Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America
http://www.bbbsa.org
The largest and probably best known mentoring program in the country, BBBSA has been in operation since 1904. Links to local BBBSA sites are included.
The National Mentoring Partnership
http://www.mentoring.org
This site is rich in resources for those working in the mentoring field or those who want to start a program. The interactive features are really well designed and helpful. Diagnostic tools help determine what may be wrong with an existing program and a question and answer format is available to resolve problems or concerns that a mentor might be having. Documents such as How to be a Better Mentor are provided.
The National Mentoring Center
http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring
Resources for training and conferences are kept up-to-date. Resource collections and publications are featured on this site. Sample forms for mentoring programs are available for downloading in .pdf or Word format. Links to most of the other national organizations are easily accessed here as are links to on-line funding resources.
Public/Private Ventures
http://www.ppv.org
Research and publications are featured here. This non-profit organization provides many content-rich features on its site. Many of the publications are available for downloading.
America's Promise: The Alliance for Youth
http://www.americaspromise.org
This national organization is dedicated to mobilizing the nation on behalf of America's youth. The website contains many reference materials and documents for community organizers. Updates regarding local activities are provided by area code. Local program personnel can update the local information directly to the site.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention supports Juvenile Mentoring Programs called JUMP Centers in many communities. They also are the funding source for many of the national groups and programs that support mentoring.