What is unique about ChalleNGe mentoring?
Many high impact youth programs produce dramatic improvements in the attitudes and behavior of youthful participants while they are engaged in the program. However, research shows that these program gains decay over time because graduates are not properly supported during their transition back to the community. This is not the case with the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program. The mentoring component of the ChalleNGe Program is fully integrated into the residential phase of the program. Over 90 percent of ChalleNGe mentors are nominated by cadets at the beginning of the residential phase, eliminating the isolation many mentors feel when matched with strangers. Mentors are then screened, trained and matched with corpsmembers by the 13th week – the halfway point of the residential phase.
Many high impact youth programs produce dramatic improvements in the attitudes and behavior of youthful participants while they are engaged in the program. However, research shows that these program gains decay over time because graduates are not properly supported during their transition back to the community. This is not the case with the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program. The mentoring component of the ChalleNGe Program is fully integrated into the residential phase of the program. Over 90 percent of ChalleNGe mentors are nominated by cadets at the beginning of the residential phase, eliminating the isolation many Mentors feel when matched with strangers. Mentors are then screened, trained and matched with cadets by the 13th week – the halfway point of the residential phase.
