Helpful Youth Mentoring Links
Heart For Youth Charitable Trust
The Heart For Youth Charitable Trust (H4Y) is on the North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand. It’s mission: “To accept, connect, equip and encourage youth & young adults through the integration of training processes and programs covering life skills/ values, self-awareness, self-esteem/ self-discipline principles and personal growth of all youth/young adults from any ethnicities – inclusive of youth at risk, those marginalised, underprivileged and those having special needs or disabilities in Aotearoa New Zealand”.
Our four core values of H4Y are: ACCEPT CONNECT EQUIP ENCOURAGE
Some of the programs offered include: youth mentoring, parent support, life skills training, counselling and crisis support, ‘in-schools’ peer mentor training and support and lots more.
Coast Mentoring
Launched in New Zealand in October 2020, Coast Mentoring supports young people aged 10-24 yrs who would benefit from having an adult mentor to support them on their journey. Mentors meet up with their mentee on a weekly basis. Together they talk, learn, grow and have a lot of fun along the way!
Upside Youth Mentoring
Upside Youth Mentoring (formerly Brothers In Arms) supports change in Aotearoa New Zealand’s young people with adverse childhood experiences. We want to help them feel a little brighter and more loved than they did yesterday. Our dream is to change the future of our nation. We’ve been matching young people with mentors since 2006 and with over 700 matches and 6000 hours of mentoring a year, we’ve seen time and time again the life-changing effects of this connection. 90% success rate in 2019 (24% higher than international standard). We work with young people aged 9-13 years old who have been referred to us from principals, counsellors, psychologists and social workers who believe a positive role model is what this young person needs to help navigate their current challenges.
Frontline Solutions
The New Zealand Youth Mentoring Network
Vaping - you can encourage teenagers to stop!
Currently, on this link you will learn the following:
What is Vaping?
Types of Vapes
A discussion on whether or not vaping is dangerous including the negative known effects of vaping
The current outbreak of vaping illnesses
Whether or not countries such as Canada or the UK have similar issues
Why teens vape
How to tell if a teen is vaping
How not to properly stop teens from vaping
How to properly stop teens from vaping
Parenting Ideas
The Parenting Place
Raise: The Youth Mentoring Foundation
The Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
Big Brothers Big Sisters International
Childtrends
Search Institute
Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota
The Mentors, Inc.
Child, Youth and Family Consortium
International Telementor Program (Mentoring Pathways)
Telementoring is a process that combines the proven practice of mentoring with the speed and ease of electronic communication, enabling busy professionals to make significant contributions to the academic lives of students. Through mentoring by industry professionals, a corporation helps students develop the skills and foundation to pursue their interests successfully and operate at their potential.
National Dropout Prevention Centres
Resiliency in Action
Project Resilience
The Tutor/Mentor Connection
Scottish Mentoring Network
MENTOR National Mentoring Partnership
Life Changing Experiences Foundation
Mentor Consulting Group
Uncle, Byron Bay
kids.now
Be a Mentor
Informal Education
e-Buddies
Teacher Appreciation
The Governor's Prevention Partnership (Connecticut)
- Increasing the number of youth who have the caring support of a mentor (some useful information for working with Corporate groups and establishing mentoring programs can be found here)
- Helping local communities build coalitions and programs to address underage drinking
- Helping schools develop and implement effective drug and violence prevention programming including Student Assistance Programs, bullying, conflict resolution and peer mediation programs
- Helping colleges/universities address issues and behavior related to alcohol abuse
- Delivering anti-drug messages through the media
- Giving parents the skills they need to protect their children against drugs and other problems
The Governor’s Prevention Partnership works in collaboration with local, regional and statewide providers to maximize youth development programming without duplicating services. The Partnership’s programs affect children in virtually every community in the state.