Can trained, informal mentors reduce the rates of substance use among rural African Americans making the transition from adolescence to adulthood? Are informal mentor relationships more effective than simply training families to be supportive of these young adults?
To support the development of a training, specifically designed to enhance the protective processes that rural African American informal mentors provide to emerging adults.
To support a study exploring the usefulness of apprenticeship as a framework for structuring the supports children and adolescents need as they grow up.
Initiative, motivation, teamwork, connections to adults, and responsibility are outcomes that are related to success in school, the labor force, and other aspects of life. How do youth programs promote these outcomes?
The William T. Grant Foundation invests in high-quality research focused on reducing inequality in youth outcomes and improving the use of research evidence in decisions that affect young people in the United States.
