MENTOR Nebraska

MENTOR Nebraska, formerly Midlands Mentoring Partnership, was launched in 1999 to improve the number and quality of mentoring programs available for Nebraska’s youth. For more than 20 years, we have led the mentoring movement to ensure youth and mentors have access to high-quality mentoring experiences. We support and collaborate with more than 200 mentoring programs that serve 14,000+ youth across Nebraska. While growth is a vital component of connecting more young people with mentors, we are dedicated to making sure those connections are quality matches made through quality mentoring programs.

MISSION

MENTOR Nebraska fuels the quality and quantity of mentoring relationships, strengthens collaboration, and advocates for mentoring.

VISION

MENTOR Nebraska’s vision is for every young person to have the supportive relationships they need to grow and develop into thriving, productive and engaged adults.

Quality Mentoring: MENTOR Nebraska piloted the National Quality Mentoring System (NQMS) to help programs bring their practices into alignment with evidence-based quality standards. The NQMS helps raise the quality of mentoring programs through a structured self-assessment and review process that helps improve the safety and effectiveness of programs. The NQMS allows MENTOR and its network of affiliates to establish consistent quality standards among mentoring programs across the country. The process also results in a public designation that signifies an organization’s commitment to assessing their practice and operating quality programming. MENTOR Nebraska is rolling out this tool statewide. 

Training: As a resource to promote best practices throughout Nebraska, MENTOR Nebraska provides several fundamental training and assessment tools at no cost to mentoring programs. These training opportunities help mentoring programs gain the support and resources they need to provide high quality mentoring experiences.

Technical Assistance: The National Mentoring Resource Center (NMRC) provides individualized no-cost technical assistance to organizations to support the implementation or improvement of specific youth mentoring practices. 

Initiatives: MENTOR Nebraska also implements several initiatives to strengthen the mentoring movement including data collection, advocacy, mentor recruitment, etc.