TA at a glance:
MENTOR Virginia provides no-cost technical assistance through the National Mentoring Resource Center to over 35 mentoring programs across the state each year on topics including program design and development, operations, and evaluation in alignment with national best practice standards.
We help programs develop mentor recruitment plans, training programs for mentors/mentees, custom evaluation tools, and more. We also support organizations to build capacity in areas related to youth voice and leadership, racial equity and LGBTQ+ inclusion, mentoring students with disabilities, and youth mental health.
MENTOR Virginia works with a variety of consultants who, together, have over 100 years of experience in the mentoring field and can provide specialized support to programs in any area of need across all program models, youth populations, and geographic settings.
Services as an Affiliate of MENTOR National
As an affiliate of MENTOR, MENTOR Virginia fosters quality mentoring relationships that empower, elevate, and encourage young people across Virginia. This is done by promoting effective mentoring through program development, capacity building, stakeholder engagement, data collection, knowledge management, and advocacy.
MENTOR Virginia provides the following core services:
- Education and training to mentors, mentees, and mentoring program staff;
- No-cost technical assistance customized to the needs of mentoring programs;
- Program quality assessment through the National Quality Mentoring System, which aligns programs with national best practices;
- Placement of AmeriCorps VISTA Members with mentoring programs in order to build their capacity for high-quality mentoring;
- Advocacy for and promotion of youth mentoring in Virginia, resulting in expanded support for mentoring programs and increased recruitment of mentors for partner agencies.