Recruiting Youth to Your Mentoring Program

Recruiting is to actively seek out young people to participate in your program 2

Potential participants may have Need for role models Family problems Need for job skills Problems in school Disabilities

Where should you recruit? Schools State agencies Churches Neighborhood Parents Teachers Coaches Family physicians Clubs 4

How should you recruit youth? Establish criteria for participation Encourage referrals Make youths want to participate Advertise your program 5

Choose appropriate strategies Brainstorm strategies Decide on time & resources Create different strategies, messages and mediums Choose specific strategies Design messages Pick communication Pretest ideas and messages 6

Implement and evaluate Establish a tracking system Continuously modify your work based on results Celebrate your accomplishments 7