Below are some great resources to help support your mentoring experience. Click here to return to the mentoring home page.

Getting Started

• Mentoring Guidelines – Review a list of important program guidelines from the New York City Department of Education.

• Helping High School Mentees Set Their Goals – The New York City Mentoring Program asks all of its mentors to guide their mentees through the goal-setting process. Here are a few questions to consider addressing with mentees.

• Getting Started – A list of job-related topics to discuss with mentees.

Things To Do

• Menu of Recommended Activities – A list of activities that mentors and mentees can do in the workplace.

• Mentor-Mentee Activity List – A list of activities that fall under the four categories (academic, cultural, social, and career) that we recommend mentors and mentees can explore together.

• Web Site and Literary Mentoring Resources 2010 – A list of web sites and resources related to planning for college, career exploration, low-cost activities in NYC, and mentoring in general.

• Community Service Opportunities – Community service presents great mentor-mentee activities. Here are a few suggestions for organizations to research or contact.

College Preparation

• College Action Plan Outline – Use this outline to guide mentees through the college selection and application process.

• Student Scholarships – A list of scholarships to get graduating mentees started on the scholarship search process.

Supporting Youth

• Mentoring Resources – A list of support services for youth to help mentors and mentees navigate personal issues.

Other Mentoring Organizations

• Big Brother/Big Sisters of New York City – Big Brothers/Big Sisters of New York City is among New York’s oldest and most successful youth service organizations, providing adult mentors to thousands of young people growing up in single parent homes across the city.

• Mentoring USA – Mentoring USA, a New York City-based nonprofit, forges powerful, transformative connections for young people through the advocacy and involvement of mentors. Using a one-to-one site-based model, trained mentors inspire by example and model positive life choices.

• The Mentoring Partnership of New York – If you are an individual who would like to mentor a student in NYC, contact the Mentoring Partnership of New York for more information.

Coming Soon!

• Weekly Mentee Group Meeting Guide – For school coordinators, this guide is full of activity ideas to incorporate into mentee meetings and corresponds to the Mentor Activity Guide. Please check back soon for updates.
   
• Mentor Activity Guide – A comprehensive guide with 15 “lesson plans” to help mentors and mentees structure some of their one-on-one sessions. The guide addresses a myriad of topics, including goal-setting, communication and phone skills, job interviews, and how to write a college essay. Please check back soon for updates.