Ensure that all youth who seek mentoring services will reap the benefits of an ongoing, consistent, caring, and safe mentoring relationship. This how-to guide provides a clear, systematic way of implementing mentoring best practices. Created from the practical experience of the Friends of Youth Mentoring Institute, the manual is based on latest mentoring research and information gathered from working with hundreds of mentoring programs over two decades. Make sure your program is following the 10 Quality Assurance Standards.

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From Running a Safe and Effective Mentoring Program:

In 1993, mentoring professionals from across the nation gathered to identify and define the building blocks necessary for the success of any type of mentoring model. The Quality Assurance Standards were created as the non-negotiable elements that must be in place in any safe and effective mentoring program. The 10 Quality Assurance Standards are:

1. A Mission Statement and a Long Range Plan
2. A Recruitment Plan for Mentors and Mentees
3. Customized Orientations for Mentors and Mentees
4. Eligibility Screening/Application Process for Mentors and Mentees
5. A Training Curriculum for all Mentors
6. A Matching Strategy
7. A Monitoring Process
8. Relationship Closure Steps
9. A Mentor Support, Recognition, and Retention Component
10. An Evaluation

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