Youth Mentoring
This is the scorecard to track performance measures for the Youth Mentoring Program in Queen Anne's County.
What We Do
A part-time Mentor Coordinator recruits volunteer mentors for students at-risk of juvenile delinquency
Story Behind the Curve
Program: Youth Mentoring
FY14 Actual 1/01/14 to 6/30/14
What is the Story Behind the Program?
One student did not turn in their survey and several students had only been in the program for a month and were not assessed. This will explain a higher number of mentees compared with a lower number of completed assessments.
All mentors had been matched by June with the exception of a female mentor who had been out for surgery and a male mentor returning to be re-matched after a 6 month hiatus after his previous match had ended. Also, one male mentor has been matched three times. His mentees keep moving out of the county which is a part of the population on which we focus. Another male mentor was matched for one and half months. However his match was ended due to noncompliance by the mentee. Again these students were not assessed as they did not remain in the program for a good length of time. Three new mentees were matched before the end of June. Their numbers are included in the mentee numbered amount but, again, too short a time to be assessed. These three matches are doing well and continuing through the summer.
All matches are continuing except for one middle school female student who felt she did not need to continue in the program. Her mother agreed but they did like the program for the year she was in it.
We are starting to receive referrals for the program from the community outside of the school – Family Navigator, psychiatrist, Developmental Disabilities, Local Coordinating Team and parents. This is due to good reports from the schools and the positive effects we have had with students in our program. We are seeing an increase in a positive sense of self and future. Academics are increasing, sometimes only in two subjects, but encouraging for further success. Attendance is still one of the first measures to be reached. And the mentees ask to continue with their mentor.
The online training pilot project was very successful for the latest four recruits. They stated that they benefited greatly with this online tutorial and helped them to be confident in their ability to mentor and to be more focused at the coordinator’s training. The coordinator is currently searching for funding for new recruits and veteran mentors. Additional training still tends to be challenge with the mentors. The online approach could be a more beneficial solution.
Our mentors and mentees were asked to participate in National MENTOR collaboration with the
Who We Serve
Students in grades 6-10 that are at risk of juvenile delinquency
Why Is This Important?
School Success impacts youth development, school completion, personal well-being and transition to the workforce.
What We Do
A part-time Mentor Coordinator recruits volunteer mentors for students at-risk of juvenile delinquency
Story Behind the Curve
Program: Youth Mentoring
FY14 Actual 1/01/14 to 6/30/14
What is the Story Behind the Program?
One student did not turn in their survey and several students had only been in the program for a month and were not assessed. This will explain a higher number of mentees compared with a lower number of completed assessments.
All mentors had been matched by June with the exception of a female mentor who had been out for surgery and a male mentor returning to be re-matched after a 6 month hiatus after his previous match had ended. Also, one male mentor has been matched three times. His mentees keep moving out of the county which is a part of the population on which we focus. Another male mentor was matched for one and half months. However his match was ended due to noncompliance by the mentee. Again these students were not assessed as they did not remain in the program for a good length of time. Three new mentees were matched before the end of June. Their numbers are included in the mentee numbered amount but, again, too short a time to be assessed. These three matches are doing well and continuing through the summer.
All matches are continuing except for one middle school female student who felt she did not need to continue in the program. Her mother agreed but they did like the program for the year she was in it.
We are starting to receive referrals for the program from the community outside of the school – Family Navigator, psychiatrist, Developmental Disabilities, Local Coordinating Team and parents. This is due to good reports from the schools and the positive effects we have had with students in our program. We are seeing an increase in a positive sense of self and future. Academics are increasing, sometimes only in two subjects, but encouraging for further success. Attendance is still one of the first measures to be reached. And the mentees ask to continue with their mentor.
The online training pilot project was very successful for the latest four recruits. They stated that they benefited greatly with this online tutorial and helped them to be confident in their ability to mentor and to be more focused at the coordinator’s training. The coordinator is currently searching for funding for new recruits and veteran mentors. Additional training still tends to be challenge with the mentors. The online approach could be a more beneficial solution.
Our mentors and mentees were asked to participate in National MENTOR collaboration with the
Who We Serve
Students in grades 6-10 that are at risk of juvenile delinquency
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