Mentoring Immigrant Youth

"Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City (BBBS) Center for Training and Professional Development engaged the Capstone team to conduct research on the needs and challenges of the immigrant youth population in the New York City region. In order to gather comprehensive data, BBBS identified a number of organizations that offer or wish to offer services to this population. The team surveyed these organizations and subsequently interviewed a subset of them. An extensive review of the literature on the needs of immigrant youth and best practices for mentoring immigrant youth was conducted and the Capstone team met with academic experts who have conducted research on immigrant youth issues. The information gathered was analyzed and integrated into a formal report containing recommendations. BBBS Center for Training and Professional Development will use these findings and recommendations in developing a training module and support program for agencies that provide mentoring and other services to immigrant youth. "