ali asks: ‘What … have you done to support a young person today?’

President Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill finally passed after months of negotiations, and while there are plenty of positives in the new...