Mentoring

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Extension CouncilYouth Leadership(ECYL)Topic 6

• Mentoring Retaining Youth/Young Adults

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Extension Council Youth Leadership(ECYL)Topic
6

• Learning
• Objectives
• Understand what factors contribute to a young
  persons success in serving on a local board or
  council.
• Identify how mentoring determines retention or
  attrition of young people.
• Grasp what youth are looking for in a council
  mentor.
• Understand and apply good mentoring practices.
• Demonstrate facilitation and group process
  techniques that engage younger members.

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Mentoring Retaining Youth/Young Adults

• Characteristics of a good mentor
• Guidelines for pairing youth with mentors
• What if something isnt working (prevention)
• Excerpt from 15 Points Successfully Involving
  Young People in Decision-Making. (2006).  Youth
  on Board, Inc. Somerville, MA. 
  http//www.youthonboard.org.

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Mentoring Retaining Youth/Young Adults

• Characteristics of a good mentor
• Ability to relate to young people
• Enthusiasm
• Patience
• Knowledge base
• Overall personality
• Excerpt from 15 Points Successfully Involving
  Young People in Decision-Making. (2006).  Youth
  on Board, Inc. Somerville, MA. 
  http//www.youthonboard.org.

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Mentoring Retaining Youth/Young Adults

• Guidelines for pairing youth with a mentor
• Know each other already
• Live nearby (transportation to meetings)
• Male to male, female to female
• Common vocations or interests
• Parental approval
• Allow young people voice in the match
• Excerpt from 15 Points Successfully Involving
  Young People in Decision-Making. (2006).  Youth
  on Board, Inc. Somerville, MA. 
  http//www.youthonboard.org.

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Mentoring Retaining Youth/Young Adults

• What if something isnt working (prevention)
• Designate a staff person to coordinate
• Schedule regular check-ins with new youth members
• Do informal evaluations of pairings after a few
  council meetings
• Spend time with youth outside of meetings
• Involve parents
• Excerpt from 15 Points Successfully Involving
  Young People in Decision-Making. (2006).  Youth
  on Board, Inc. Somerville, MA. 
  http//www.youthonboard.org.

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Mentoring Youth Representatives

• Actions to Ensure Youth Are
• Informed Engaged Supported Retained Youth

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Mentoring Retaining Youth/Young Adults

• Action Step
• Identify two persons who will serve as mentors to
  new youth/young adult members.
• Record steps mentors will take to ensure young
  people are informed, engaged, and supported.

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Extension Council Youth Leadership (ECYL)

• County Extension Council Training Module

Produced by the Council Leadership Development
Committee ? a partnership of the Missouri
Extension County Council Leadership Council and
University of Missouri Extensionhttp//extension.
missouri.edu/extcouncil/training/ Funding for
this project was made possible by a grant from
the Surdna Foundation and the National 4-H
Council.