Youth mentoring is the process of matching mentors with young people who need or want a caring, responsible adult in their lives. Adult mentors are usually unrelated to those they are mentoring.

The benefits of youth mentors:

*Identifying goals *Evaluating understanding *Evaluating talents and building on them 

*Developing a relationship founded on mutual respect *Sharing your own experience

*Given ownership of their work and promoting accountability *Creating an interactive research environment * Identifying what motivates you *Balancing belief with action and experience  *Creating a safe environment in which you feel that

is acceptable to fail and learn from their mistakes  *Encouraging growth through challenges  *Promoting learning through inquiry 

*Walking experimental avenues together