Based in Boston, Mass Mentoring Partnership is the only statewide organization solely dedicated to strategically expanding quality youth mentoring in Massachusetts.

As the umbrella organization for more than 165 mentoring programs across the state, we provide them with training, technical assistance, networking, advocacy, recruitment support and resources. Our work with mentoring programs results in the formation of hundreds of constructive and supportive mentoring relationships each year. Additionally, our statewide mentor recruitment campaigns and partnership development efforts help to identify hundreds of potential mentors for programs each year.

Our program network includes schools, religious organizations, community non-profits, and workplaces, serving youth 5 to 18 years old. These institutions utilize a variety of program structures including one-to-one mentoring, group mentoring and e-mentoring. Research shows that more than 60 percent of Massachusetts mentoring programs have received technical assistance and training from MMP.

History & overview of MMP

Our Mission

Mass Mentoring Partnership is dedicated to growing quality mentoring to meet the needs of youth across Massachusetts.

MMP is a catalyst for the youth mentoring field:

• helping to create, expand and sustain high-quality programs;
• promoting quality standards and helping programs pursue excellence;
  
• launching major mentor recruitment campaigns; and
  
• attracting public and private resources to the field

In developing a five-year strategic plan, MMP has set into place a course of action that will focus on growing quality youth mentoring opportunities statewide.

Mentors of Color: More than 3,000 youth are on waiting lists for mentors. At the same time, youth mentoring programs say that recruiting mentors of color is of critical importance and a major challenge. The Mentors of Color campaign is specifically targeting the increased recruitment of mentors of color and the enhanced cultural competency of mentoring programs.