Library

BOOKS

Bernstein, Nell. (2005). All Alone in the World: Children of the Incarcerated.
An intimate and heart-wrenching investigation into the lives of children of imprisoned parents, by an award-winning journalist. One in ten American children has a parent under criminal justice supervision--incarcerated, on probation, or on parole. One in thirty-three American children--and one in eight African American children--goes to sleep without access to a parent because that parent is in jail.

Rhodes, Jean. (2002). Stand by Me.
Jean E. Rhodes, Ph.D., Stand by Me: The Risks and Rewards of Mentoring Today's Youth.

Benedict, E. (2009). Mentors, Muses & Monsters.
In Mentors, Muses & Monsters, thirty of today's brightest literary lights turn their attention to the question of mentorship and influence, exploring the people, events, and books that have transformed their lives. The result is an astonishing collection of stirring, insightful, and sometimes funny personal essays.

AUDIO

Michael Meade. Branches of Mentoring. Seattle: Mosaic Multicultural Foundation. Mentoring evokes the genius in a person, develops gifts, and helps heal both personal and cultural wounds. This presentation directly benefits mentors, teachers, parents, artists, social activists, environmentalists, all and any who work with youth, value elders and seek a renewed sense of community. 

VIDEO

Voices of Youth: Supporting Adolescents in Foster Care. This DVD from the Annie E. Casey Foundationfeatures a candid conversation with foster youth as they describe their experiences in the foster care system. (17:30 minutes).

WEBSITES

Who mentored you? Some of America's most prominent people discuss important mentors in their lives -- family members, teachers, coaches, friends, neighbors -- who provided support, showed them the ropes, and helped them become who they are today. Listen, watch, or read Celebrity Interviews:  Quincy Jones, Gloria Estefan, Cal Ripkin, Jr., Edward-James Olmos, Oprah Winfrey, and many more.