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Research can provide insights into the impact of mentoring, effective ways to set up mentoring programs and how to recruit mentors. Below are two organizations that are great resources for these insights and some of their reports. You can learn more visiting their online libraries.

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2008
High School Students as Mentors: Findings From the Big Brothers Big Sisters School-Based Mentoring Impact Study

2007
Mentoring Fact Sheet: Understanding the Youth Development Model

2007
Using Mentoring Research Findings to Build Effective Programs: Collected Training Supplements and Materials from the MRC Web Seminars on Mentoring Research

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2008
Youth in Foster Care With Adult Mentors During Adolescence Have Improved Adult Outcomes

1999
Contemporary Issues in Mentoring

2009
Local Research: School-Based Mentoring in Southwestern Pennsylvania (Allegheny and Beaver Counties)

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Let's do lunch and talk about the rewards of mentoring. Learn what it means to be a mentor and how to get the most out of it. We'll even dispel a few myths along the way. This is a great way for your organization or company to bring people together... they can bring their lunch or you can have lunch prepared for them. Interested? Email Arlene Sparks at: asparks@mentoringpittsburgh.org

Most mentors benefit from their experience

Research shows that most mentors get benefits from their experience. Many mentors can expect to:

A recent study found that 96% of existing mentors would recommend mentoring to others.

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Most mentors benefit from their experience