Group Mentorship Programs for At-Risk Boys

Summary This research brief profiles school-based group mentorship programs and reviews mentorship strategies for at-risk students and male adolescents. The research brief provides a review of options for districts considering the launch of a mentorship program and provides strategies to implement and operate the program continuously. Key observations from our research 1. Consider partnering with mentorship providers to mitigate administrative burden on district staff. 2. Launch new mentorship programs with limited scope to ensure manageable workloads for program administrators. 3. The curriculum of mentorship meetings varies depending on the focus of the mentorship program. 4. Mentorship programs for at-risk boys do not differ significantly from mentorship programs for at-risk students generally. Download the Report