Our mission: to strengthen youth in our communities through a consistent & caring mentoring relationship.
Research has shown that mentoring makes a significant impact in a variety of prevention areas such as reducing suicide behaviors, tobacco usage, substance abuse violence, teenage pregnancy, truancy, school dropouts, and improving academic performance. Mentoring... prevention that works!
Youth who spend time with a mentor...
- have a more positive attitude toward school and are better able to trust teachers
- have improved relationships with other adults
- are better able to express themselves
- share higher levels of self-confidence
- achieve higher grades in social studies, languages, and math
Our program works to ensure that:
- Mentors meet with their youth frequently (weekly)
- Mentors are developmental- i.e. focused on providing support and opportunities versus fixing problems
- Top priority is having a fun and enjoyable relationship for both
- Screening, matching, and supervising matches are core components
- Mentoring is a long term relationship
About Us...
Now entering its 12th year, the UND School of Medicine mentoring effort matches UND medical students with Native American middle school students at Theodore Jamerson School. This highly successful school-based program has the added advantage of providing a long term service learning opportunity to medical students around issues of adolescent health related to substance abuse, violence, suicide, early teen pregnancy, and HIV prevention. Beth Stroup-Menge leads this innovative effort.
- Mentoring Schedule 2010-2011AY
Beth Stroup Menge
Mentor Coordinator
515 1/2 East Broadway, Suite 106
(701) 226-4044
Jodi Rathjen
Program Assistant
515 1/2 East Broadway, Suite 106
(701) 751-9581
