Re: Former Foster Children as Mentors or Advocates

["Charlie Enright" <cenright@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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A little surprised that Youth Communications of New York hasn't been 
mentioned in a response.  Research is not my thing nor is it Youth 
Communication's.  However they are all about peer mentoring.
    From their web page at: www.youthcomm.org


Youth Communication helps teenagers develop their skills in reading, 
writing, thinking, and reflection, so they can acquire the information they 
need to make thoughtful choices about their lives.

We do that by:

. training teens in journalism and related skills;

. publishing magazines, books and other materials written and illustrated by 
young people;

. encouraging teens and the adults who work with them to use our 
publications to stimulate reading, writing, discussion, and reflection.



    Seems like Youth Communications or California Youth Connections would be 
great candidates for, at least, a program evaluation.



Charlie Enright, JD, MSW, LMSW
4907 Foster Rd.
Midland, MI  48642
(989) 832-9628
cenright@charter.net



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <AJack10970@aol.com>
To: "Child Maltreatment Researchers" 
<CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu>
Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 10:57 AM
Subject: Former Foster Children as Mentors or Advocates


> Can anyone point me to  citations or results of studies which examined 
> the
> evidence on former foster children as mentors or advocates for children
> currently in the foster care system?   I look foward to any guidance. 
> Thank you. 

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