National Mentoring Center - The Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory's National Mentoring Center provides training and technical assistance to mentoring programs through a variety of services and conferences. Created and funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the center aims to create connections between children and caring adults in the community by supporting the creation of local, one-to-one mentoring programs for youth at risk of education failure, dropping out of school or involvement in delinquent activities. The center also collaborates with other mentoring organizations to provide resources, training and evaluation services to assist in the mentoring process....

National Mentoring Partnership - The National Mentoring Partnership is an advocate for the expansion of mentoring and a resource for mentors and mentoring initiatives nationwide. The partnership fosters collaborative relationships between states and communities, schools, businesses and civic associations to sustain and expand mentoring opportunities for young people. This site provides information on leadership and support, training, standards, state partnerships and public awareness campaigns....

Public/Private Ventures (P/PV) - The mission of this national nonprofit organization is to improve the effectiveness of social policies, programs and community initiatives, especially as they affect youth and young adults. In carrying out this mission, P/PV works with philanthropies, the public and business sectors and nonprofit organizations. Mentoring is a main project of P/PV, and this site contains numerous reports on effective programs and practices and research....