Available MRC Publications
This page offers a full listing of all downloadable MRC publications. These materials can also be sorted by keywords and document type in our 2008 MRC Publication Catalog.
Major Publications:
These resources represent the lengthier, more comprehensive resources that the MRC has produced. Included are guidebooks, toolkits, and other in-depth resources on a variety of mentoring topics.
- Making the Grade: A Guide to Incorporating Academic Achievement Into Mentoring Programs and Relationships
PDF file - The U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Program's Guide to Screening and Background Checks PDF file
- Going the Distance: A Guide to Building Lasting Relationships in Mentoring Programs PDF file
- Preparing Participants for Mentoring: The U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Program's Guide to Initial Training of Volunteers, Youth, and Parents PDF file
- Effective Mentor Recruitment: Getting Organized, Getting Results PDF file
- Ongoing Training for Mentors: 12 Interactive Sessions for U.S. Department of Education Mentoring Programs PDF file
- Building a Sustainable Mentoring Program: A Framework for Resource Development Planning PDF file
- Guide to Mentoring for Parents and Guardians: Customizable Word Template ~ How To Use PDF file
(Click here for a Spanish translated version of the guide from a local ED mentoring grantee. Please re-edit this translated version with your own program details before using in your program.) - Marketing Toolkit for Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools Mentoring Programs
- Building Effective Peer Mentoring Programs in Schools: An Introductory Guide
Fact Sheets:
Written by leading experts in the youth mentoring field, the MRC Fact Sheets examine current research and best practices in many critical areas of mentoring program design and broader youth development services. Newer issues also feature the "Pub Hub," which focuses on print, online, and MRC Library resources available to OSDFS mentoring grantees.
- Fact Sheet 30: Research and Practice - The Role of Evidence-Based Program Practices in the Youth Mentoring Field PDF file
- Fact Sheet 29: Enriching the Mentoring Experience Through Ongoing Mentee Training PDF file
- Fact Sheet 28: Redefining Your Success - The Role of Adolescent Connectedness in Demonstrating Mentoring Impact PDF file
- Fact Sheet 27: Comprehensive Approaches to Mentor Retention PDF file
- Fact Sheet 26: Helping a Grieving Mentee PDF file
- Fact Sheet 25: School Libraries - A Critical Resource for School-Based Mentoring Programs and the Youth They Serve PDF file
- Fact Sheet 24: Making the Transition to Middle School PDF file
- Fact Sheet 23: Diversity in Mentoring PDF file
- Fact Sheet 22: Summertime Program Tune-Up PDF file
- Fact Sheet 21: Building an Effective Advisory Committee PDF file
- Fact Sheet 20: Keeping Matches in Touch Over the Summer Months PDF file
- Fact Sheet 19: Engaging Matches in Volunteer Service PDF file
- Fact Sheet 18: Avoiding Early Match Termination PDF file
- Fact Sheet 17: Making the Most of Higher Education Partnerships PDF file
- Fact Sheet 16: Gender-Specific Approaches in Mentoring PDF file
- Fact Sheet 15: A Mentor’s Guide to Youth Development PDF file
- Fact Sheet 14: Putting Youth Development Principles To Work in Mentoring Programs PDF file
- Fact Sheet 13: Understanding the Youth Development Model PDF file
- Fact Sheet 12: Preparing for Tomorrow Today - Reinventing Partnerships to Sustain Your OSDFS Mentoring Program PDF file
- Fact Sheet 11: Managing Risk After the Match Is Made PDF file
- Fact Sheet 10: Overcoming Relationship Pitfalls PDF file
- Fact Sheet 9: Quick Sustainability Tips PDF file
- Fact Sheet 8: Volunteer Motivation and Mentor Recruitment PDF file
- Fact Sheet 7: Peer Mentoring and Academic Success PDF file
- Fact Sheet 6: Involving Parents in Mentoring Programs PDF file
- Fact Sheet 5: Getting Started with Program Sustainability PDF file
- Fact Sheet 4: Developing Effective Policies and Procedures for OSDFS Mentoring Programs PDF file
- Fact Sheet 3: Marketing Your Mentoring Program PDF file
- Fact Sheet 2: Keeping Mentoring Relationships Going Through the Summer Months PDF file
- Fact Sheet 1: Promoting Academic Achievement Through Your Mentoring Program PDF file
Case Studies:
These brief publications highlight mentoring programs and partnerships from around the country, examining how they have met challenges and improved program services and organizational sustainability. Each issue looks at an effective program practice, provides a real-life example, and offers advice that can be replicated by other mentoring programs.
- Building Lasting Matches Through Quality Training and Support: Powerhouse Foster Youth Mentoring Program PDF file
- Bullying Prevention and Intervention: Teammates Mentoring Program, Lincoln Public Schools PDF file
- Building Sustainable Partnerships with Schools PDF file
- Continuing Mentoring Program Services: Fundraising and Other Sustainability Practices PDF file
- Creating Matches that Last: Friends for Youth Best Practice PDF file
- Delivering Culturally Competent Mentoring Services to Low-Income Latino Youth PDF file
- Delivering Quality Mentoring Services in Rural and Tribal Settings: A Case Study of the North Dakota
Tribal-Rural Mentoring Partnership PDF file - Effective Peer Mentoring: The California Friday Night Live Mentoring Program PDF file
- Effective Strategies of Volunteer Recruitment PDF file
- Linking Evaluation to Sustainability: The KISmet Project PDF file
- (NEW!) Making a Difference on a Shoestring Budget: Evergreen School Lunch Buddies Program PDF file
- Making the Connection: Using Your Evaluation For Program Improvement and Sustainability --
Elyria School District Mentoring Program PDF file - Making the Faith-Based Connection: The Chosen To Achieve Program PDF file
- Mentoring Models for Youth With Disabilities: Miami "Shake a Leg" Program PDF file
- One-on-One and Group Mentoring: An Integrated Approach PDF file
- Partnership Growing Pains: Creative Solutions for Strengthening School-Community Collaborations PDF file
- (NEW!) Play Well With Others: Leveraging Local Partnerships for Program Success PDF file
- Proactively Supporting Staff: Strategies for Reducing Staff Turnover PDF file
- Recruitment: Understanding the Male Perspective PDF file
- Self Selection of Youth Goals in Mentoring Programs: A Program in Portland Helps Youth Envision Their Future PDF file
- Strategies for Sustainability: Mentors Inc. and The Role of the Board PDF file
- (NEW!) Why Don’t We Like To Change? Helping Organizations Chart a New Course for Future Success PDF file
Web Seminar Training Materials:
MRC Web Seminars provide grantees with a training opportunity via teleconference or with an online training platform such as WebEx. For each Web Seminar, we have collected all of the presenter's handouts, slides, supplemental reading materials, and either a video or audio recording of the session into an archived page. Click the links below to visit each archived session.
- Web Seminar #11 - Preventing and Dealing with Sexual Abuse in One to One Youth Mentoring Programs
- Web Seminar #10 - Infusing Creativity Into Your Mentoring Program
- Web Seminar #9 - Building a Mentoring Resource Collection
- Web Seminar #8 - Peer Mentoring: New Research and Innovative Practice
- Web Seminar #7 - Peer Mentoring: Recruiting, Training, and Ensuring Longevity
- Web Seminar #6 - Special Issues in Targeted Mentor Recruitment - Male Mentors & Hispanic Communities
- Web Seminar #5 - Introduction to the Information Services and Resources of the MRC
- Web Seminar #4 - Building Youth Literacy in Mentoring Programs
- Web Seminar #3 - The BBBS School-Based Mentoring Impact Study--Findings and Implications for Policy and Practice
- Web Seminar #2 - Using Mentoring Research Findings to Build Effective Programs
- Web Seminar #1 - Micro-Sustainability: Strategies for Finding and Building Local Support for Your Program
Mentor Recruitment Postcard:
The MRC has developed a generic mentor recruitment postcard that can be downloaded and adapted by U.S. Department of Education grantees for use in their volunteer recruitment efforts. If you are a grantee of this initiative you can learn more about the postcard and download the customizable template here: http://www.edmentoring.org/postcard.html