Featured Resources in this month's Tutor/Mentor Newsletter
These can all be found in other sections of this website, but we've been featuring them in our monthly newsletter.
Below are resources to use.
(I repeat many of these each month. That does not mean the information is old. These websites keep adding new resources to their own sites!)
* MENTOR celebrates 35 years of support for mentoring in the USA and the world. visit website
2027 National Mentoring Summit will be held on January 28 and 29, 2027 - click here
* Chicago Mentoring Collaborative - click here
* Follow Prison Policy Initiative on Facebook, BlueSky and Twitter. If you work with youth in high poverty areas, your kids and families are likely affected.
* Prison Policy alternatives - click here
* Investigative Project on Race & Equity - click here
* Policy Link - A National Research and Action Institute - click here
* Grantmakers for Education - click here
* AfterSchool Alliance resources - click here
* National Mentoring Resource Center - click here
* UCLA Center resources - click here; Guide to Learning Supports pdf - click here
* Every Hour Counts - network of intermediaries building after school systems - click here
* MyChiMyFuture - Chicago youth programs map and directory. click here; visit the website - click here
* Chicago Learning Exchange supports Out-of-School-Time community in Chicago - click here
* ACT Now - Championing Quality Afterschool Programs in Illinois - click here
* To & Through Project website - click here
* Center for Effective Philanthropy - click here
* Forefront -Illinois' statewide association of nonprofits, foundations and advisors. click here
* YouthToday online magazine - click here
* South Side STEM Asset maps - read about using maps - click here
* Incarceration Reform Resource Center - click here
Latest Tutor/Mentor blog articles
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* Philanthropy articles - click here
* Reaching out to Universities - click here
* Understanding 4-part strategy and strategy map - click here
* Using Concept Maps to Understand Systems - click here
* Mapping Participation - click here
* Vision of founder - click here
* Network Analysis - click here
* Using Maps - click here
* About T/MI articles on blog - click here
* History of T/MC - T/MI articles - click here
* Create a New Tutor/Mentor Connection - click here
* About T/MI articles on blog - click here
* History of T/MC - T/MI articles - click here
* Create a New Tutor/Mentor Connection - click here
Bookmark these Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC Resources
* Lists of Chicago area, volunteer-based tutor, mentor programs - click here
* Homework help and volunteer training resources - click here
* Resource Library - click here
* Strategy essays by Tutor/Mentor - click here
* Work done by interns in past - click here
* Maps and Map-Stories from past 30 years - click here
* Political Action resources - click here, and click here
* Newest article on Substack.com - click here
* Tutor/Mentor Institute Videos - click here
* Chicago Youth Serving Organizations in Intermediary Roles - click here to view a concept map showing many organizations working to help improve the lives of Chicago area youth. Follow the links. If you know of other intermediaries that should be added please share that information with Dan Bassill.