The words tutoring and mentoring mean different things to different people, based on the social-economic status and age of the youth being served, and of the different goals being served. Some times our pictures and videos help people understand how a tutor/mentor program connects kids from high poverty areas with adults and learning experiences from beyond those neighborhoods.

The Tutor/Mentor Connection has created a variety of short PDF essays, such as this one, titled Tutor/Mentor, Same Words, Different Meaning - defining the terms,  to help leaders understand the different forms of tutoring and/or mentoring that exists.