title: The rhetoric and reality of youth mentoring.
abstract: Enduring and supportive mentoring relationships can powerfully influence the course and quality of adolescent lives. As mentoring continues to expand, community agencies are implementing alternatives to the traditional one-on-one mentoring mode. Such efforts may help to reach youth who might otherwise fall through the cracks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts-Boston, USA.
authors.forename: Jean E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Rhodes
authors.forename: Jean B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Grossman
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roffman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D008611:Mentors; D016730:Program Development