Overview

Mentor2Youth provides an intervention program catered towards the social-emotional development of students. This is a curriculum based series of workshops and programming catered towards eight areas of competency: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, goal-directed behavior, personal responsibility, decision making and optimistic thinking. Through our DESSA assessment we are able to identify areas of growth for a child personalizing a motivated plan of action (MAP) that supports their development in areas of growth during the course of a year. Workshops and programming are facilitated by local professionals and college students. The program maintains a 1:3 ratio to ensure all students’ needs are met through an individualized approach towards education. 1-2hr Workshops encompass multi-learning style activities (i.e. visual, hands-on, discussion) that engage students at their learning level and reinforce specific fundamental skills. Through workshops and instruction inclusive of diversity, different learning styles and a positive culture, students will be placed in an environment that empowers and motivates them to improve personally and academically. 

Core Objectives

-          Students participate in at least 40 hours of SEL workshops

-          Students receive at least 40 hours of direct intervention in area of growth

Outcomes

-          85% of students report a mean asset score of 23 or higher

-          83% of students display improved social-emotional skills

Measurement Tools

-          Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA) is a qualitative assessment that is completed by staff and the student’s parent/guardian that identifies benchmarks for students SEL skills. This assessment is conducted quarterly to evaluate progress in these areas. It’s specifically for youth grades K-8th. The Developmental Assets Profile (DAP) is a quantitative assessment that will be conducted as a pre/post test to be taken by the students. This assesses internal and external assets that impact a child’s social-emotional well being. Specifically for youth grades 9th – 12th.

SEL Workshop Series/Programming

-          The DESSA

-          Character Counts

-          Leading With Character