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Work Site Mentoring: SCA Consulting

    

Mentors: SCA Consulting

Mentees: Jefferson High School and Trade Tech High School

Overview:High School Students were bussed to SCA offices in the Library Tower (Downtown LA's most prestigious office space) once a month to spend two hours with SCA employee volunteers as their mentors. These sessions were a combination of one-on-one meetings between mentee and mentor, group projects, and Life Skills Workshops conducted by YMC staff.

This program had a specific business theme. Students learned about the stock market, business management basics, goal setting, etc. in fun and interactive sessions with the mentors. Mentees participated in an ongoing contest related to managing stocks, learning business concepts, attendance and teamwork.

In addition to the worksite sessions, special group outings (bowling, ball games, plays, etc.) were organized by YMC staff. Finally, mentors continue to spend quality time with their mentees in the community.


Measurements: Student Grades and Attendance, Student Surveys, Mentor Retention and Program Growth

 

Mentee Survey

Improved

Not Changed

Become Worse

 

Improved a Lot

6

5

Not Changed

3

2

Much Worse

N/A

Avg

My relationship with my parents has:

10

3

1

2

0

0

0

1

6.31

My relationships with teachers have:

6

2

3

4

0

0

0

2

5.67

My ability to control my anger has:

11

1

1

2

0

0

0

2

6.40

My ability to positively react to difficulties I confront in life has:

10

3

1

3

0

0

0

0

6.18

My attendance at school has:

11

1

0

2

0

0

0

3

6.50

My grades overall have:

7

4

1

2

0

0

0

1

6.14

My self-esteem has:

12

2

0

3

0

0

0

0

6.35

My outlook in my future has:

15

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

6365

My ability to ask for help from others has:

5

6

2

4

0

0

0

0

5.71

My ability to get along with people of other cultures or ethnicities has:

12

1

2

2

0

0

0

0

6.35

The likelihood of my not using threats or violence has:

6

5

1

4

0

0

0

1

5.81

My ability to express my feelings has:

10

2

3

2

0

0

0

0

6.18

My communication skills have:

11

2

1

3

0

0

0

0

6.24

My confidence to present myself to the outside world has:

11

4

0

2

0

0

0

0

6.41

My ability to come up with solutions to problems has:

11

0

3

2

1

0

0

0

6.06

My ability to carry out solutions to problems has:

12

2

0

2

0

1

0

0

6.24

The likelihood of my not using drugs has:

11

0

1

3

0

0

0

2

6.27

The likeliness that I will attend college has:

14

1

0

2

0

0

0

0

6.59

Totals

185

39

19

46

1

1

0

12

5.60

 



 
 
 
   
   
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