AMERICAN INEQUALITY DATA PORTAL - USE THE MAPS
https://www.americaninequality.io/maps
This site is a tremendous resource for those who want to understand where poverty and equality are concentrated in America and to view some suggestions for "a path forward".  

"THE ARCHITECTURE OF SEGREGATION," - POVERTY IN CITIES - 2015 REPORT
https://tcf.org/content/report/architecture-of-segregation/
"The landscape of poverty has grown in American cities, leaving more low-income people living in an expanding number of largely poor neighborhoods." That’s according to a report titled "The Architecture of Segregation," published this month by Paul Jargowsky, a fellow at the nonprofit Century Foundation.

10 MOST SEGREGATED US CITIES
https://www.salon.com/2011/03/29/most_segregated_cities/
Read the article and view the slide show. These are cities that should be working with the Tutor/Mentor Connection to help create mentor rich programs that bridge poverty and segregation that divides us in big city America.

500 CITIES PROJECT - PUBLIC HEALTH DATA FROM CDC AND RW JOHNSON
https://www.cdcfoundation.org/programs/places-project
From the web site: "To ensure the health of America’s neighborhoods and communities, it is vital to understand the scope of the nation's most pressing health challenges. The CDC Foundation is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to release a first-of-its-kind data analysis for the 500 largest American cities, and the census tracts within cities, to identify, analyze and report data for a select number of chronic disease measures."  Click into the interactive map section of the site. 

AMERICAN INEQUALITY DATA VISUALIZATION RESOURCE ON SUBSTACK.COM
https://americaninequality.substack.com/
From the website: "At American Inequality, we are focused on  using data visualizations and mapping to highlight America's regional divides.  Every article dives into an inequality topic that gets less coverage than it should. Stories are woven into every article, because data is nothing without the people behind it." Solutions are included with each article. 

A MAPPING RESOURCE FROM OJJDP
https://www.ncjrs.gov/html/ojjdp/news_at_glance/218233/topstory.html
The national offices of Juvenile Justice launched a web site called, SMART system, in 2005, which is a Geographic Information System and Web-based mapping application. 

A NEW (2018) DATA TOOL CHRONICLES THE SHIFTING MURDER RATES OF AMERICAN CITIES
https://www.thetrace.org/2018/08/american-violence-murder-rates-u-s-cities/
This article describes a new data tool, created by American Violence shows homicide data from  82 of America's 100 largest cities.  It also describes "A research brief drawing on the site’s data spells out how the ways in which crime rates are framed can shape or distort our understanding of them." You'll want to read the article then click the links.

AMERICAN VIOLENCE - MAKES DATA ON VIOLENCE ACCESSIBLE TO PUBLIC 
click here
From the web site: "The project is designed as a public resource that will make data on violence accessible to public officials, journalists, researchers, and the public at large, allowing users to visualize and analyze trends in violence at multiple geographic levels (neighborhoods and cities) and over different time frames (month to month, year to year, decade to decade). The first version of the site, launched in 2018) provides city-level figures on murder rates in more than 80 of the largest 100 U.S. cities. The second version of the site, which will be launched in the coming months, will feature neighborhood-level figures on violent crime in 30-50 cities with available data."

ANTI VIOLENCE STRATEGY FOR CHICAGO - 2019 ARTICLE - SEE MAPS
click here
This link points to an article in  Crains Chicago Business , that describes anti violence strategies being introduced in Chicago. The article includes maps showing poverty, unemployment and demographic information with homicides from 2013-2017 shown as overlay.

ARE US CITIES GETTING MORE OR LESS VIOLENT (2018)
https://res.cloudinary.com/gates/image/upload/ocrlhs4r9v9kxd0ltaab
This is a "research brief drawing on the  American Violence   site’s data spells out how the ways in which crime rates are framed can shape or distort our understanding of them. The paper analyzes urban murder rates in the United States during three periods. Over the long-term, between 1991 and the present, rates plunged dramatically. Between 2014 and the present, there was a significant uptick in violence, but murders never came close to the “record levels” described by Trump and his political allies." 

ATLAS OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOOPMENT GOALS - 2020 - FROM WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
https://datatopics.worldbank.org/sdgatlas/
This site is a huge data resource for understanding the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, by region of the world, and by country. 

CHICAGO COMMUNITY AREA HARDSHIP INDEX 2016-2020
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/da5601c3e0924e5ab3ee07ade9954f7a
This interactive map, created by the UIC Great Cities Institute, shows areas of Chicago with highest levels of economic hardship, based on six indicators, including unemployment , education, per capita income, poverty, crowded housing and dependency. 

CHICAGO COMMUNITY AREA HARDSHIP INDEX - 2019-2023
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/b57d7f755d3b4d219dac3ade2f387e9c
This is an update from the UIC Great Cities report issued in 2020 (see link above).  The interactive map shows areas with highest level of economic hardship, based on six indicators which include unemployment rate, education, per capita income, poverty rate, crowded housing, dependency. 

CHICAGO CRIME MAPPING RESOURCE
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-crime-in-chicago-20171114-storygallery.html
Use this Chicago Tribune resource to understand crime levels in different community areas. 

CHICAGO HEALTH ATLAS - USE MAPS TO UNDERSTAND ISSUES
https://chicagohealthatlas.org/
From the web site: "The City Tech Collaborative and the Chicago Department of Public Health created the Chicago Health Atlas so that you can review, explore and compare health-related data over time and across communities. In addition, the Chicago Health Atlas provides a place for residents to see our progress implementing Healthy Chicago 2.0, the citywide plan to improve health equity."

CHICAGO NEIGHBORHOODS 2015 - RESOURCE FROM CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST
https://www.cct.org/about/partnerships_initiatives/chicago-neighborhoods-2015/
From the web site: "Chicago Neighborhoods 2015: Assets, Plans and Trends is a research project by The Chicago Community Trust that focuses on Chicago’s built environment. This includes infrastructure, natural features and physical and institutional assets that define and influence the city's musculature. The project provides data and other pertinent contextual information for every section of the city. It identifies major recent investments, maps assets and synthesizes ideas from Chicago's many excellent local and citywide plans." 

CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIME MAPPING RESOURCE
https://gis.chicagopolice.org/
From the web site:  "The Chicago Police Department developed this web application to provide residents of the City of Chicago with a tool to assist them in problem-solving and combating crime and disorder in their neighborhoods. It is based upon the CLEAR (Citizen Law Enforcement Analysis and Reporting) system developed by the Department for use by its police officers.
This web application enables you to search the Chicago Police Department's database of reported crime. You will be able to see maps, graphs, and tables of reported crime. The database contains 90 days of information which you can access in blocks of up to 14 days. Data is refreshed daily. However, the most recent information is back-dated 7 days from today's date."

CHICAGO POVERTY DATA AND MAPS - 2015
http://wire.cjc.net/data-sets/poverty-thresholds/
This page of the Workforce Information and Resources (WIRE) web site presents official poverty measures for different areas in Illinois, as well as alternative ways of understanding poverty.

CHICAGO'S MURDER PROBLEM - 5-2016 NY TIMES ANALYSIS
click here
This New York Times article provides an in-depth comparison of Chicago to New York City, including maps and graphs.  Add to your reading.

CHILD POVERTY IN US - 2015 INTERACTIVE MAP
https://www.childrensdefense.org/ending-child-poverty-now/
This Children's Defense Fund web site includes an interactive map with child poverty data for each state in the USA.  

COUNTY HEALTH RANKINGS IN US - INTERACTIVE MAPS
https://www.countyhealthrankings.org/app/illinois/2019/overview
From the web site: "The annual County Health Rankings measure vital health factors, including high school graduation rates, obesity, smoking, unemployment, access to healthy foods, the quality of air and water, income inequality, and teen births in nearly every county in America. The annual Rankings provide a revealing snapshot of how health is influenced by where we live, learn, work and play. They provide a starting point for change in communities."

COUNTY POPULATION TRENDS, 2020 TO 2021, AND RACE/ETHNICITY WITH THE LARGEST CHANGE
https://eig.org/working-age-white-americans-exited-large-cities/
Interactive map on Economic Innovation Group website shows changes in population for different parts of the USA.  Check out the Issue Areas and Analysis parts of the website. 

CRIME IN CHICAGOLAND - FEATURE OF CHICAGO TRIBUNE (2015)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-crime-in-chicago-20171114-storygallery.html
The Chicago Tribune has created an extensive library of information and interactive platform to help anyone understand crime patterns in different parts of the Chicago region. Great resource for activists.

CRIME MAPPING & ANALYSIS NEWS
http://crimemapping.info/article/role-of-mapping-technology-for-locating-missing-children/
From the web site: "The Police Foundation has been exploring the use of open data as a means to improve transparency and accountability and to encourage and support innovation in policing. To pursue these goals, a Public Safety Open Data Portal will be launched to highlight what local agencies are doing in the area of open data and to offer the public and professional users the ability to see, visualize, and analyze the data in one location."

CRIME MAPPING AND ANALYSIS
https://nij.ojp.gov/topics/articles/maps-how-mapping-helps-reduce-crime-and-improve-public-safety
This web site uses GIS maps to illustrate where criminal activity takes place in different parts of the US. The MAPS program supports research into spatial aspects of crime, spatial data analysis, mapping and analysis for evaluating programs and policy, as well as development of mapping, data sharing, and spatial analysis tools. MAPS also sponsors conferences and workshops and publishes reports.

DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES INDEX - INTERACTIVE MAP
https://eig.org/dci
From the web site: "How did the Great Recession from 2007-2011 and subsequent recovery affect the health and trajectories of American communities? And how have the rewards of a long national expansion been distributed in local terms across different places and populations?

To find out, EIG used its Distressed Communities Index (DCI) to compare two distinct time periods: 2007-2011 and 2012-2016. The DCI combines seven complementary metrics into a single measure of economic well-being, resulting in a clear snapshot of the economic and social state of the U.S. zip codes, counties, cities, and congressional districts. Places are sorted into quintiles based on their performance on the index: Prosperous, comfortable, mid-tier, at risk, and distressed."

EQUITY MAP BOOK - LOS ANGELES
https://www.angelcityadvisors.com/mapbook
From the website: The Equity Map Book is a collection of 79 maps, in pdf format, that visualize injustice and exclusion across the Los Angeles County region.  Since the racial injustice protests of 2020, we have been collecting various current County-wide data sets – some public, others not – and mapping them across our region.  These maps are for you to use, cite, and ACT upon."

EXPLORING THE NATION OF POVERTY (2015) - FLOWING DATA WEB SITE
http://labratrevenge.com/nation-of-poverty/
Poverty is growing in US cities. View story and visualizations on this site to build your understanding.

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION OF POVERTY - POVERTY MAPS
https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/collection/povmap
From the web site: "The Global Poverty Mapping Project seeks to enhance current understanding of the global distribution of poverty and the geographic and biophysical conditions of where the poor live. Additionally, the project aims to assist policy makers, development agencies, and the poor themselves in designing interventions to reduce poverty."

GROWTH AND SPREAD OF CONCENTRATION POVERTY IN USA 2000-2012
https://www.brookings.edu/interactives/the-growth-and-spread-of-concentrated-poverty-2000-to-2008-2012/#/M10420
Included in this report is the statement "The nation’s 100 largest metro areas are home to 70 percent of all distressed census tracts, along with similar proportions of the total population and poor residents living in such neighborhoods."  The resources of this web site are intended to help youth serving organizations grow in these high poverty neighborhoods.

GUN VIOLENCE DISPROPORTIONATELY AND OVERWHELMINGLY HURTS COMMUNITIES OF COLOR - 2022 FACT SHEET
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/gun-violence-disproportionately-and-overwhelmingly-hurts-communities-of-color/
This article shows that "the lack of investments in communities of color, coupled with weak gun laws, has resulted in devastatingly high rates of gun violence for Black and brown people".  Here's a 2023 article in Chicago SunTimes that "compares risk in some Chicago neighborhoods to risks U.S. troops faced in Iraq, Afghanistan war zones". https://chicago.suntimes.com/2023/2/3/23583842/violence-garfield-park-chicago-neighborhoods-iraq-afghanistan-wars-60624-west-side

GUN VIOLENCE ARCHIVE - COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE
https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/
From the website: "Gun Violence Archive (GVA) was formed in 2013 to provide free online public access to accurate information about gun-related violence in the United States. GVA collects data from over 7,5000 law enforcement, media, government and commercial resources daily."  The site has an extensive collection of charts and maps. 

HOW DOES WHERE WE LIVE AFFECT HOW LONG WE LIVE?
https://www.rwjf.org/en/library/interactives/whereyouliveaffectshowlongyoulive.html?
This Robert Wood Johnson Foundation resource includes a variety of interactive maps that focus on health disparities. In this link you can enter  your address and see the life expectancy for where you live and compare it to your city, county, state and overall USA.  This is one of several resources on this page.

HOW MAPS CAN HELP FIGHT RACISM AND INEQUALITY
https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2021/03/02/maps-help-fight-racism-inequality
This 2021 article shows how Black activist have used maps over the past 100 years to focus on poverty, racism and equality and to motivate state and Federal government legislation. 

ILLUSTRATING CHICAGO'S CRIME - RICH DATA SITE
http://heyjackass.com/
This site provides a wealth of illustrated data about crime in Chicago. Use it in  your own civic engagement and efforts to reduce this problem. 

IMPACT OF PLACE ON LIFE CHANCES - RAJ CHETTY PAPER
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brookings-now/2015/06/02/these-maps-from-raj-chetty-show-that-where-children-grow-up-has-a-major-impact-on-their-lifetime-earnings/
These maps from Raj Chetty show that where children grow up has a major impact on their lifetime earnings.  View this article and video on the Brookings.edu site and share with your network. 

INDIANA GOV MAP SHOWS METH LABS IN STATE
https://www.govtech.com/public-safety/indianas-interactive-map-plots-meth-lab-data.html
This site maps data showing meth labs in Indiana. It's an example of how state government can share data that citizens can use to help solve problems.

INEQUALITY OF U.S. PUBLIC SCHOOLS, MAPPED
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-14/mapping-the-concentration-of-poverty-in-u-s-public-schools
From the site: "the Urban Institute has taken a deeper dive by mapping the data by county, illuminating how poverty and race are distributed in public schools across the country."  Visit the site. Look at the maps. Share the data.

JUSTICE ATLAS OF SENTENCING & CORRECTIONS
https://nicic.gov/justice-atlas-sentencing-and-corrections-0
From the web site: "The Justice Atlas of Sentencing and Corrections is an online tool for mapping the residential distribution of people involved in the criminal justice system. It uses aggregated address data to map the flow of people being removed to prison, reentering communities from prison, and the standing population concentrations of people under parole or probation supervision."

JUVENILE JUSTICE MAPPING SITE
http://www.jjgps.org/
From the web site: "Juvenile Justice GPS (Geography, Policy, Practice, & Statistics) is a project to develop an online repository providing state policy makers and system stakeholders with a clear understanding of the juvenile justice landscape in the states.

The site layers the most relevant national and state level statistics with information on state laws and practice and charts juvenile justice system change. In a landscape that is highly decentralized and ever-shifting, JJGPS provides an invaluable resource for those wanting to improve the juvenile justice system. We hope that the information will be used as a platform for inspiring change and finding solutions that have been applied in other places."

LOS ANGELES CRIME MAPPING WEB SITE
http://maps.latimes.com/crime/
From the web site:  "The LA Times’ database of Los Angeles County crime reports. Crime L.A. delivers the power of neighborhood crime analysis to your computer. Using data from the Los Angeles Police Department and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Crime L.A. creates maps and reports for the hundreds of cities and neighborhoods covered by these agencies."

LOST IN PLACE - POVERTY GROWING IN US CITIES
https://cityobservatory.org/lost-in-place/
This story starts by saying "Lost in Place: Why the persistence and spread of concentrated poverty–not gentrification–is our biggest urban challenge." Read more. Look at the maps.

MAPS IN THIS 2025 NEWSWEEK ARTICLE SHOW QUALITY OF LIFE IN DIFFERENT STATES
https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-best-worst-quality-life-2100141
This 7-22-25 article includes a map that shows states with 'best-and worst- quality of life".  Scroll to the bottom of the article and find additional maps showing "best and worst school systems, highest and lowest credit card debt, states where youth are most at risk, states with best and worst health care" etc.

MAP SHOWING SEGREGATION IN CHICAGO
http://www.radicalcartography.net/index.html?chicagodots
This Racial Dot Map helps understand some of our social and economic challenges better. 

MAP VISUALIZES COMPLEX CONFLICT IN CONGO
https://www.businessinsider.com/map-congo-conflict-2015-12
This article demonstrates the potential of maps to help understand complex problems in the US, and the World.

MAPPING CRIME DATA IN CHICAGO AT NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL
http://archive.lisc-chicago.org/news/2668
This article describes how civic tech developers are creating  computer applications that are enabling neighborhood residents to play a greater role in improving their communities. Link in the story points to new CrimeAround.us site.

MAPPING CRIME: PRINCIPLE AND PRACTICE (PDF)
https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/178919.pdf
This extensive 206 page guide introduces the science of crime mapping to police officers, crime analysts, and other people interested in visualizing crime data through the medium of maps.

MAPPING DECLINE: ST. LOUIS AND THE FATE OF THE AMERICAN CITY
http://mappingdecline.lib.uiowa.edu/map/
Description of web site: "University of Iowa historian Colin Gordon is the author of Mapping Decline: St. Louis and the Fate of the American City: a book that investigates how Saint Louis changed during the twentieth century. In his research, Gordon utilized archival records as well as GIS techniques. He also created this series of four interactive maps as a companion to this book. Each of these maps illustrates a different phenomenon that shaped Saint Louis: white flight; laws and policies that deliberately created racial segregation; municipal zoning laws; and laws and policies that fit under the umbrella of "urban renewal." Each of these four maps includes a timeline accompanied by a short explanation, which allows visitors to learn how certain policies and laws impacted demographic trends." Similar practices took place in most other US cities.

MAPPING INEQUALITY - UNDERSTANDING HOUSING POLICY & INEQUALITY
click here
From the web site: "Mapping Inequality updates the study of New Deal America, the federal government, housing, and inequality for the twenty-first century. It offers unprecedented online access to the national collection of "security maps" and area descriptions produced between 1935 and 1940 by one of the New Deal's most important agencies, the Home Owners' Loan Corporation or HOLC (pronounced "holk")."

MAPPING GUN VIOLENCE: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE INTERSECTION BETWEEN PLACE AND GUN HOMICIDES IN FOUR CITIES
https://www.brookings.edu/2022/04/21/mapping-gun-violence-a-closer-look-at-the-intersection-between-place-and-gun-homicides-in-four-cities/
This 2022 Brookings.edu looks at gun violence in Chicago, Baltimore, Kansas City and Nashville, using maps to show the connection g between poverty, racial segregation, systemic disinvestment and high rates of gun violence.  

MAPPING KEY DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC DATA - NEW YORK CITY
https://www.gc.cuny.edu/urbanresearchmaps
From the web site: "The Center for Urban Research prepared a paper on behalf of the NYC Districting Commission discussing how "communities of interest" might be considered, measured, and understood in the context of drawing new City Council lines in the 2013 districting process. In this report The Center for Urban Research has mapped and analyzed hundreds of measures that might be taken to indicate some aspect of community of interest."

MAPPING LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES IN THE US - NEW RESOURCE -2022
https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-living-atlas/decision-support/mapping-low-income-communities-in-the-us/
This article describes a new layer of information added to the ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World, to be used in mapping and policy efforts. 

MILLION NEIGHBORHOODS MAPPING INITIATIVE
https://millionneighborhoods.org/#2/6.05/58.5
From the web site: "The "Million Neighborhoods" project by a team at the University of Chicago aims to map the whole world - eventually - and become a tool for better city planning as mayors decide which areas most need sewers, roads and other basics. The interactive, online map was created with an open-source database that lets any and all volunteers add the location of roads and buildings in unmapped places."

MAPPING POLICE VIOLENCE IN AMERICA
https://mappingpoliceviolence.org/
This site has been collecting and reporting information about the number of people killed by police since 2013.  The data is intended to provide greater transparency and accountability for police departments as part of the ongoing work to end police violence in America.

MORE RECOMMENDED READING ON RACE / POVERTY - LIST ON DROP BOX
click  here
In 2017 I started building a list of articles about the 45th President of the US and root causes of racism, poverty and inequality. Take a look.

MURDER RATES HIGHER IN RED STATES FOR PAST 20 YEARS
https://www.thirdway.org/report/the-two-decade-red-state-murder-problem
This article, titled "The Two-Decade Red State Murder Problem" goes into detail to show that the "murder rate in the 25 states that voted for Donald Trump  has exceeded the murder rate in the 25 states that voted for Joe Biden in every year from 2000 to 2020."  This is not the story the media are reporting.  Take a look. 


NATIONAL VIOLENT DEATH REPORTING SYSTEM
https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/datasources/nvdrs/
From the web site: "The National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) provides states and communities with a clearer understanding of violent deaths to guide local decisions about efforts to prevent violence and track progress over time. NVDRS is the only state-based surveillance (reporting) system that pools data on violent deaths from multiple sources into a usable, anonymous database. These sources include state and local medical examiner, coroner, law enforcement, toxicology, and vital statistics records."

OPPORTUNITY INDEX - A MAP-BASED TOOL FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS
https://opportunityindex.org/#4.00/40.00/-97.00/
From the web site: "The Opportunity Index focuses on the conditions present in different communities and is designed to connect economic, academic, civic and other factors together to help identify concrete solutions to lagging conditions for opportunity and economic mobility. From preschool enrollment to income inequality, from volunteerism to access to healthy food, expanding opportunity depends on the intersection of multiple factors."  Visit the web site and learn to use this in creating your own stories about where and why extra help is needed in communities across the USA.

POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT DATA FOR CHICAGO
http://wire.cjc.net/data-sets/poverty-thresholds/
This web site provides a listing of poverty figures for different geographic levels in the state of Illinois (state, county, city, community area, etc.), and additional tools for understanding poverty in Illinois.

RACE AND ETHNICITY IN THE CMAP (CHICAGO) REGION - 2015 REPORT
https://www.cmap.illinois.gov/updates/all/-/asset_publisher/UIMfSLnFfMB6/content/race-and-ethnicity-in-the-cmap-region
From the web site: "On December 3, 2015, the U.S. Census Bureau released its 2010-2014 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates. The ACS collects information such as ancestry, educational attainment, income, employment, and housing characteristics and makes this data available at multiple geographic levels, including municipality and township.  This release of the ACS marks the first time that users and analysts are able to compare two non-overlapping 5-year ACS datasets (2005-2009 and 2010-2014), and the first time that many of the region's smaller communities will be able to see this change for their jurisdictions. This Policy Update is part of a series that uses the most recent ACS data to examine broad trends in the CMAP region."

RELATIONAL POVERTY NETWORK -
http://depts.washington.edu/relpov/
From the web site: "The Relational Poverty Network convenes a community of scholars, working within and beyond academia, to develop conceptual frameworks, research methodologies, and pedagogies for the study of relational poverty. Launched at a historical moment of dramatic income inequality and enforced austerity in the global North, the RPN thinks across geographical boundaries to foster a transnational and comparative approach to poverty research.  In doing so, it pays attention to new global geographies of development, new forms of regulating poverty, and analyses from those often marginalized by poverty debates.  Building on a long tradition of critical work on poverty, it shifts from thinking about ‘the poor and poor others’ to thinking about relationships of power and privilege." 

RICH BLOCKS POOR BLOCKS - MAPPING POVERTY AND AFFLUENCE - DATA BLOG
https://richblockspoorblocks.com/
Use the interactive map on this site to look at the different levels of affluence in different parts of the Chicago region and the USA.  This link points to a blog which uses maps view in its stories.

SOCIAL IMPACT RESEARCH CENTER OF HEARTLAND ALLIANCE - POVERTY DATA
https://www.heartlandalliance.org/illinois-poverty-data-dashboards/
From the web site: "The Social IMPACT Research Center continually tracks poverty-related indicators for the nation and for a variety of geographies in Illinois and across the Midwest."

THE COST OF GUN VIOLENCE IN WEST ATHENS WESTMONT, CALIFORNIA
https://costofviolence.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/West-Athens-Wesmont.pdf
This report by the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform, https://nicjr.org/, shows the cost of gun violence in West Athens - Westmont, California.  

THE GROWTH AND SPREAD OF CONCENTRATED POVERTY, 2000 TO 2008-2012
https://www.brookings.edu/interactives/the-growth-and-spread-of-concentrated-poverty-2000-to-2008-2012/#/M10420
This 2014 Brookings.edu report has interactive maps and loads of data that can be used to help build an understanding of where poverty is most concentrated, and where Tutor/Mentor Connection strategies could be adopted.

THE LONG REACH OF AMERICAN CORRECTIONS - 2009 PEW REPORT
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/reports/2009/03/02/one-in-31-the-long-reach-of-american-corrections
From the web site: "One in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections examines the scale and cost of prison, jail, probation and parole in each of the 50 states, and provides a blueprint for states to cut both crime and spending by reallocating prison expenses to fund stronger supervision of the the pdf report and look at how maps are used. 

THE OTHER PROBLEM WITH CHICAGO'S SEGREGATION: CONCENTRATED WEALTH
https://www.metroplanning.org/news/7147/The-other-problem-with-Chicagos-segregation-Concentrated-wealth
This article on the Metropolitan Chicago Planning Council web site includes maps that show the extreme segregation of race and class in Chicago.  

UNDERSTANDING COMMUNITIES OF DEEP DISADVANTAGE - U MICHIGAN POVERTY SOLUTIONS
https://poverty.umich.edu/projects/understanding-communities-of-deep-disadvantage/
From the website: "What does disadvantage look like in America? And where are the nation’s most disadvantaged communities? With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a team of researchers from the University of Michigan and Princeton University explored this question and developed an Index of Deep Disadvantage to identify and better understand America’s most disadvantaged communities."  The site includes an interactive map that shows an "Index of Disadvantage" for every county in the US.

WEALTH INEQUALITY IN CHICAGO - 222 URBAN INSTITUTE INTERACTIVE MAP
https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/chicago-neighborhoods-have-stark-differences-economic-opportunity?
This map shows the richest areas of Cook County Illinois (including Chicago) and the poorest.  

WEALTH INEQUALITY IN AMERICA - 2017 BROOKINGS.EDU ARTICLE
https://apps.urban.org/features/wealth-inequality-charts/
This 2017 article includes nine charts that help explain wealth-inequality in America. 

WORLDMAPPER PROJECT CARTOGRAMS SHOW POVERTY GAP
https://worldmapper.org/
This site uses cartograms to create a better understanding of the issues of population or mortality. These maps show the gaps between rich and poor in an easy-to-understand way.

YOUTH DISCONNECTION IN AMERICA TODAY - 2018 REPORT
https://measureofamerica.org/DYinteractive/
From the web site: "This site is a visualization of the information contained in Measure of America's latest report, More Than a Million Reasons for Hope. Explore here and then read the full report.  Measure of America provides easy-to-use yet methodologically sound tools for understanding the distribution of well-being and opportunity in America and stimulating fact-based dialogue about issues we all care about: health, education, and living standards." This link points to a page with interactive maps that enable you to zoom into local areas of the USA.

ZEROING IN ON PLACE AND RACE - MAPPING DISCONNECTED YOUTH
https://measureofamerica.org/youth-disconnection-2015/
From the web site: "Zeroing In on Place and Race is an in-depth look at how disconnected youth are faring in America’s cities, with data included on disconnected youth by state, congressional district, county, gender, and by race and ethnicity. Disconnected youth are teenagers and young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 who are neither working nor in school."  Browse the site and take a look at the maps.

100 CRITICAL QUESTIONS FOR GUN VIOLENCE RESEARCH - 2021
https://www.joycefdn.org/research-reports/insights-research-reports-100-critical-questions-for-gun-violence-research
From the Joyce Foundation website: "The 2021 report, “The Next 100 Questions: A Research Agenda for Ending Gun Violence,” outlines key areas of focus for public and private sector efforts to build the science of gun violence prevention with actionable findings for policy makers and practitioners over the next five years. The report was written in collaboration with an advisory panel of scientific experts and includes input from dozens of researchers in the field."

A DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW TO REFORM POLICING - NY TIMES - 2020
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/13/magazine/police-reform.html
This link points to an in-depth 6-14-2020 article in the New York Times Magazine about why and how to reform policing in the US.  

A DISCUSSION OF CORRUPTION - POVERTY TO POWER BLOG
https://oxfamapps.org/fp2p/how-to-talk-about-corruption-when-its-everywhere-but-invisible/
This blog article and the comments section is a rich resource for research on corruption in many countries.

ADVANCEMENT PROJECT
https://advancementproject.org/
From the web site: "Advancement Project is a next generation, multi-racial civil rights organization. Rooted in the great human rights struggles for equality and justice, we exist to fulfill America's promise of a caring, inclusive and just democracy. We use innovative tools and strategies to strengthen social movements and achieve high impact policy change."

ANTI-RECIDIVISM (ARC) - WORKS TO HELP WITH RE-ENTRY AND REFORM OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
https://antirecidivism.org/about-us/
From the web site: "ARC began as an annual camping trip bringing together a few dozen formerly incarcerated young people with positive mentors to offer encouragement, guidance, and resources. Today, the Coalition has grown into a support and advocacy network of more than 300 members, and hundreds of volunteer mentors and allies, committed to helping one another through reentry, and advocating for a fairer criminal justice system."

AS MANY AMERICANS HAVE CRIMINAL RECORDS AS COLLEGE DIPLOMAS
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/just-facts-many-americans-have-criminal-records-college-diplomas
This is 2015 article that continues to have relevance in 2020s. It states, “With as many criminal convictions as college degrees, it's more evident than ever why “ban the box” laws are important for the economy.

CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND GLOBAL JUSTICE | NYU SCHOOL OF LAW
https://chrgj.org/projects-initiatives/
From the web site: "The Center for Human Rights and Global Justice was established in 2002 to bring together and expand the rich array of teaching, research, clinical, internship, and publishing activities undertaken within New York University School of Law on issues of international human rights law." Browse the site to learn what resources are available.

CENTER ON RACE AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS - U. PITTSBURGH
https://www.crsp.pitt.edu/about
From the web site: "The mission of the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work Center on Race and Social Problems (CRSP) is to conduct applied social science research on race, color, ethnicity and their influence on the quality of life for all Americans." 

CHICAGO COUNCIL OF LAWYERS - POLICY STATEMENTS
https://chicagocouncil.org/category/policy-statements/
From the website: "We are not a traditional bar association. The Council is a member-based organization whose focus is the benefit of non-members, particularly poor and disadvantaged populations who often have unequal access to the justice system."  This link points to a page with an archive of policy statements.   Click here to read an August 2025 "Call to Action" following President Trump's signing of an executive order targeting jurisdictions that have implemented reforms to their money bond systems. 

CHILDREN AND FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER AT NORTHWESTERN
https://www.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic/cfjc/
From the web site: "Providing access to justice for unrepresented youth is a core mission of the CFJC. Each year, CFJC faculty, staff and students represent young people on a wide range of matters, from delinquency to immigration and asylum to cases addressing harsh sentencing practices or the collateral consequences youth face after coming into contact with the law. Oftentimes, the CFJC gives its young clients access to a lawyer when they otherwise would not have one." 

CITY OF CHICAGO'S VIOLENCE REDUCTION DASHBOARD - CREATED BY UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO URBAN CRIME LAB
https://crimelab.uchicago.edu/2025/05/overview-of-the-city-of-chicagos-violence-reduction-dashboard/
Visit this page and view the June 2025 webinar that provided an introduction to the City of Chicago's Violence Reduction Dashboard.  Browse the site to see related reports. 

CIVIL RIGHTS PROJECT AT AT UCLA
https://civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/about-us
From the web site: "Its mission is to create a new generation of research in social science and law, on the critical issues of civil rights and equal opportunity for racial and ethnic groups in the United States." 

COMMUNITIES FOR JUST SCHOOLS FUND
https://www.cjsfund.org/
From the website: "Communities for Just Schools is a national collaborative that links philanthropy with the power of grassroots organizing to transform schools. It's a movement born to end the school-to-prison pipeline."

COMMUNITY RESTORATIVE JUSTICE (RJ) HUBS IN CHICAGO
https://rjhubs.org/
From the web site: "RJ Hubs are a community led restorative justice approach to youth crime and conflict. Our vision is that RJ Hubs are safe spaces in the community where youth are welcomed and supported in building healthy relationships, expressing themselves, addressing trauma, and developing necessary skills and competencies.  Importantly, the RJ Hub model is directly informed by the latest science on childhood trauma. It is designed as a strategy for helping people to move beyond the effects of adverse childhood experiences, guiding them towards sustainable healing and growth."

COUNCIL FOR A STRONG AMERICA - FIGHT CRIME, INVEST IN KIDS
https://www.strongnation.org/fightcrime
From the web site: "Founded in 1996, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids takes a hard-nosed look at the strategies proven to reduce crime. Armed with research, our more than 5,000 members make the case for solutions that cut crime and put kids on the path to productive lives."

DEFINING ECONOMIC JUSTICE - CESJ WEBSITE
https://www.cesj.org/learn/definitions/defining-economic-justice-and-social-justice/
This page on the Center for Economic and Social Justice website provides its definition of economic and social justice.  

ENDING THE "CRADLE TO PRISON" PIPELINE CAMPAIGN
https://www.childrensdefense.org/child-watch-columns/health/2012/ending-the-cradle-to-prison-pipeline-and-mass-incarceration-the-new-american-jim-crow/
This is a 2012 article on the  Children's Defense Fund's  (CDF) web site. Look in the "Policies" section of the site for other emphasis areas.

EQUAL JUSTICE AND THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION (PDF)
https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED471045
This 2002 pdf is titled: "Using Technology to Meet the Legal Needs of Low-Income People"  This report is a blueprint for how tutor/mentor programs can learn to share ideas and actions that help low-income youth move to careers. The T/MC seeks partners from the Equal Justice Community who want to explore opportunities for cross-sector collaboration, enabled by the use of technology.

EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE - BRYAN STEPHENSON
https://eji.org/about/
From the web site: "The Equal Justice Initiative is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society.

Founded in 1989 by Bryan Stevenson, a widely acclaimed public interest lawyer and bestselling author of Just Mercy, EJI is a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides legal representation to people who have been illegally convicted, unfairly sentenced, or abused in state jails and prisons. We challenge the death penalty and excessive punishment and we provide re-entry assistance to formerly incarcerated people."  Browse the site. Learn about the issues and resources available. Get involved.

EQUAL JUSTICE USA
https://ejusa.org/about-us/
From the web site: "Equal Justice USA (EJUSA) is a national organization that works to make the criminal justice system more fair, effective, and responsive by ending the death penalty, strengthening programs that help crime survivors address trauma and rebuild their lives, promoting constructive responses to violence, and enacting common sense criminal justice reforms."

EVERYTOWN LAW - DEDICATED TO ADVANCING GUN SAFETY IN THE COURTS AND THROUGH THE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS
https://everytownlaw.org/
https://everytownresearch.org/
From the website: "Everytown Law conducts independent, methodologically rigorous research, supports evidence-based policies and communicates this knowlege to the public", in many ways, including this website.  Browse the research page at https://everytownresearch.org/research/ to find an extensive body of information.

FIND LEGAL SERVICES IN EVERY STATE
https://www.lawhelp.org/find-help
From the web site: "LawHelp.org has been created for people living on low-incomes and the legal organizations that serve them. LawHelp.org provides referrals to local legal aid and public interest law offices, basic information about legal rights, court forms, self-help information, court information, links to social service agencies, and more in your state." 

GOVERNMENT ALLIANCE ON RACE AND EQUITY (GARE)
https://www.racialequityalliance.org/
From the web site: "The Government Alliance on Race and Equity is a national network of government working to achieve racial equity and advance opportunities for all." 

HALL OF JUSTICE - PUBLICLY AVAILABLE CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATASETS AND RESEARCH.
https://sunlightfoundation.com/2016/02/02/sunlight-launches-hall-of-justice-a-massive-data-inventory-on-criminal-justice-across-the-u-s/
From the web site: "Sunlight is launched the Hall of Justice in 2016 with this message: It will be a robust, searchable data inventory of nearly 10,000 datasets and research documents from across all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the federal government. Hall of Justice is the culmination of 18 months of work gathering data and refining technology." On Sept. 2020 the site closed. It is an archive only.

HOW MATTERS - LOOKING BEYOND US BORDERS FOR SOLUTIONS TO POVERTY & RACISM
https://medium.com/@1000Currents/numbness-sorrow-rage-then-solutions-948f6af8cc43#.5gvo8htnz
This article, along with others, on the How Matters web site looks at way to overcome complex problems and provides a list of recommended reading for deeper learning and engagement. The collection of articles represents an extensive reading list.

ILLINOIS LEGAL AID ONLINE
https://www.illinoislegalaid.org/
From the web site: "We can guide you to resources to help you with your legal problem, including court forms, legal information, and referrals to free or low-cost legal aid lawyers. Or you can find legal self-help centers at courthouses and libraries across the state, where staff can help you use this site." 

INCARCERATION REFORM DIGITAL RESOURCE CENTER
https://incarcerationreform.com/
This web site is an extensive digital library of resources focusing on a wide range of justice related issues. Primarily focuses on Chicago but the resources add value to research being done in any city.

INCREASING PIPELINE OPPORTUNITIES IN LAW COMMUNITY
https://ccbjournal.com/articles/increasing-pipeline-opportunities-legal-profession-minorities
In this article, Titled Increasing Pipeline Opportunities in the Legal Community, the writer says, "The legal profession faces no greater challenge in the 21st century than the critical need to diversify its rank."  If you're part of the legal community I hope you read this and see the Tutor/Mentor Connection as a strategy to achieve this goal. 

INVISIBLE INSTITUTE - CITIZEN'S POLICE DATA PROJECT (CHICAGO)
https://invisible.institute/police-data/
From the web site: "Invisible Institute is a journalism production company on the South Side of Chicago. We work to enhance the capacity of citizens to hold public institutions accountable."  This link points to the Chicago Police Data Project which "is a portrait of impunity backed by the police department's own data. We built CPDP so that data about police activity can be useful to the public." View the video when you go to the site.

JUSTICE RESEARCH AND STATISTICS ASSOCIATION
https://www.jrsa.org/index.html
From the web site:  "The Justice Research and Statistics Association is a national nonprofit organization of state Statistical Analysis Center (SAC) directors, researchers, and practitioners throughout government, academia, and criminal justice organizations dedicated to policy-orientated research and analysis. Created in 1974, JRSA serves to promote the exchange of information among the SACs, enabling them to work towards common goals, and as a liaison between the state agencies and the Justice Department. " 

JUVENILE JUSTICE INITIATIVE OF ILLINOIS
https://jjustice.org/
MISSION; The Juvenile Justice Initiative is a statewide advocacy coalition to transform the juvenile justice system.  The JJI advocates to reduce reliance on detention, to enhance fairness for all youth and to develop adequate community based resources throughout the state; The JJI is a response to the significant changes in the juvenile justice system in Illinois and across the country. Although the number of crimes committed by juveniles is decreasing, the number of youths in custody is increasing. The Juvenile Justice Initiative works to inform and educate policy makers, the media, and the general public about the alarming increase in number of juveniles held in custody, about the disparate number of minority youth in custody, and about the lack of adequate community based alternatives to detention.

KEY CRIME POLICY FINDINGS - UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO CRIME LAB INFO
https://urbanlabs.uchicago.edu/labs/crime
As media draw public attention to inner city violence with weekly stories, web sites like this provide information that can help people dig deeper to understand the roots of the problem, and potential solutions. 

LAWNDALE CHRISTIAN LEGAL CENTER - JUVENILE JUSTICE AND YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMS
https://lclc.net/criminal-legal-defense/
From the web site: "LCLC serves youth involved with the criminal justice system, age 24 and younger, in North Lawndale. We provide youth with a unique integration of legal and social services to empower them to develop self-reliance. We come alongside youth who have been accused of an act of delinquency in the Cook County Juvenile Justice Division or who have been accused of a crime in the Cook County Criminal Justice Division (adult court)."

LAWYERS LEND-A-HAND PROGRAM AT CHICAGO BAR FOUNDATION
https://www.lawyerslendahand.org/
The SunTimes Judge Marovitz Lawyers Lending a Hand to Youth Program is an example of how business, professional groups, churches and civic organizations can mobilize resources to support tutor/mentor programs in all poverty areas of a big city like Chicago.  This web site illustrates how lawyers, judges and law firms in Chicago are raising visibility, recruiting volunteers and raising dollars to support one-on-one tutor/mentor programs in Chicago. They also operate their own tutoring program.  This is a model that should be duplicated in every industry and in law firms all over the country. 

NOTE: The Tutor/Mentor Connection was part of the executive board for Lawyers Lend A Hand from 1994 through 2008 and received funding from the Lawyers Lending a Hand to Youth Program each year from 1994-2009.   Through the Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC, formed in 2011, we seek to help businesses grow this type of strategy in every industry in Chicago and other cities.

LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
https://www.lsc.gov/i-am-grantee
From the web site: "LSC is the single largest funder of civil legal aid for low-income residents in the U.S. and U.S. territories. The organizations that we fund help people who live in households with annual incomes at or below 125 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines."

LEGAL SERVICES LINKS
http://www.ptla.org/links
An extensive library of links hosted by Pine Tree Legal Assistance, a non-profit corporation providing legal assistance to people in the State of Maine.

LEGAL SERVICES NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ASSISTANCE PROJECT
https://www.lsntap.org/
From the web site: "NTAP helps nonprofit legal aid programs improve client services through effective and innovative use of technology. To do this, we provide technology training, maintain information, create online tools, and host community forums such as the LSNTAP email list."

LEX MUNDI PRO BONO FOUNDATION - LAW FOR CHANGE
https://www.lexmundiprobono.org/lexmundiprobono/default.asp
From the web site:  "Inspired social entrepreneurs are working around the world to improve education, fight disease, combat global warming, protect civil rights and lift individuals out of poverty. For every grand challenge, there are dedicated social entrepreneurs working on creative solutions. Our mission at the Lex Mundi Pro Bono Foundation is clear: social entrepreneurs will be more successful at tackling the worlds’ biggest challenges if they have access to quality pro bono legal advice from lawyers in the Lex Mundi global network. Social enterprises will scale faster, serve more people, expand more quickly to new territories, raise more money, and have greater success."

MEASURES OF JUSTICE - COUNTY-LEVEL DATA PLATFORM
https://measuresforjustice.org/about/story
From the web site; "Measures for Justice (MFJ) was founded in 2011 to develop a data-driven set of performance measures to assess and compare the criminal justice process from arrest to post-conviction on a county-by-county basis. The data set comprises measures that address three broad categories: Fiscal Responsibility, Fair Process, and Public Safety."  The site offers extensive data for data scientists and story tellers. Take time to explore. Share with potential users.

MODELS FOR CHANGE: SYSTEMS REFORM IN JUV. JUSTICE
http://www.modelsforchange.net/about/index.html
From the web site: "Models for Change supports a network of government and court officials, legal advocates, educators, community leaders, and families working together to ensure that kids who make mistakes are held accountable and treated fairly throughout the juvenile justice process.  Through modelsforchange.net, the initiative provides research-based tools and techniques to make juvenile justice more fair, effective, rational and developmentally appropriate." 

NATIONAL COALITION ON SCHOOL DIVERSITY - RESOURCE PAGE
https://www.school-diversity.org/members/
From the web site: "The National Coalition on School Diversity (NCSD) is a network of national civil rights organizations, university-based research centers, and state and local coalitions working to expand support for government policies that promote school diversity and reduce racial isolation. We also support the work of state and local school diversity practitioners. Our work is informed by an advisory panel of scholars and academic researchers whose work relates to issues of equity, diversity, and desegregation/integration."

NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES - RESOURCE LIBRARY
https://www.nlc.org/resources-training/resource-library/
From the web site: "The National League of Cities (NLC) is dedicated to helping city leaders build better communities. Working in partnership with the 49 state municipal leagues, NLC serves as a resource to and an advocate for the more than 19,000 cities, villages and towns it represents." This link points to one of many topic areas on the site. 

NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE - CHICAGO URBAN LEAGUE
https://chiul.org/
From the web site: "The National Urban League is a historic civil rights organization dedicated to economic empowerment in order to elevate the standard of living in historically underserved urban communities. Founded in 1910 and headquartered in New York City, the National Urban League spearheads the efforts of its local affiliates through the development of programs, public policy research and advocacy. Today, the National Urban League has 95 affiliates serving 300 communities, in 35 states and the District of Columbia, providing direct services that impact and improve the lives of more than 2 million people nationwide." 

ORGANIZATIONS IN US ADDRESSING POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND RACIAL JUSTICE
https://fundersforjustice.org/
This  map on the FundersforJustice web site shows organizations around the country who focus on this issue. The web site is described this way: "This is a virtual organizing space for funders and affinity groups to connect with each other and with the movement for racial justice and police accountability across the country. This web portal is intended to help enable philanthropy’s role in partnering with our communities to create and live in vibrant, healthy, prosperous, democratic communities."

PRISON POLICY INITIATIVE
https://www.prisonpolicy.org/
From the website: "The non-profit, non-partisan Prison Policy Initiative produces cutting edge research to expose the broader harm of mass criminalization, and then sparks advocacy campaigns to create a more just society." View the maps and report showing where people in prisons come from. 

PRO BONO NET
https://www.probono.net/
From the web site: "We work to bring the power of the law to all by building cutting-edge digital tools and fostering collaborations with the nation’s leading civil legal organizations."

QUESTIONS TO ASK POLICE CHIEFS - JULY 2020 ARTICLE
https://equalityalec.substack.com/p/questions-to-ask-police-chiefs
This article by Alec Copaganda includes a list of questions every Police chief in the country should be asking on a regular basis.  Take a look. 

RACE AND BEYOND: WHY YOUNG, MINORITY, AND LOW-INCOME CITIZENS DON’T VOTE
https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/news/2014/11/06/100627/why-young-minority-and-low-income-citizens-dont-vote/
“The reason politicians ignore so many of the working poor is that they don’t vote,.... And the reason so many of the working poor don’t vote is that certain politicians have made sure it’s as inconvenient as possible for them.”  If we're going to take power in this country away from the wealthy minority, we need to find ways to bring the masses to the voting booth.

RACE, POVERTY, POLICE, FERGUSON, MO. - READING LIST
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Michael_Brown
In the aftermath of the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO there have been countless articles written, some from a conservative perspective and some from a liberal perspective. Instead of trying to build a library of such articles on the Tutor/Mentor Connection, I'm pointing to a Wikipedia page which is building links to numerous articles written in 2014, and others written after similar high profile incidents in the past. 

RECLAIMING THE PROMISE OF RACIAL EQUITY IN EDUCATION, ECONOMICS AND OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM - PDF
https://www.aft.org/sites/default/files/racial_equity_taskforce_10-8-15.pdf
From the web site: "This report of the Racial Equity Task Force of the American Federation of Teachers expresses our shared vision and charts a path for our union in the fight to reclaim the promise of racial equity."  This report shows goals that many could share.

REENTRY COURT SOLUTIONS: A RESOURCE FOR COMMUNITY BASED REENTRY SYSTEMS
http://www.reentrycourtsolutions.com/most-read/
From the web site: "REENTRY COURT SOLUTIONS (RCS) is designed to provide critical information, resources, and assistance to those interested in developing effective Reentry Courts and Evidence-Based Sentencing Systems. We will  share our knowledge, experience, and expertise with those who wish to learn, and learn and disseminate information from those who wish to share what they know." 

ROBERT REICH.ORG - IDEAS FOR A MORE JUST SOCIETY
https://robertreich.org/post/72770488951
From the web site: "Robert Reich is Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley and Senior Fellow at the Blum Center for Developing Economies, and was Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration.   Articles and ideas shared on this site focus on creating "a new political coalition of America’s poor and working middle class, bent not only on repairing the nation’s frayed safety nets but also on getting a fair share of the economies’ gains."

SAFETY AND JUSTICE CHALLENGE - SUPPORTED BY MACARTHUR FOUNDATION
https://safetyandjusticechallenge.org/
From the web site: "The Safety and Justice Challenge is providing support to local leaders from across the country who are determined to tackle one of the greatest drivers of over-incarceration in America—the misuse and overuse of jails."

SARGENT SHRIVER NATIONAL CENTER ON POVERTY LAW - CLEARING HOUSE TOOLBOX
https://www.povertylaw.org/about-us/
From the web site: "The Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law provides national leadership in advancing laws and policies that secure justice to improve the lives and opportunities of people living in poverty."

SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY AND PRACTICE GROUP - RESOURCES
http://www.policymagic.org/resources.htm
Social Welfare Policy and Practice Group at South Carolina University encourages the study and teaching of social welfare policy practice within social work education. This link points to a page with links to an extensive list of social policy resources. 

THE CHICAGO LAWYER'S COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS - EDUCATION INITIATIVE
https://www.clccrul.org/mission-values-history
From the web site: "The mission of the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc. (CLC) is to protect and promote civil rights by bringing the strength and prestige of the private bar to bear on the problems of poverty and discrimination.  This project hopes to prevent, reduce, and eliminate the known disproportionate complications in the classroom burdening minority and low-income communities in the Chicago area. To do this, The Chicago Lawyer's Committee is partnering with a variety of organizations and law firms to help address community concerns about the educational injustices they face."

THE MARSHALL PROJECT: NON-PROFIT JOURNALISM ABOUT CRIMINAL JUSTICE
https://www.themarshallproject.org/about?via=navright
From the web site: "Since 2014, The Marshall Project has been curating some of the best criminal justice reporting from around the web. In these records you will find the most recent and the most authoritative articles on the topics, people and events that are shaping the criminal justice conversation. The Marshall Project does not endorse the viewpoints or vouch for the accuracy of reports other than its own."

TRANSFORM HARM - RESOURCE HUB FOR ENDING VIOLENCE IN CHICAGO
https://transformharm.org/
From the web site: "TransformHarm.org is a resource hub about ending violence. It offers an introduction to transformative justice. The site includes selected articles, audio-visual resources, curricula, and more." 

YOUTH COURT: A PATH TO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT
https://youthcourt.net/
From the web site:  "Youth court programs strive to nurture in youth a respect for the rule of law, help develop positive citizenship attitudes, encourage civic engagement, and promote educational success through a diversity of service learning opportunities, strategies and activities. Youth courts are structured to provide positive alternative sanctions for first-time offenders by providing a peer-driven sentencing mechanism that allows young people to take responsibility, to be held accountable, and to make restitution. Positive peer pressure is used in youth courts to exert influence over adolescent behavior."

YOUTH OUTREACH SERVICES (YOU) - JUVENILE JUSTICE SERVICES
https://www.yos.org/services/juvenile-justice
YOU serves youth and families on Chicago's West side. Visit their web site to learn about their juvenile justice and prevention programs and how they partner with schools and educators, coalitions, community-based organizations and social service agencies.

Why are volunteer-based tutor and/or mentor programs needed? Where are they most needed? What more do volunteers need to do to help kids and families in high poverty areas?

 This section of the library has six sub-sections where
the T/MC and T/MI have been aggregating links to
articles and research showing the history and impact
of segregation, racism, concentrated poverty, wealth
inequality, and related issues..

This concept map is a visual guide to each section.

Open the links to find a list of websites under each category.  If you find broken links, please send a notice to  tutormentor2 at earthlink.net.

Equal Justice, Juvenile Justice, Poverty Law - click here

Poverty and Crime Mapping - click here

Poverty, Race, Inequality - click here

Prevention Resources - click here

Housing & Community Development - click here

Violence Against Women & Girls - click here

Street Gangs - click here

Rural Issues - click here

This Resource Library is part of what we call the Tutor/Mentor Learning Network, created in 1993 by the Tutor/Mentor Connection (1993-present) and Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC (2011-present)
Since 1993 we have maintained a web library intended to help volunteer-based tutor/mentor programs grow in more places, while helping each program constantly improve what they do to help kids through school and into adult lives.

While our aim is to have all of Chicago's non-school,  volunteer-based tutor and/or mentor programs in the library, other sections will never have everything known.

This PDF describes the Tutor/Mentor Learning
Network and shows how we seek to find others
who are experts in specific categories of
information, and who host web libraries of their
own. Instead of duplicating everything
in our library, we can simply point to them.

Since the Tutor/Mentor Connection was created in Chicago in 1993 many of the links in the library focus
only on Chicago.  However, many other links can be resources used in any part of the world. It is
our recommendation that this library be duplicated in every urban area, with links specific to that area,
and with links pointing to this library as well.

The library has four main sections with several sub sections in
each. This concept map shows the four sections.  Click on links below each concept map to enter sub sections of the library

2025 additions to the Tutor/Mentor Library -  - click here

2024 additions to Tutor/Mentor Library - click here

2023 additions to Tutor/Mentor Library - click here; July 2022-Dec 32, 2022 additions to library. click here

Note: If you are requesting a FREE link be added to this library if would be helpful if your request showed how you plan to
draw attention to the library from your own blog, website and/or social media.

Starting January 2022 the original Tutor/Mentor Library will only be
available at this archive location.

Youth Serving Programs that include youth leadership,
civic engagement, and/or service learning components

ALBANY PARK THEATER PROJECT - FOCUSES ON YOUTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
https://aptpchicago.org/our-mission/
From the web site: "Albany Park Theater Project is a multi-ethnic, youth theater ensemble that inspires people to envision a more just and beautiful world. We are dedicated to art, to youth, and a vision of social justice."

ALLOWGOOD - EMPOWER ALL YOUTH THROUGH THE TOOLS OF PHILANTHROPY
https://www.allowgood.org/mission/
From the web site: "Allow Good equips youth with the knowledge, skills, and capacity to take meaningful action in their communities. We inspire youth to become actively engaged in addressing social challenges throughout their lives. This addresses a pressing need facing our society - engaging youth in their communities to create a society of socially engaged citizens.

BLACK YOUTH PROJECT 100
https://www.byp100.org/about
From the web site: "Black Youth Project 100 (BYP 100) is an activist member-based organization of Black 18-35 year olds, dedicated to creating justice and freedom for all Black people. We do this through building a collective focused on transformative leadership development, direct action organizing, advocacy and education."

CHICAGO DEBATE COMMISSION/CHICAGO DEBATE LEAGUE
https://www.chicagodebates.org/what-we-do/
From the web site: "with over 60 high schools and middle schools and 1300 students, the CDL has grown to become the largest and most successful of the urban debate leagues around the country." Formed in 1995.

CIVIC LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION - TEACHES LEADERSHIP SKILLS
https://civicleadershipfoundation.org/
From the web site: "The Civic Leadership Foundation (CLF) prepares underserved teenagers for college, career and active citizenship.  CLF partners with principals, teachers, and youth program directors to deliver empowering, project-based curriculum that teaches young people critical life-long leadership skills such as collaboration, resourcefulness and accountability."

DIGITAL YOUTH NETWORK - NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
MAPSCORPS - YOUTH MAPPING ASSETS IN URBAN NEIGHBORHOODS
https://www.digitalyouthnetwork.org/
https://www.digitalyouthnetwork.org/https://mapscorps.org/
In 2022 Northwestern University's School of Education and Social Policy launched a new iteration of MAPSCorps, integrating it into their own curriculum, with the  name "Digital Youth network".  "MAPSCorps is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based on Chicago’s South Side where the idea was born. The organization grew out of the South Side Health and Vitality Studies, led by the research laboratory of Stacy Tessler Lindau, MD, MAPP, at the University of Chicago. In 2016, MAPSCorps became an independent nonprofit, with successful programs covering nearly half of Chicago and several ZIP codes of Harlem and the Bronx in New York City."

DREAMS FOR KIDS YOUTH EXECUTIVE BOARD
https://dreamsforkids.org/our-team/
Scroll to the bottom of this page and meet the Youth Executive Board of Dreams for Kids. Click on each profile and learn about each member.  The group is described as "A dynamic group of young middle school leaders who are proving they are the generation we have been waiting for and that no one has to wait to be great and to make an impact. Our youth board has created nonprofits and social enterprises and is enrolling thousands of like-minded youth to raise money and to fund youth-led startups." This is part  of a Dream Leaders program, described at "Our Dream Leaders are young social entrepreneurs who turn their ideas into impact and help create the future today. We engage students with volunteer service, leadership conferences, and fundraising opportunities and provide practical education through our digital social entrepreneurship curriculum that drives student learning into the world and is delivered by teachers in class and supported by mentors beyond school."

EARTH FORCE - ENGAGES YOUNG PEOPLE AS ACTIVE CITIZENS
https://earthforce.org/
From the web site: "Through our Centers of Excellence, Earth Force works with communities to support young people in finding their voice while assuming leadership roles in solving local environmental problems. Our six-step instructional model, the Earth Force Process, puts youth in the driver's seat towards creating sustainable solutions."

FEARLESS LEADING BY YOUTH/STOP CHICAGO
https://www.stopchicago.org/programs
Fearless Leading by the Youth (FLY) is a program of STOP, " a community organization that builds the power of residents on the Southside of Chicago to impact the forces and decisions that affect our lives. STOP fights for human rights to racial and economic justice through organizing, popular education, and leadership development amongst people most directly affected by issues like gentrification, displacement, incarceration and criminalization of youth of color and health cuts."

FREE SPIRIT MEDIA - EMPOWERS YOUTH THROUGH VIDEO
https://freespiritmedia.org/programs
Hands-on and project-based media production opportunities with FSM are helping young people develop their authentic voice while actively learning about and addressing community issues.

FUTURE LEADERS IN PLANNING - CMAP CHICAGO PROGRAM
https://www.cmap.illinois.gov/about/involvement/flip
From the web site: "Future Leaders in Planning (FLIP) is a leadership development opportunity where students can contribute to a better future for our region. Participants in this new program will learn more about the northeastern region and share their thoughts with other teens from Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties. Participants will also meet and interact with selected regional leaders who make key planning decisions in our communities."

GIRL UP - UNITING GIRLS TO SAVE THE WORLD
https://girlup.org/
This is an international movement to advance girls' skills, rights, and opportunities to be leaders. 

GLOBAL KIDS - NEW YORK CITY
https://globalkids.org/#/about-global-kids
Global Kids offers a range of year-round programs in schools, online, and at its New York City headquarters. Global Kids works primarily with middle school and high school youth, and also provide professional development and capacity building services for educators and institutions, and special trainings for youth.

GLOBAL NOMADS GROUP LINKS THE WORLD'S YOUTH
https://gng.org/
Founded in 1998, the Global Nomads Group (GNG) is a non-profit organization dedicated to heightening children's understanding and appreciation for the world and its people.   Using interactive technologies such as videoconferencing, GNG brings young people together face-to-face to meet across cultural and national boundaries to discuss their differences & similarities, and the world issues that affect them.

INTEGRATE NEW YORK CITY 4 ME - FOCUS ON RACIAL JUSTICE
https://integratenyc.org/mission
IntegrateNYC4Me is a youth led initiative focusing on the unequal opportunities for youth in New York City schools.

MAPPING JUSTICE - EMPOWERING YOUTH THROUGH GEOSPATIAL INNOVATION
https://www.trubel.co/
This is the flagship program of an organization called trubel&co, who's mission is to "champion diverse youth by integrating STEM education with civic innovation to tackle societal challenges. Through our flagship program, Mapping Justice, we empower students to use geospatial technology for social change, fostering data literacy, critical thinking, and community advocacy."

MEMA-MUSIC - SCHOOL BASED ARTS CURRICULUM
https://www.mema-music.org/
From the website:  "MeMa-Music is a Chicago based non-profit that empowers youth, age 13-19, in underserved communities, from all backgrounds and abilities, to use their unique voices to advocate for social justice and change, through the power of music, and arts-integrated academic learning, that expresses their individual creativity. By raising young people’s voices, we aim to inspire youth with the message that they can become successful adults with a positive vision of the future."  This is a school-based program.

MIKVA CHALLENGE - ENGAGING CHICAGO YOUTH IN CIVIC AND POLITICAL LIFE
https://mikvachallenge.org/
From the web site: "Mikva Challenge develops youth to be informed, empowered, and active citizens and community leaders.  We do this by engaging youth in action civics, an authentic and transformative learning process built on youth voice and youth expertise."

MY BLOCK NYC - INCLUDES MAP SHOWING STUDENT VIDEOS
http://www.myblockedu.org/
From the web site: "The MyBlock Education Program which continues today, is making the increasingly important opportunity of an introductory video literacy program available to students by providing a powerful video communications curriculum to schools all over New York City." This link points to a map of NYC with icons that you can open to see videos created by NYC teens.

ONECITY STORIES - YOUTH WRITING PROJECT IN ST. LOUIS AREA
https://www.onecitystories.org/program/
From the web site: "Onecity Stories is a 3-week writing program for high school students from the Greater St. Louis area. During these three weeks (June 10-28 excluding weekends), participants will cultivate their stories and create multimedia products with the help of experienced writing teachers and experts in the newspaper, film and radio broadcasting industries. The summer program will conclude with a publication event for participants and their guests, and additional writing and publishing opportunities will be available for participants throughout the following school year."

POSITIVE COACHING ALLIANCE - CHICAGO
https://positivecoach.org/mission-history/
From the web site: "Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) is a national non-profit with the mission to provide all youth and high school athletes a positive, character-building youth sports experience.  PCA reaches youth and high school sport leaders, coaches, athletes, parents, and officials through live workshops, online courses, published books and articles, and a series of alliances with nationally-recognized coaches, athletes, academicians, businesses and national youth sports organizations."

PROJECT M LAB - YOUTH LEADERSHIP PLATFORM
http://projectmlab.com/
From the web site: "Project M is a program for creative people who are already inspired to contribute to the greater good, and are looking for a platform to collaborate and generate ideas and projects bigger than themselves."

RECLAIM. A UK YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND SOCIAL CHANGE ORGANISATION
https://www.reclaim.org.uk/
From the web site: "RECLAIM exists to end the leadership inequality that prevents working class young people with talent, imagination, ambition and drive, from fulfilling their leadership potential. We support young people who refuse to be silent: they fight for their voices to be heard.  We run intensive, high impact leadership programmes for 12-15 year olds from working class communities and support them through an Alumni Network until they are 22. We also develop and deliver - alongside our young people - a range of pilot projects and campaigns on issues that affect working class communities."

TEEN INITIATE PROGRAM - AT THE ALIVE CENTER OF NAPERBRIDGE (IN NAPERVILLE, IL)
https://www.alivecenter.org/teen-initiate/
From the web site: "Teen Initiate is an innovative Teen-Led Teen-Driven (TLTD) program that provides teens with support and a space to innovate and lead while empowering younger teens and tweens in the process." Browse this page to see work being done.

THE CEBRIN GOODMAN TEEN INSTITUTE (CGTI) - LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
http://cg-ti.org/
From the web site: "CGTI empowers youth with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to lead an alcohol, tobacco, and other drug-free life.  We make this a reality by helping teens develop and strengthen leaderships skills, educate them to lead peers to reduce the frequency of substance use and other addictive behaviors, teach to advocate for positive change within their schools, communities, and local government, and encourage healthy decision making skills."

TRUE STAR FOUNDATION - JOURNALISM PROGRAM FOR YOUTH
https://truestarmedia.org/our-programs/
From the web site: "We serve youth who come from single and double income homes that often have unsupervised after-school hours. The students we work with are predominantly minorities: 70% African-American, 25% Hispanic and 5% other. Teen participants get to work alongside students from various cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds, to express themselves in innovative ways and understand their role and responsibility as contributing adults to society."

UNIVERSIDAD POPULAR - UP TO YOUTH INITIATIVE
http://www.universidadpopular.us/up-to-youth/
The program serves Little Village youth. Web site description: "The focus of the program includes increasing Little Village youths’ civic engagement, cultivating a positive self-image and healthy living, improving academic performance and achievement, fostering creative problem-solving skills, and expanding parent involvement."

Tutor and Mentor Organizations and Human Service Associations
Outside of the United States

ACTIONS FOR PEACE AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (APDC) DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
https://www.apdc.info/articles.php
From the website: "APDC's mission is to contribute to improving the socio-economic and cultural living conditions of the population living in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. I added this link in December 2024 after being given this message in a chat on BlueSky. "For us here, things are not well because of War. I am the founder of APDC, a local humanitarian organisation. We are doing volunteer work here in eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo in order to assist vulnerable people affected by War, natural disasters and bring positive change. As you know, there are many armed groups that are fighting here in eastern DR Congo. Many people die, other are displaced, cattle stolen, houses are burnt, some children are used in different armed groups, other are lost during displacements, etc. Internally displaced people are living in poor conditions. They have no food, no medical care, no house objects, etc. They need help in terms of food and nonfood items, house objects, medical care, etc."

AFRICAN YOUTH FOUNDATION
https://ayf.de/
From the web site: "The African Youth Foundation (AYF) is a non-profit development organization based in Bonn, Germany. AYF was established in 2000 to aid young African people in the Diaspora and in Africa, as well as Europeans with African descent, to undertake projects which will enable them obtain skills necessary for their future livelihoods."

ASHA FOR EDUCATION FOCUS ON INDIA
https://ashanet.org/?page=about-asha-mission
Asha for Education is a secular organization dedicated to change in India by focusing on basic education in the belief that education is a critical requisite for socio-economic change.

BIG BUDDY - NEW ZEALAND
https://www.bigbuddy.org.nz/
From the web site: "Big Buddy is a New Zealand based mentoring service focused on fatherless boys, age 7 - 12 . All our mentors are male and we have developed successful strategies and skills for recruiting and screening male mentors." 

CRY, INC. SUPPORTS PROJECTS IN INDIA AND USA
https://cryamerica.org/site/index.html
From the web site:  "CRY America is a 501c3 non-profit organization driven by its vision of a just world in which all children have equal opportunities to develop to their full potential and realize their dreams. We ensure that basic rights of education, healthcare and protection from exploitation and abuse are restored to underprivileged children, including street children, girl children; children bonded in labor, children of commercial sex workers, physically and mentally challenged children and children in institutions." 

ED CONNECT PROGRAM - WESTERN AUSTRALIA
https://www.edconnectaustralia.org.au/our-work/
From the web site: "At EdConnect, we’re training and mobilising a nationwide army of volunteers to provide life-changing mentoring and learning support in schools for young people who are at risk of not fulfilling their educational potential."

EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP (EDC)
https://www.edc.org/body-work/youth-and-workforce-development
From the web site:  "EDC is dedicated to improving education, health, and economic opportunities for people of all ages. We create and implement innovative programs that take the results of rigorous research and put it into real-world practice at scale." 

ERASMUS+: EUROPEAN VOLUNTARY SERVICE (EVS)
https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/about-erasmus/what-is-erasmus
Visit this web site to learn about the The EU programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport in Europe. 

IMPACT BORDERLESS DIGITAL (IBD) - AFRICAN MENTORING SUPPORT
https://impactborderlessdigital.com/
From the website: "Through mentorship and career development flora, IBD empowers youth with the knowledge, international exposure, and digital fluency they need to be emancipated global citizens with borderless influence for sustainable development."  Based in Nairobi, Kenya.


INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FOUNDATION
https://iyfglobal.org/
IYF works with hundreds of companies, foundations, and civil society organizations to strengthen and "scale up" existing programs that are making a positive and lasting difference in young lives. Over the last decade, IYF and its in-country partners have helped more than 23 million young people gain access to the life skills, education, job training and opportunities critical to their success. Go to the Publications section for What Works in Engaging Business in Youth Employment and Livelihood Strategies, by Steve Waddell, Ph.D.

MENTOR CANADA - COALITION OF ORGANIZATIONS
https://www.mentoringcanada.ca/en/about
From the website: "MENTOR Canada was launched in 2019 by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada, the Alberta Mentoring Partnership and the Ontario Mentoring Coalition. We are actively seeking to engage organizations from across Canada to work with us and promote the mentoring movement. Working together, we will build sector capacity to empower every young person to fulfil their potential."

MENTORING AND BEFRIENDING AT NCVO - UK
https://www.ncvo.org.uk/
From the web site: "The Mentoring and Befriending Foundation(MBF) helped organisations throughout the United Kingdom increase the effectiveness and quality of their mentoring and befriending programmes.  From April 2015, MBF transferred the delivery of its core services and these are now provided by NCVO." Browse the web site to see the resources that are available. 

PRATHAM - EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE IN INDIA AND THE WORLD
https://prathamusa.org/
From the web site: "Of the 250 million children worldwide who cannot read or write, two-fifths reside in India, where for 21 years Pratham has been working to alleviate this crisis.  We develop low-cost solutions to improve the quality of learning and work with governments to take them to scale. Our community-driven approach has engaged hundreds of thousands of volunteers and has affected the lives of 45 million Indian children."


THE YOUTH FOUNDATION - HONG KONG
http://www.yf.org.hk/en/home.html
From the web site: "Founded in 1999, The Youth Foundation (“The Foundation”) believes that "there is a leader in every young person”. With the main pillars of media and interpersonal ministries, The Foundation aims to promote the “life education” primarily of young people and youth workers in China through training and exchange programs, research, and other programs. The Foundation is a Hong Kong registered non-profit-making charitable organization that builds upon Breakthrough’s* 40 years of youth service. The Foundation brings different resources and efforts together to create more opportunities for empowering youth and developing their potential."

UBERLANDIA DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES - BRAZIL
https://www.uberlandiadevelopmentinitiatives.org/p/about.html
This organization focuses on an under resourced neighborhood of around 40,000 people in Uberlandia, a city of over 680,000 in southeastern Brazil.  

WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT AND VOICE (WEAV) - VIET NAM
https://www.weav.vn/
From the web site: "Women’s Empowerment and Voice (WEAV) is a non-profit organization that promotes education, mentoring, and leadership development programs for girls and women in economically challenged communities of the Mekong Delta in Viet Nam."

These are platforms you can to find any type of volunteer opportunity, including with
youth serving and literacy organizations

A LIST OF CHICAGO AREA TUTOR AND/OR MENTORING ORGANIZATIONS
http://www.tutormentorexchange.net/chicago-area-program-links
This section of the Tutor/Mentor Connection web site includes links to more than 200 youth serving organizations, organized by sections of the city. Organizations that do not operate from sites, such as Big Brothers, or who have multiple locations, are included in a section titled "muti site".  Organizations that operate at schools are included in another sub list.

If you are a Chicago area, non-school, volunteer-based tutor or mentor organization and want to be on the list, or if you know of an organization on the list that is no-longer operating, or in the wrong regional sub category, use the contact button on this site to report this information.

BECOME A MENTOR - MENTOR NATIONAL DIRECTORY OF OPPORTUNITIES
https://www.mentoring.org/take-action/find-a-mentor
The MENTOR, National Mentoring Partnership database includes more than 4000 programs where volunteers and donors are needed. This is searchable by zip code by anyone looking for local mentoring opportunities.  Programs can register their program for free to be listed in the Directory.

CATCHAFIRE - CONNECTS SKILLS VOLUNTEERS TO NPOS
https://www.catchafire.org/
From the web site: "Catchafire's mission is to improve the quality of the volunteer experience by  providing the opportunity for people to volunteer their skills in a powerful  way. Our vision is to make it easy for every professional to volunteer their  skills if they want to and to make it easy for every nonprofit and social  enterprise to access and effectively use skills-based volunteers."

CORONA CONNECTS - MATCHING VOLUNTEERS TO OPPORTUNITIES
https://coronaconnects.org/
This volunteer matching site was created by a team of college students from across the US trying to make volunteering easy during the 2020 pandemic.

ENGAGE - WORLD’S LARGEST DIGITAL VOLUNTEER NETWORK
https://engage.pointsoflight.org/
The description from the website reads: "Points of Light Engage pulls volunteer opportunities from sites around the web to provide the most comprehensive database of volunteer opportunities around the world. Individuals can search for volunteer projects, nonprofits can post and manage event sign-ups, and visitors are invited to start projects of their own – all in one place. 

FIND AND POST VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT IDEALIST.ORG
https://www.idealist.org/en/
From the web site: "Idealist is all about connecting idealists - people who want to do good - with opportunities for action and collaboration.  With more than 100,000 organizations and 1.4 million monthly visitors to our English, Spanish (idealistas.org), and French (idealiste.org) sites, Idealist helps people move from intention to action all over the world."

HEART OF ILLINOIS UNITED WAY VOLUNTEER CENTER
https://www.hoiunitedway.org/
Heart of Illinois United Way Volunteer Center serves Central Illinois and the  Peoria area.

JUSTSERVE.ORG - FIND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
https://www.justserve.org/about
From the web site: "JustServe.org is a website where the volunteer needs of organizations may be posted and volunteers may search for places to serve in the community.  JustServe provides opportunities to relieve suffering, care for the poor and needy, and enhance the quality of life in the community. JustServe is not for proselytizing or publicity—it is simply a service to help link community volunteer needs with volunteers."

LITERACY PROGRAMS IN CHICAGO AREA
http://www.lvillinois.org/directory-of-literacy-organizations.aspx
Literacy Volunteers of Illinois provides links to nearly 100 literacy organizations in the Chicago area, which you can search by sections of the city and suburbs.

SERVE ILLINOIS - STATEWIDE PORTAL FOR VOLUNTEERISM
https://serveillinois.galaxydigital.com/need/
At this site visitors can search by zip code to find volunteer opportunities in tutor/mentor programs and other forms of service anywhere in Illinois. The site draws from the various national volunteer search networks, such as Idealist and VolunteerMatch.  You can also learn about the Illinois Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service, find links to Volunteer Centers in local communities, and find links to state government agencies.

TAPROOT FOUNDATION - HELPING NPOS AND SOCIAL CHANGE ORGANIZATIONS CONNECT WITH BUSINESS TALENT
https://taprootfoundation.org/
From the web site:  "The Taproot Foundation connects nonprofits and social change organizations with passionate, skilled volunteers who share their expertise pro bono. Through our programs, business professionals deliver marketing, strategy, HR, and IT solutions that organizations need to achieve their missions."

UNITED WAY OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT PORTAL
https://www.unitedway.org/get-involved/volunteer
This page on the United Way web site offers volunteers a searchable list of opportunities in different service categories.

VOLUNTEER MATCH - LINKS VOLUNTEERS AROUND COUNTRY
https://www.volunteermatch.org/
Volunteer Match helps volunteers from throughout the world connect with a more than 100,000 nonprofits around the world who need volunteer help.

VOLUNTEER RECRUITMENT WEB SITES FOR NONPROFITS
https://www.wholewhale.com/tips/where-to-post-volunteer-opportunities/
This web site offers many resources for volunteer managers and non profits. You need to subscribe to get the entire list of volunteer recruitment sites mentioned.

Program Locators and Directories
Use these map-based platforms to help you find youth serving organizations.

ACT NOW MAP OF AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS IN ILLINOIS
https://map.actnowillinois.org/map
ACT Now is creating a statewide database of out-of-schooltime programs (2022) and plotting this information on an interactive map, which you can view at this link. 

AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS DIRECTORY - KANSAS CITY, OAKLAND, SAN JOSE
https://www.inplay.org/
From the website: "InPlay is a non-profit whose mission is to connect kids to summer and afterschool programs that ignite their individual interests and talents, thereby reducing the achievement gap.  The site hosts a map-based directory of afterschool programs for Kansas City, Oakland and San Jose, California.

AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH IN NYC - COMPASS NYC
https://growingupnyc.cityofnewyork.us/programs/compass/
From the web site: This is the " Comprehensive After School System of NYC (COMPASS NYC) | NYC Department of Youth & Community Development.  Students can join one of hundreds of free afterschool programs in NYC through COMPASS NYC. COMPASS programs can offer homework help, sports, arts, and more. They are free and located all over the city.

ARTLOOK - MAP OF CHICAGO ARTS EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS
https://www.ingenuity-inc.org/data-research/artlook/
From the web site: "Search for community arts organizations by name or by neighborhood, CPS network, discipline offered, or zip code. Search results will locate arts organizations that meet your criteria and the CPS schools they offers programs to, and map these schools in relation to each specific arts partner."

BIGBURGH - RESOURCES FOR HOMELESS YOUTH IN PITTSBURGH
https://www.bigburgh.com/
This is a comprehensive platform that anyone can use to search for resources to support homeless population in Pittsburgh, PA area.  Take some time to get to know it.

CENTER FOR FAITH AND COMMUNITY HEALTH TRANSFORMATION - MAP/DIRECTORY
https://www.faithhealthtransformation.org/directory/
This is another use of interactive maps to provide a searchable directory of organizations in the Chicago region working for community well-being.

CHICAGO NON-SCHOOL TUTORING, MENTORING PROGRAMS MAP
https://tutormentor.blogspot.com/2025/06/help-volunteer-based-youth-tutor-mentor.html
This is a map created by Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC to help planners understand where tutor/mentor programs are located in Chicago and to help parents, volunteers and donors connect with such programs. It's one of several ways we try to share this information. 

CHICAGO PEACE HUB MAP/DIRECTORY
https://www.chicagoresourcehub.com/blog/
You can sort by type of program and population served and map will show organizations in Chicago area fitting that search. Does not single out mentoring or tutoring as a category.

CHICAGO URBAN AGRICULTURAL MAPPING PROJECT
https://cuamp.org/
From the website: "The Chicago Urban Agriculture Mapping Project (CUAMP) is an ongoing collaboration between individuals, organizations, businesses and institutions that has sought to collaboratively map and inventory urban agriculture and community gardens in Chicago since 2010. It includes everything from small residential gardens to commercial urban farms. With an interactive map and directory that link to detailed profiles for each growing site, CUAMP aims to provide the public with a comprehensive and constantly evolving look at the state of urban agriculture in Chicagoland."

CHICAGO'S SUSTAINABILITY NETWORK LEADERS MAP
https://chicagoleaders.net/map/
From the website: "CSLN connects grassroots leaders from communities across Chicago to share resources, support each other’s work, collaborate, build a stronger collective voice, and nurture equitable and impactful relationships with policy makers."  CSLN maintains a network directory/map, showing several hundred organizations, that can be viewed by category.

COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS - CHICAGO PARTNER LIST
https://www.cisofchicago.org/partners/community-partners/
This is a list of community partner organizations that have committed their time, energy and resources to impacting the lives of Chicago public school students by partnering with Communities In Schools of Chicago.   Use this list along with other program locators to build your understanding of youth serving organizations throughout the region.

EDUCATION INITIATIVES AROUND THE WORLD - MAP AND LIST
https://reevo.wiki/Experiencia?ct=t%28Call_4_Action_General6_29_2016%29&l=en_US&mc_cid=3c241d50e0&mc_eid=a6f904c33f
This web site features a map consisting of alternative education institutions in different countries. This map was created by a group of people who met on Facebook, starting in the fall of 2011. A first version of this map was launched in January 2012. Add your own education institution to the map.

END POVERTY IN AMERICA - RESOURCES IN EACH STATE
https://endpovertyusa.org/resources/il/
This website focuses on ending poverty in America. One resource points to organizations in each state, organized by city.  This link points to Illinois.

GROWING UP IN NEW YORK CITY - RESOURCES
https://growingupnyc.cityofnewyork.us/
This site provides a directory of New York City resources for youth at every age level.

LITERACY WORKS (CHICAGO) LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS
https://www.litworks.org/membership/our-members-partners
https://www.litworks.org/find-a-program
Literacy Works shares a list of partner organizations on their site.  It also includes a map showing adult literacy programs in Illinois.  

MY CHI. MY FUTURE. PROGRAMS MAP
https://data.cityofchicago.org/Events/My-CHI-My-Future-Programs-Map/da3u-gtzr
This link points to the interactive map of Chicago youth serving programs hosted by the Mayor's MyChiMyFuture initiative.  It was made public in June 2021.  You can sort by categories to filter information on the map, and zoom into specific neighborhoods.  There is no category for "tutor mentor" or "mentoring". 

NYC Opportunity - Social Service Site Location Data
https://www.nyc.gov/site/opportunity/portfolio/social-service-location.page
NYC government is committed to making it easier to discover what social services exist and where they are delivered.  This platform includes a searchable map and shows service provider by type of service provided and location.  This only includes organizations that receive city funds. 

SOUTH SIDE STEM OPPORTUNITY LANDSCAPE - VIEW THE MAP
https://www.southsidestemlandscape.org/
https://northwestern.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/sidebar/index.html?appid=fb54c6f95ebf4621804e6666370fb244
Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University's Digital Youth Network partnered to do asset mapping showing STEM assets in nine communities on Chicago's South Side.  From the map you can learn about STEM based youth programs in this area.

Intermediaries and associations who support youth organizations

View this concept map to see how Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC shares information
about youth serving intermediary organizations in the Chicago region.

AMERICA'S PROMISE - FORMED IN 1997
https://americaspromise.org/alliance-community/issues-areas/
The America’s Promise Alliance collaborative was created in 1997 after the President's Summit for America's Youth event in Philadelphia. After 25 years the organization has launched a new, reimagined Alliance Community, consisting of leaders from over 75 organizations that focus on education, workforce and democracy issues.  This link points to the issues they focus on.

BOYS&GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA - LINKING NON SCHOOL ACTIVITIES TO ACADEMIC STANDARDS
https://www.bgca.org/about-us/our-mission-story
The Boys & Girls Clubs is a national organization with affiliates in almost every city and state. The Clubs offer a variety of programs during non-school hours that  promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence.

CHICAGO LEARNING EXCHANGE (WAS HIVE CHICAGO)
https://chicagolx.org/
From the web site: "mission is to inspire and support innovation that equips digital-age learners and leaders to close Chicago's opportunity gap."  Originally organized as Hive Chicago, includes a network of youth-development focused organizations, such as museums, libraries, advocacy groups, higher education institutions, after-school programs and tech start-ups. 

CHICAGO YOUTH COLLECTIVE - NEW INTERMEDIARY LAUNCHING IN 2025
https://www.chiyouthcollective.org/blog
The Chicago Youth Collective seeks to "build bridges between families and opportunities".  Their website is not fully developed but you can read some of their blog articles. 

COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS CHICAGO
https://www.cisofchicago.org/about/meet-cis-of-chicago/
From the web site: "More and more, school leaders in Chicago are turning to our organization to help them in keeping children on the path to graduation. At all 175 of our partner schools, we connect a range of high-quality programs in the arts, college and career preparation, health, and mental health and wellness. These are supports that all Chicago public school children need, but which their schools and families often have difficulty accessing due to cost, location or the myriad challenges of running a school or leading a family.  At a growing number of these schools, we also place a full-time staff member to provide intensive supports to 40-50 children that are at significant risk of dropping out. These individual supports can include goal-setting, life-coaching and clinical counseling."

Learn more about CIS in this Stanford Social Innovation Review article: http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/keeping_kids_in_school


DAVID AND MOLLY BOREN MENTORING INITIATIVE
https://ofe.org/boren-mentoring-initiative/
Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence supports mentoring initiatives throughout the state of Oklahoma. Visit the web site and learn more.


DC TUTORING AND MENTORING
https://www.dctutormentor.org/
Initiative launched in 2015 with goal of making tutors available to the 40-80,000 youth in Washington, DC who live in high poverty and are performing poorly in school.

ENROOT - A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY STRATEGY
https://www.enrooteducation.org/our-work/
From the web site: "Our team of adult mentors, tutors, instructors, and case managers helps empower students through a comprehensive after-school and summer program that facilitates each student to not only succeed, but fulfill their own American Dream."  Browse the web site to see how they graphically show the program support they offer, and to see some of the strategic planning that led to the current strategy.

HARVARD MENTORING PROJECT
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/chc/harvard-mentoring-project/
In 1997, the Center for Health Communication of the Harvard School of  Public Health launched a national media campaign to promote the growth  of the mentoring movement with the goal of linking large numbers of young  people with adult mentors. The January National Mentoring Month creates public awareness across the country for mentoring.  The HMP site includes many ideas for increasing the number of mentoring programs and opportunities for youth. 

ILLINOIS COLLABORATION ON YOUTH
https://www.icoyouth.org/
From the web site: "The Illinois Collaboration on Youth is a collective voice for young people and community-based providers. By building the capacity of agencies that serve youth, we keep young people safe and healthy. We work to strengthen the youth service system, and the provider community that serves youth, promoting services that improve outcomes for youth, and reduce their involvement in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems."

IOWA MENTORING PARTNERSHIP
https://www.iowamentoring.org/
IMP supports youth mentoring throughout the state of Iowa.


MASS MENTORING PARTNERSHIP
https://www.massmentors.org/
From the web site:  "Mass Mentoring Partnership (MMP) is fueling the movement to expand empowering youth-adult relationships across Massachusetts. MMP serves more than 250 programs statewide supporting over 33,000 youth in quality relationships. We work with mentoring programs and youth development organizations to assess programmatic needs and organizational capacity to provide customized strategies that strengthen youth, families, and communities."


MASSACHUSETTS SERVICE ALLIANCE
http://www.mass-service.org/
From the web site: "MSA promotes and supports service and volunteerism by investing public and private resources in community-based organizations that rely upon volunteers and people engaged in service to meet their community's needs. We administer the AmeriCorps State program for Massachusetts and the Commonwealth Corps program, as well as support for community service learning, and volunteer generation initiatives. We provide training and technical assistance to organizations to support their volunteer and service member management through one-on-one technical assistance, trainings and workshops throughout the year, and a bi-annual statewide conference on service and volunteerism."

MENTOR COLORADO
https://comentoring.org/
From the web site: "Mentor Colorado was founded by a group of youth mentoring organizations in 2013 to improve collaboration within the mentoring sector and increase the number of quality youth mentoring relationship in Colorado.

MENTOR MICHIGAN
http://fosteringsuccessmichigan.com/network/mentor-michigan
From the web site: "Thousands of people are looking for ways to help others. Mentor Michigan harnesses that energy by supporting more than 250 mentoring organizations around the state - organizations that match caring adults with young people in need of role models."

MENTOR SERVICES AND MENTORING ORGANIZATIONS - PEER RESOURCES ARCHIVE WEB DIRECTORY
https://www.peer.ca/endings/index.html
Peer Resources, based in Canada, comped a directory of mentoring organizations and resources for more than 20 years.  It ceased operation in 2018 and now is an archive.  Use it in addition to this Tutor/Mentor Connection library.

MENTOR WASHINGTON
https://mentorwashington.org/
From the web site: "MENTOR Washington (formerly Mentoring Works) is a public-private partnership between the State of Washington and our donors from the corporate, foundation and community leadership arenas.  The organization was formed in 2004 as a source of support for the hundreds of mentoring organizations across our state.  The mission is to promote, support and expand quality mentoring that fosters positive youth development and academic success."

MENTOR, NATIONAL MENTORING PARTNERSHIP - SEARCH FOR PROGRAMS
https://www.mentoring.org/
From the web site: "MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership (MENTOR) is the unifying champion for expanding quality youth mentoring relationships in the United States. For more than 25 years, MENTOR has served the mentoring field by providing a public voice; developing and delivering resources to mentoring programs nationwide; and promoting quality for mentoring through evidence-based standards, innovative research and essential tools. MENTOR has developed and supports a national network of affiliate Mentoring Partnerships that provide regional, state and local leadership and infrastructure necessary to support the expansion of quality mentoring relationships. Together, we engage with the private, public and nonprofit sectors to ensure that all youth have the support they need through mentoring relationships to succeed at home, school and, ultimately, work."

MENTORING COALITION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY
http://www.sdmentorcoalition.org/
From the web site: "The mission of the Mentoring Coalition of San Diego County is to encourage, develop, strengthen and sustain quality mentoring relationships in our region."

MENTORING PARTNERSHIP OF MINNESOTA - MENTOR MINNESOTA
https://www.mentormn.org/mission-vision
From the web site: "MENTOR Minnesota supports and collaborates with more than 200 mentor programs that serve approximately 130,000 youth of all ages (primarily 8-18) in mentoring relationships across Minnesota."

MICHIGAN REACH OUT! - RESOURCE LIST
http://www.reachoutmichigan.org/men_resources.html#info
From the web site: "Michigan Reach Out! is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that managed mentoring programs and provided training for others doing similar work for more than a decade." The web site has extensive resources.

MILWAUKEE SUCCEEDS - COLLECTIVE IMPACT MODEL
https://www.milwaukeesucceeds.org/our-story
From the web site: "Milwaukee Succeeds is a collaborative effort launched in summer 2011 by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, Greater Milwaukee Committee, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce, Milwaukee Urban League, United Way of Greater Milwaukee and the Helen Bader Foundation as a way to unite the community around a common goal: bringing about lasting change to the way education works for children in Milwaukee."  In 2019 they began a planning process that has moved it's focus from direct service programming to long-term systemic change. Follow the website to learn more.

NATIONAL CARES MENTORING MOVEMENT
https://caresmentoring.org/
From the web site: "National CARES Mentoring Movement is dedicated to recruiting and connecting mentors with local youth-serving and mentoring organizations to help guide struggling Black children to academic and social success, and to closing the huge gap between the relatively few Black mentors and millions of our vulnerable children."

NATIONAL MENTORING DAY-GLOBAL
https://nationalmentoringday.org/facts-and-statistics/
From the website: "The National Mentoring Day focuses on sharing experiences and paying tribute to mentoring received or given and encourages everyone to show their appreciation for mentoring and to recognize mentors who have made a difference."  This website has an extensive library of mentoring facts and questions and answers.  The focus is on all forms of mentoring, not specifically youth in high poverty areas.

NEW YORK CITY YOUNG MEN'S INITIATIVE
https://www.nyc.gov/site/ymi/index.page
YMI was created in 2011 "as a public-private partnership to address increasing disparities among black and Latino men between the ages of 16 and 24 in education, employment, health and justice."

OPPORTUNITY NATION - STRENGTHENING CAREER PATHWAYS FOR YOUNG ADULTS
https://opportunitynation.org/our-solution/the-shared-plan/
From the web site: "Opportunity Nation is a national movement of 250 organizations reaching 100 million people united around a shared plan to rebuild the American Dream."

PROMISE NEIGHBORHOODS INSTITUTE AT POLICYLINK
https://www.promiseneighborhoodsinstitute.org/
From the web site:  "The Promise Neighborhoods Institute at PolicyLink combines the leadership of PolicyLink, the Harlem Children's Zone, and the Center for the Study of Social Policy in order to provide resources and guidance to build and sustain burgeoning Promise Neighborhoods." 

READ ALLIANCE - NEW YORK CITY
https://readalliance.org/mission-and-impact
From the web site: "Read Alliance works to accelerate the educational trajectory of early elementary students through the power of teens who provide one-to-one literacy tutoring in under-resourced communities."

STRIVE: CINCINATTI NORTHERN KENTUCKY - CRADLE TO CAREER ROADMAP
https://www.strivetogether.org/our-impact/
From the web site: "Communities throughout the country have seen hundreds of individual programs, organizations and initiatives work to solve overlapping local social problems. Working in silos, these efforts have traditionally fought for the same pot of money and resources with mixed results.  While there have been improvements for individual classrooms or schools, long-term, systemic change has seemed unattainable. Urban school districts in Cincinnati, Ohio and Northern Kentucky were in similar positions when StrivePartnership started as the first cradle to career community in 2006. By bringing together local leaders to improve education in the region’s urban core, the partnership sought to increase student success throughout three public school districts. More than 300 cross-sector representatives joined in the effort, including school district superintendents, non-profit practitioners, business leaders, city officials and university presidents."  Cities across the country are now building their own collective impact strategies, based on the STRIVE model. Visit the web site to learn more.

THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN - STEM PROGRAMS FOR GIRLS
https://www.aauw.org/issues/
AAUW is a nationwide grassroots organization of college graduates dedicated to promoting equity and education for women and girls. Visit this link and see issues they focus on.

THE MASSACHUSETTS PROMISE FELLOWSHIP
https://masspromise.northeastern.edu/
From the web site: "The Massachusetts Promise Fellowship at Northeastern University believes that all young people in the Commonwealth have a right to the resources they need to be successful in life, including a caring adult, a safe place, a healthy start, an effective education, and an opportunity to serve. We deliver these 5 promises to youth by training emerging leaders who commit one year of service to support and provide these needed resources to youth throughout the Commonwealth.  Each year, we place 40 AmeriCorps Promise Fellows at non-profit organizations, city agencies, and schools across the Commonwealth to lead out-of-school time programming for youth in grades 6-12 focused on mentoring, academic enrichment, and college and career exploration."  Visit https://masspromisefellowship.wordpress.com/ to read blog articles posted by members. 


TOGETHER CHICAGO - FORMED IN 2017 TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY BUILDING THROUGH THE FAITH COMMUNITY
https://togetherchicago.com/
Together Chicago is a "collective impact" framework that focuses on economic development, education, violence reduction, gospel justice, and faith community mobilization.  

VIRGINIA MENTORING PARTNERSHIP - MENTOR VIRGINIA
https://mentorva.org/
From the web site: "MENTOR Virginia, formerly Virginia Mentoring Partnership (VMP), is an independent, 501 (c) 3 organization founded in 1993 to provide training and program assistance to mentors and mentoring programs around Virginia. Today, MENTOR Virginia promotes effective mentoring in Virginia by increasing the capacity of mentoring programs, developing new programs, and advocating for resources to support the mentoring field."

This list points to youth tutor and/or mentor programs beyond Chicago

5000 ROLE MODELS OF EXCELLENCE PROJECT - FLORIDA
https://www.5000rolemodels.com/
From the website: "This is a dropout prevention, mentoring program committed to closing the minority male achievement (access) gap by guiding minority male students along carefully charted path through grades K-12 and college or ensuring the attainment of other post-secondary credentials, and increasing their employability in higher wage, high skills jobs within high demand industries." Launched in 1993.

BB/BS OF THE TRI-STATE
https://www.bbbstristate.org/
From the web site: "Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Tri-State (Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia) serves children facing adversity through a Community Based Program and a School-Based Mentoring Program   Incorporated in 1974, the Agency celebrated 40 years of service in 2014.  Approximately 150 children are served annually through these programs.  BBBSTS is an affiliate member agency of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and complies with the Standards of Practice for one-to-one service via annual review."

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS ATLANTA
https://bbbsatl.org/
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta (BBBS) has been serving the Metro Atlanta area for nearly fifty years. Our goal is to enrich children’s lives and provide a solid foundation to allow the next generation to be all they can be—one child at a time.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NEW YORK CITY
https://www.bigsnyc.org/
BBBS offers three types of mentoring programs: Community-Based, Site-Based, and Special Populations. BBBS also sponsors a training center, which supports mentoring programs throughout the NYC region.

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS AND MENTORING AT THE CENTRAL MARYLAND Y
https://ymaryland.org/volunteer/mentoring
From the website: "Our mentoring programs include one-to-one mentoring in the community, one-to-one therapeutic mentoring, college/career readiness mentoring, and workplace mentorship through your employer." One of those mentoring programs is a Big Brothers Big Sisters program.

BLUE RIBBON MENTOR - ADVOCATE PROGRAM -N. CAROLINA
https://www.chccs.org/brma
From the web site: "Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate (BRMA) is a Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools support program designed to improve the achievement of students of color. BRMA provides students with mentoring, advocacy, tutoring, social and cultural enrichment, college and career preparation, leadership development, and college scholarships.  Since its inception in 1995, BRMA has been lauded for excellence in mentoring and school-community partnerships at the national, state, and local levels. Many BRMA graduates have enrolled in some form of post-secondary education."

BOYS2MEN YOUTH MENTORING - DETROIT
https://www.boys2menyouthmentoring.com/
From the website: "BOYS 2 MEN is committed to providing dedicated men that are able to guide boys on their journey to manhood. Serves youth 11-17 in the Detroit area

BRIGHTLANE LEARNING (WAS SCHOOL ON WHEELS) - INDIANAPOLIS. TUTORING FOR HOMELESS KIDS
https://brightlanelearning.org/about/
From the web site: "mission is to provide one-on-one tutoring and educational advocacy for school-aged children impacted by homelessness."

CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL PATHWAYS - COMIC BOOK PROJECT
https://www.comicbookproject.org/
From the web site: "The Center for Educational Pathways is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping underserved children and their teachers build creative pathways to academic success. Our flagship programs are The Comic Book Project and Youth Music Exchange. The Comic Book Project engages children in a creative process leading to literacy reinforcement, social awareness, and character development, then publishes and distributes their work for other children in the community to use as learning and motivational tools."

CHILDREN RISING - OAKLAND, CA
https://www.children-rising.org/
From the website: "through a circle of care approach, Children Rising programs surround children with deeper academic support so they can more quickly catch up to grade-level reading and math skills and become confident, engaged students.   The organization pairs trained, caring adults from the community with elementary school children struggling to read or lacking basic math skills."

CINCINNATI YOUTH COLLABORATIVE
https://www.cycyouth.org/
From the web site: "CYC makes a significant difference in the lives of vulnerable young people in 2nd grade through college by providing a range of services designed to keep kids in school, prepared for college and career, and on the pathway to success.  Bringing together over 1000 volunteers and 59 local businesses, CYC strives for dropout prevention by offering mentoring, college readiness and success, and career preparation."

COLLEGE BOUND 4 KIDS - LA PROGRAM
https://collegebound4kids.com/about-us/#vision
From the web site: "College Bound 4 Kids provides strong tutorial support and bridges a healthy collaboration between the school, parents and students.  Our tutors work with the same students each day (typically an 8/1 student/tutor ratio), which allows us to work consistently on organization, neatness, following directions, test prep (all subjects) and accurately completing homework and classroom assignments. The effectiveness of this philosophy is evidenced by improved student achievement, enthusiastic administrative and teacher support, and increased parental involvement."  This is fee based model.

COLLEGE MENTORS FOR KIDS - CHAPTERS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES
https://collegementors.org/what/
From the web site: "College Mentors for Kids works by connecting college students with the most to give to kids who need it most. We pair children one-on-one with a mentor and engage them in activities on a university campus where they discover the joy of learning and the power of mentoring." Chapters in Indiana, Ohio, Virginia, NC, Illinois.

CONCERNED BLACK MEN CARES® - NATIONAL MENTORING PROGRAM
http://cbmnational.org/news/cbm-cares-national-mentoring-initiative/
From the web site: "The CBM CARES® National Mentoring Initiative is part of a comprehensive outreach project designed to improve academic and life outcomes for youth enrolled in middle schools nationwide where CBM chapters are located."  Visit the web site to see in what states this program operates.

DIRECTORY OF FEDERALLY FUNDED YOUTH PROGRAMS
https://youth.gov/evidence-innovation/evidence-based-program-directories
From the web site: "Multiple federal agencies have put together registries that list evidence-based programs as a way to disseminate information about programs and their level of effectiveness. Registries list programs and categorize them, similar to a consumer guide. This process allows users to identify programs that best meet their needs and have a body of research behind them. Registries vary in the programs they include, how they define evidence, the depth of evidence they require, the criteria they use for classifying evidence-based programs, and their area of focus."

DREAM VILLAGE MENTORING PROGRAM - VERMONT, BOSTON, PHILLY
https://www.dreamprogram.org/
From the web site: "The DREAM Program, Inc. is a mentoring organization that pairs college students with youth from affordable housing neighborhoods. Our mentoring relationships empower mentees to lead healthy, productive lives.  Founded in 1999 by Dartmouth College students, DREAM has grown to work with thirteen colleges and eighteen affordable housing neighborhoods throughout Vermont and Massachusetts. We currently support over 350 mentoring pairs and provide opportunities to the youth, families and college students."

EMILY SHANE FOUNDATION ( LA) WORKS WITH MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH
https://emilyshane.org/
From the web site: "The Emily Shane Foundation created The SEA (Successful Educational Achievement) Program in loving memory of Emily Rose Shane, who was tragically murdered on April 3, 2010 at the age of 13. The SEA provides individualized, intensive mentoring to struggling/failing middle school students in the mainstream classroom." Browse the web site, the blog and look at the "Deeds" feature.

FRIENDS FOR YOUTH - CALIFORNIA ORGANIZATION
https://www.friendsforyouth.org/
From the web site: "Serving youth-in-need in San Mateo and Northern Santa Clara Counties, our mentoring program matches youth with adult volunteers. The youth in our program are referred by teachers, counselors, therapists, social workers, and other youth professionals. Our youth are youth-in-need,  meaning they may be facing problems at home with their families, struggling at school, or experiencing issues in their neighborhood.  These young people are ages 8-17 and need a positive and supportive adult in their lives. Volunteer mentors serve as a friend and role model, making a significant and measurable difference in a young person’s self-esteem, social skills, school performance, and decision-making skills."


FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - GENERATIONAL CHANGE MODEL
https://friendsofthechildren.org/how-it-works
Friends of the Children has been providing long-term support to youth through it's unique model for more than 20 years and they use their web site to effectively show their model. Browse the web site to learn how they do what they do. 


FOM BLACK BOYS TO BLACK MEN - WHAT DOES IT TAKE?
https://www.hattieschild.com/mentoring
Visit this website and learn from educator, author and mentor, Steve White. Use the curriculum in your own mentoring programs. 


FULFILLMENT FUND (LOS ANGELES) - PATHWAYS TO COLLEGE MENTORING
https://fulfillment.org/
From the web site: "Our mission is to make college a reality for students growing up in educationally and economically under resourced communities. Through classroom instruction, mentoring, one-on-one college counseling and experiential learning opportunities, we open young people’s eyes to the possibility of higher education, and change their beliefs about what they are capable of achieving."

FULL CIRCLE REFUGE - FOCUS ON AT-RISK YOUTH AND JUVENILE OFFENDERS
http://www.fullcirclerefuge.org/
From the web site: "Full Circle Refuge, Inc. (FCR) is a ministry that utilizes resources (churches, ministries, and local communities) and Biblical principles to provide services to youth in the Southeast that are at-risk, incarcerated, and /or in an aftercare program. FCR is committed to promoting the character trait “spirituality” to juveniles through the presentation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, discipleship and mentoring."  This organization is based in Georgia.

GENERATION HOPE - WASHINGTON, DC - FOCUSES ON TEEN PARENTS IN TWO GENERATION STRATEGY
https://www.generationhope.org/mission
From the website: "Our mission is to ensure all student parents have the opportunities to succeed and experience economic mobility.  Generation  Hope engages education and policy partners to drive systemic changes while providing direct support to teen parents in college, as well as their children, through holistic, two-generation programming. 

GIRLS WRITE NOW, NEW YORK
https://www.girlswritenow.org/who-we-are/mentoring/
From the web site: "The spirit of our organization is simple: every girl who’s passionate about telling their story gets a shot at exploring it. We introduce NYC public high school girls to women writers and digital media professionals from every discipline, who join Girls Write Now as mentors to pass on their craft. As mentees work with their mentors, a one-to-one relationship becomes a two-way street.' 

GLOBAL GIRL MEDIA - EMPOWERING YOUNG WOMEN
https://globalgirlmedia.org/
From the web site: "GlobalGirl Media (GGM) develops the voice and media literacy of teenage girls and young women, ages 14-22, in under-served communities by teaching them to create and share digital journalism designed to improve scholastic achievement, ignite community activism and spark social change. Through mentoring, training and access to a worldwide network of trans-media distribution partners, GlobalGirl Media harnesses the power of new digital media to empower young women to bring their often-overlooked perspectives onto the global media stage. By turning up the volume of girl’s voices globally, GlobalGirl Media seeks to promote freedom of expression and strengthen substantive journalism that addresses historically marginalized voices, while building self-esteem, leadership capacity, and 21st century skills. Founded in 2010, we are active in South Africa, Morocco, Kosovo, Chicago, Los Angeles and the Bay Area."

HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE, INC. (NEW YORK)
https://hcz.org/
From the web site: "Aimed at providing comprehensive, critical support to children and families and reweaving the very fabric of community life, the HCZ® Project began as a one-block pilot in the 1990s. With bold ambition, careful planning, and a strong infrastructure, we set out to address not just some but all of the issues children and families were facing within a finite geographic area: crumbling apartments, rampant drug use, failing schools, violent crime, and chronic health problems. Building on the success of this early initiative, we launched a 10-year strategic plan in 2000, steadily and systematically expanding the depth and breadth of our programming to encompass 24 blocks, then 60 blocks, and ultimately 97 blocks.  Today, the Children’s Zone® serves more than 10,000 youth and nearly 10,000 adults and our organization as a whole serves over 12,509 youth and 12,498 adults."  View  map at http://hcz.org/zone-map/ showing locations within Harlem.

HIGHER ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM FOCUSED ON MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH
https://higherachievement.org/about/mission-history/
From the web site :"Higher Achievement closes the achievement gap by offering motivated middle school students from under-served areas an opportunity-rich, nationally recognized year-round educational and high school preparatory program. The program, held after school and during the summer, culminates in top high school placement. Each year, Higher Achievement helps almost 500 children achieve academic excellence. Grades improve, test scores improve, and academic behaviors are fostered through a program that works." Programs operate in Washington, DC, Baltimore, Richmond and Pittsburgh. 

HORIZONS ATLANTA - TRANSFORMATIONAL, COMMUNITY-CENTERED, SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM
https://www.horizonsatlanta.org/about-1/mission/
From the web site: "When a student enrolls in Horizons Atlanta the summer after Kindergarten, he or she joins a learning community that extends year-round, with a signature six-week summer intensive through 8th grade. Horizons Atlanta students, all of whom are free-or-reduced-lunch qualified, come from public schools, and are in need of academic support. By design, roughly 2/3 of students perform below grade level when they first enroll. And, because we make a long-term commitment to our families, siblings of enrolled students receive admissions preference when they are of eligible age to apply. Our programs are physically located within or geographically near communities and public schools in need. For most programs, we provide daily bus transportation to and from our site, helping to mitigate any safety concerns for students who reside outside of walking distance to our program sites. We also strive for our programs to be as closely located to their feeder public schools as possible so as to enhance the collaborative nature of our work and further our understanding and connection to the home communities of our students."  NOTE: The Atlanta program is part of a national network of Horizons programs in different cities, including Chicago.

I HAVE A DREAM FOUNDATION  
https://www.ihaveadreamfoundation.org/
Created in 1981 by Eugene Lang, the "I Have a Dream" Foundation has served nearly 20,000 Dreamers in over 200 programs throughout the USA.

INDO-CARRIBEAN ALLIANCE YOUTH PROGRAM - NYC
http://www.indocaribbean.org/
From the web site: "In 2011, ICA launched the only mentoring program for young people in South Queens. We engaged experts from the social work field, education and youth development to create a one-on- one mentoring program that combines leadership cultivation, academic assistance and career exploration.  The Mentoring Program provides individual attention to students and recent immigrants by focusing on academic assistance, early-stage career planning and social development. We pair each student with a mentor who spends a minimum of 8 hours every month working on specific development goals. The curriculum is designed to encourage students to think critically about themselves and about some of the most pressing issues in the community." 

INSPIRING MINDS - PROVIDENCE, RI
https://inspiringmindsri.org/
From the website: "Inspiring Minds delivers programs in Providence, RI schools that build academic and social-emotional skills using a developmental relationships framework."  View their 2022-25 strategic plan. See Logic Model on pages 10 and 11. https://inspiringmindsri.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Edited-Inspiring-Minds-Strategic-Plan.pdf

JOBS FOR MAINE'S GRADUATES (JMG)
https://jmg.org/about-jmg
From the web site: "JMG, a public/private partnership, was founded in 1993 as a dropout prevention program. As student needs have increased and the skills required to succeed in today’s workforce have evolved, JMG’s programming has evolved, as well, to include career preparation that reflects today’s job market, college transition skills, leadership opportunities, critical thinking, financial literacy, community service learning, and more.  Initially for high school students, JMG now works with students as early as the sixth grade all the way through college graduation and careers. In addition to its core programs, JMG has developed hybrid and school-wide programs, which offer tailored JMG curriculum to a broader range of students."

KID POWER DC ( ADDED MENTORS, INC. IN 2019)
https://www.kidpower.org/what-we-do/locations/dc/
From the web site: "Kid Power, Inc. inspires youth leadership by promoting academic advancement, physical and emotional wellness, and positive civic engagement in underserved communities throughout the District of Columbia. Kid Power is the only nonprofit expanded learning program offering a three-pronged approach to helping underserved DC students grow and become engaged leaders in their communities. Each year, Kid Power helps hundreds of youth succeed academically, empowers them to become engaged leaders and responsible citizens, and fosters healthy living through community gardens. Kid Power students work every day to build a stronger, healthier, and more resilient District." Kid Power has grown by absorbing other youth tutor/mentor programs in DC area, including Mentors, Inc, which they acquired in 2019.  Mentors, Inc had been listed in this library since mid 2000s.


LA TEAM MENTORING
https://latm.org/
From the web site: "The Mission of Los Angeles Team Mentoring is to guide middle school students growing up in challenging urban environments in order to help them recognize and reach their full potential as members of our community. Through a school-based team approach to mentoring, young adolescents are given the tools and support necessary to make positive choices during a critical period in their lives."

MASTERMIND CONNECT - NYC MENTORING
https://mastermindconnect.com/give-back
From the website: "Mastermind Connect is a New York City collective of men who are striving to fully embrace the essence of becoming the best versions of themselves.  Mastermind Connect members give back efforts focus on youth mentoring, entrepreneurship, and shedding light on men's health issues. Our goal is to make sure our members are engaging in social responsibility. We’re advocates for promoting social good as a daily lifestyle and not a one time occurrence."

MENTOR TUTOR CONNECTION OF MOUNTAIN VIEW AND LOS ALTOS, CALIFORNIA
https://www.mentortutorconnection.org/
This program started in 1996 as "Partners for New Generations" and changed its name to Mentor Tutor Connection in 2014.  Its mission is to enhance the academic, social, and emotional growth of students in their community through meaningful connections with adult volunteer mentors and tutors."

MY SISTER'S CIRCLE - GIRLS MENTORING IN BALTIMORE
https://www.sisterscircle.org/
This program reaches youth in 5th grade and works to help them stay in school through high school and then move on to college. Youth are supported through one-on-one mentoring and a variety of other activities.

NOVO FOUNDATION - SEEKS TO EMPOWER ADOLESCENT GIRLS
https://novofoundation.org/about-us/learnmore/
From the web site: "NoVo Foundation is dedicated to catalyzing a transformation in global society, moving from a culture of domination to one of equality and partnership. We support the development of capacities in people—individually and collectively—to help create a caring and balanced world. We envision a world that operates on the principles of mutual respect, collaboration, and civic participation, thereby reversing the old paradigm predicated on hierarchy, violence, and the subordination of girls and women."  Note: While this is a funding organization, not a direct service tutoring or mentoring program, the link has been placed in this section because of it's focus on girls and women.

PREP FOR PREP - SUPPORTS YOUTH FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE
https://www.prepforprep.org/#/
From the web site: "The Preparatory Component academically prepares students for placement and success at New York’s leading independent schools and the Northeast’s top boarding schools. This rigorous 14-month course of study spans two intensive summer sessions, as well as classes during the intervening school year. The Prep for Prep Preparatory Component works with sixth- and seventh-graders preparing to enter independent day school in seventh or eighth grade. The PREP 9 Preparatory Component works with eighth-graders getting ready to enter boarding school in ninth grade. In order to familiarize these students with boarding school life, they spend two weeks of both summer sessions on a boarding school campus."

RISING CHILDREN - OAKLAND, CA - 6 WAYS VOLUNTEERS SUPPORT EFFECTIVE HIGH-DOSAGE TUTORING (2022 ARTICLE)
https://www.children-rising.org/2022/06/23/6-ways-volunteers-support-effective-high-dosage-tutoring/
Visit the website of Rising Children and read the article showing ways volunteers can support high-dosage tutoring. The ideas they share apply to any city. 

SCHOOL ON WHEELS - BRINGS TUTORING TO HOMELESS KIDS
https://schoolonwheels.org/about/#sow-programs-and-services
From the web site: "Based in Southern California. The mission of School on Wheels is to enhance educational opportunities for children from kindergarten through twelfth grade who are experiencing homelessness. Our goal is to shrink the gaps in their education and provide them with the highest level of education possible. Our program serves as a consistent support system to these students at a time of great stress and fear. We bring the message to our students that they are cared about and important."

SELF ENHANCEMENT, INC. - PORTLAND, OR - A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES
https://www.selfenhancement.org/history
From the web site: "SEI provides a continuum of services. SEI begins our relationship with children in the second grade, and we stay with them into adulthood, age 25. When those inevitable turning points come, SEI students have an advantage. They’re prepared and supported by their SEI coordinator and our extended “family” of resources and services."


SPARK THE JOURNEY (WAS CAPITAL PARTNERS FOR EDUCATION (WASHINGTON, DC)
https://sparkthejourney.org/
From the web site: "Capital Partners for Education (CPE) provides a structured continuum of one-on-one mentoring, academic support, and career preparation services to low-income high school and college students from the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, guiding them to and through college, and into sustainable career paths."

STUDENT2STUDENT MENTORING PROGRAM, SKILLSUSA
https://www.skillsusa.org/who-we-are/we-are-skillsusa/
From the web site: "SkillsUSA offers Student2Student Mentoring as a national mentoring program that provides a way for our members to participate in America’s Promise Alliance. Mentoring is a voluntary relationship between two people: a middle school, a high-school or college student and a younger student (usually one in middle school). The aim is to encourage younger students to explore future careers and make decisions that will lead to marketable skills and productive futures."

TEAMMATES MENTORING PROGRAM (NEBRASKA, IOWA, KANSAS, WYOMING)
https://teammates.org/
From the web site: "The TeamMates Mentoring Program was formalized as a statewide program in 1998 with 12 chapters and 441 mentor/mentee matches. Since then, TeamMates has steadily grown to include over 135 chapters and currently serves more than 7,500 youth through partnerships with local school districts. TeamMates now has chapters throughout Nebraska and Iowa and recently opened its first chapters in Kansas and Wyoming.

THE MENTORING CENTER (CALIFORNIA)
http://mentor.org/?option=com_content&view=article&id=14&Itemid=26
From the web site: "The Mentoring Center provides technical assistance and training to organizations developing and operating mentoring programs for youth and young adults.   The Mentoring Center also offers direct service programs that work with all youth, but specialize in working with the most highly at-risk youth, those youth who are no longer simply at-risk but immersed in their risk behaviors." 

THE NEW YORK CITY MENTORING PROGRAM (NYCMP)
https://www.nycmentoringprogram.org/?page=AboutUs
From the web site: "The New York City Mentoring Program (NYCMP) works with businesses, organizations, associations, and government agencies to develop successful mentoring partnerships with public high schools throughout New York City. Coordinated by the Department of Education's Office of Strategic Partnerships."

THREAD - THE NEW SOCIAL FABRIC - BALTIMORE YOUTH PROGRAM
https://www.thread.org/
From the website: "The mission of Thread is to harness the power of relationships to create a new social fabric of diverse individuals deeply engaging with young people facing the most significant opportunity and achievement gaps. Our community is committed to ending social isolation and building a more equitable culture in which everyone thrives."

WEDU - LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OF WOMEN AROUND WORLD
https://www.weduglobal.org/about-us/
From the web site: "WEDU provides leadership development programmes, opportunities, and funding for education to nurture the lifelong leadership development of women changemakers around the world."

WINNING FUTURES - SW MICHIGAN
https://winningfutures.org/
From the web site: "Winning Futures is an award winning nonprofit organization that makes a difference in the lives of young people. We offer school-based mentoring programs and workshops for middle school and high school students in Southeast Michigan. All of our programs focus on the life skills of character value identification, goal setting, career preparation, and strategic planning. We partner with organizations throughout the country to implement our life skills workbooks and activities."

YOUTH ADVOCATES, INC.
https://www.yapinc.org/
From the web site: "YAP is a nationally recognized, nonprofit organization exclusively committed to the provision of community-based alternatives to out-of-home care through direct service, advocacy and policy change."