National Mentoring Partnership Incorporated

TO FUEL THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS FOR AMERICA'S YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO CLOSE THE MENTORING GAP.

AFFILIATE NETWORK SUPPORT & DEVELOPMENTIN 2021, MENTOR ADVANCED LOCAL FIELD LEADERSHIP BY SUPPORTING AND EXPANDING 23 MENTOR AFFILIATES. IN THIS WORK, MENTOR PARTNERED WITH, SUPPORTED, AND PROVIDED PASS-THROUGH FUNDING TO ITS NETWORK OF 23 AFFILIATES. MENTOR ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW AFFILIATE IN GEORGIA AND PROGRESSED TOWARD LAUNCHING OR RELAUNCHING NEW AFFILIATES IN TEXAS, ILLINOIS, AND FLORIDA. MENTOR SUPPORTED 100% OF AFFILIATES IN DEVELOPING AN ORGANIZATIONAL OPERATING AND EVALUATION PLAN. MENTOR VIRTUALLY HOSTED ITS ANNUAL GATHERING OF AFFILIATES AND WELCOMED 150 ATTENDEES FROM ACROSS THE AFFILIATE NETWORK FOR TRAINING, PEER LEARNING, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. IN COLLABORATION WITH AFFILIATES MENTOR LAUNCHED A COMMITTEE ON RACIAL EQUITY (CORE) COMPRISING NATIONAL AND AFFILIATE STAFF; CORE DEVELOPED A RACIAL EQUITY PLAN.

PRODUCT AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENTONE OF MENTOR'S CORE OBJECTIVES IS TO IDENTIFY, PROMOTE, AND DRIVE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES COMBINED WITH COMMUNITY WISDOM TO INCREASE THE QUALITY OF MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. MENTOR PURSUES THIS WORK BY ENSURING THAT LEADING-EDGE RESEARCH, EVIDENCE FROM THE FIELD, COMMUNITY INSIGHTS, AND EFFECTIVE TRAINING CONVERGE TO INCREASE, SUSTAIN, AND EVALUATE THE QUALITY OF MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. THROUGH THIS WORK, MENTOR ALSO PARTNERS WITH KEY THOUGHT LEADERS IN THE YOUTH-SERVICES FIELD TO BUILD THE EVIDENCE BASE AND SUPPORT FOR MENTORING AS A SYSTEMIC SOLUTION FOR IMPROVED YOUTH OUTCOMES IN AMERICA. A FEW EXAMPLES OF 2021 ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THIS WORK INCLUDE: 1) LED THE NATIONAL MENTORING RESOURCE CENTER TO PROVIDE OVER 11,870 HOURS OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MENTORING PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY; 2) WORKED ALONGSIDE PARTNERS FOR YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES TO RECRUIT 170 INDIVIDUALS FROM 135 MENTORING PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO BECOME MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL MENTORING DISABILITY COALITION. THESE INDIVIDUALS ALSO JOINED A TRAINING COHORT FOR IMPROVING PROGRAM PRACTICES THROUGH A MENTORING DISABILITY CERTIFICATION; 3) RELEASED A NEW FREE RESOURCE TO HELP ANY ADULT LOOKING TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE, BECOMING A BETTER MENTOR PROVIDES ADULTS WITH TANGIBLE STRATEGIES TO "BE THERE" FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THEIR VARIOUS LIFE JOURNEYS; 4) OFFERED MONTHLY COLLABORATIVE MENTORING MONTHLY WEBINAR SERIES WHICH AVERAGED 410 ATTENDEES WITH A 4.3/5 WEBINAR RATING; AND 5) RELEASED A RESEARCH AGENDA OUTLINING FOUR KEY AREAS FOR FUTURE MENTORING RESEARCH.

PROMOTION, PUBLIC EDUCATION & POLICY MENTOR PROMOTES THE YOUTH MENTORING FIELD BY MOTIVATING CIVIC LEADERS, EMPLOYEES, AND INDIVIDUALS TO PRIORITIZE AND INVEST IN ENSURING ALL YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS. IN 2021, MENTOR HOSTED A WORKFORCE EQUITY PLEDGE AND AN EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO HELP INDIVIDUALS SUPPORTING AND ENGAGING YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE SYSTEMS. THESE CAMPAIGNS ALSO PROMOTED THE USE OF THE MENTORING CONNECTOR, THE SINGLE NATIONAL DATABASE OF QUALITY MENTORING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2021, THE MENTORING CONNECTOR WAS USED BY 20,210 INDIVIDUALS WHO COMPLETED 51,305 SEARCHES FOR MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES AND CONNECTED WITH 1,337 LOCAL MENTORING PROGRAMS NATIONWIDE. IN 2021, MENTOR WAS AWARDED $2,845,000 IN FUNDING BY THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION TO CONTINUE ITS NATIONAL MENTORING RESOURCE CENTER, A 40% INCREASE DUE TO ADDITIONAL DEMAND FOR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE MENTORING FIELD. MENTOR ALSO CONTINUED TO CO-LEAD ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO SUCCESSFULLY INCREASE KEY FEDERAL INVESTMENTS IN MENTORING TO $100 MILLION IN FY21.

NATIONAL MENTORING SUMMITMENTOR ANNUALLY HOSTS THE NATIONAL MENTORING SUMMIT IN WASHINGTON DC, THE ONLY NATIONAL CONVENING OF YOUTH MENTORING PROFESSIONALS, RESEARCHERS, CORPORATE PARTNERS, AND GOVERNMENT AND CIVIC LEADERS FOCUSED ON STRENGTHENING AND EXPANDING QUALITY MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE NATIONWIDE. IN JANUARY 2021, MENTOR HOSTED THE 11TH ANNUAL NATIONAL MENTORING SUMMIT WHICH, DUE TO COVID-19 WAS ALL VIRTUAL. THIS EVENT, WHICH AS AN IN-PERSON EVENT TYPICALLY ATTRACTED 1,300 ATTENDEES ANNUALLY FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND A FEW INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES, THIS YEAR WELCOMED OVER 2,700 ATTENDEES VIRTUALLY FROM ALL 50 STATES AND 18 COUNTRIES.