BRIDGE to Adulthood: Tommy McClam and Kelly Belmonte YouthBuild USA National Mentoring Alliance Mentoring Strategies for Older Youth.

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BRIDGE to Adulthood: Tommy McClam and Kelly Belmonte YouthBuild USA National Mentoring Alliance Mentoring Strategies for Older Youth

By the end of this session, we hope you will be able to: Articulate some of the hopes, dreams, and challenges of “Opportunity Youth” Identify proven practices for mentoring youth transitioning into adulthood that you can apply in your programs Locate and use available resources for mentoring older youth. Objectives

Who are “Opportunity Youth”? + = ?

Hopes & Dreams

The dream gap

Ah ha moment

Why a bridge matters

How to build a BRIDGE Belonging Responsibility Initiative Diligence Greatness Efficacy (With appreciation to Dr. Ron Ferguson, Senior Lecturer in Education & Public Policy, Harvard Graduate School of Education)

“If I dismiss the ordinary – waiting for the special, the extreme, the extraordinary to happen – I may just miss my life.” ~ Dani Shapiro

What BRIDGE building is… and isn’t Problem-solving vs. dream-casting Small bridges, big impact For the good of a craft (or culture) vs. for the good of an individual Character-focused vs career-focused More “Why”, less “Why not”

“Ever tried, ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” ~ Samuel Becket

Building the Bridge

Ah ha moment

Building a bridge is… Necessary Hard Risky Full of unanticipated outcomes What else?

Trust is foundational Mentoring is not done in a silo Assess at appropriate times – expect growing pains, allow for them Recruit mentors for the bumpy ride over the long haul Crossing the BRIDGE: Lessons Learned

Youth voice/choice in recruitment, selection, engagement, and transition Group mentoring in support of one-on-one relationships 1 mentee, many mentors Preparing youth for lifetime of mentors Community leaders as mentors – placement (and program) champions Program leaders that take ownership Crossing the BRIDGE: Success includes…

BRIDGE Resources: CoP

The other side of the BRIDGE Lifelong relationships Co-mentoring opportunities The mentored becomes the mentor BRIDGE maintenance

Questions? Answers? Non sequiturs?

Stay connected Tommy McClam, Director of Mentoring Kelly Belmonte, Associate Director