Mentoring Program Results
Vanessa
receives an award from her mentee.Outcome highlights from three years of Evaluation Reports by Sally Stevens, Ph.D., Research Professor at the University of Arizona, include the following:
Does having a mentor spend time with a student make a difference?
Yes! Students showed greater positive changes in the area of attitudes towards school and the presence of caring individuals if they had seven or more meetings with their mentor, as compared to those students who had fewer meetings.
Do teachers report a difference in the students who participate in the StrengthBuilding Mentoring Project?
Yes! Teachers reported positive changes in students from the beginning of the school year to the end of the year in the areas of school work habits, peer relationships and self control.
Vanessa and her
mentee, working with another mentor, Patricia, and
her mentee on a community project. The quilt was donated to the Pascua Yaqui
Tribal Elders.Do students who participate in StrengthBuilding Partners show reduced absenteeism?
Yes! Between the time of a student’s first meeting with their mentor and six months later, students reduce their absenteeism by 60%.
What do families think about StrengthBuilding Partners Mentoring Program?
Most report (94%) that StrengthBuilding Partners Mentoring Program has made a positive difference for their child particularly in the areas of peer relationships/socialization and schooling (more favorable attitude/attendance/homework).
