The following resources can help YouthBuild mentors (and other caring adults) in working with YouthBuild students to peruse their goals and grow as individuals.

YouthBuild Resources

• What’s Next? Introduction to Postsecondary Education Planning – This e-learning module helps youth, with the help of their mentors, explore career and educational options.
• What’s Next? College Knowledge – This e-learning module helps youth explore the elements and attitudes needed for a successful transition to college including choosing a school, financing their education, taking admissions and placement exams, and owning their transition.
• Introduction to YouthBuild Mentoring – This e-learning module provides an excellent overview of your role as a mentor and how you can best support one of our students.
• That Magic Moment: YouthBuild Mentors and Mentees on What It Takes to Light the Match (PDF) – This white paper provides information on how mentoring is helping YouthBuild students and how mentors are bonding with their mentees.
• Supporting YouthBuild Students in Mentoring Relationships (Word doc) – This guidebook for parents and other supportive adults explains how to support students as they go through the mentoring experience. It also contains lots of advice that mentors can benefit from hearing.
• Mentor Handbook (Word doc) – Developed by one of our local NMA sites, this guidebook offers a good overview of mentor requirements and mentoring advice.

Other Resources

• Talking it Through – Online Training (developed by the National Mentoring Center at Education Northwest)
• A Mentor's Guide to Youth Development (PDF file, published by the Mentoring Resource Center)
• Building Relationships: A Guide for New Mentors (PDF file , published by the National Mentoring Center)
• Tools for Mentoring Adolescents (published by Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota)
• Fostering Close and Effective Relationships in Youth Mentoring Programs (PDF file, published by MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership)