Ensuring Access to Mentoring Programs for LGBTQ Youth
Posted by The Williams Institute on January 19, 2015
Ensuring Access to Mentoring Programs for LGBTQ Youth. (January 2014). LGBTQ youth often face unique circumstances and may benefit from thoughtfully planned mentoring relationships. This manual offers specific recommendations for mentoring programs supporting this community. The Williams Institute.
Youth mentoring programs, such as those of 4-H, Big Brothers Big Sisters and Boys and Girls Clubs of America, are an important strategy for supporting at-risk youth and preventing them from becoming entangled with the juvenile justice system. This white paper summarizes research showing that LGBTQ youth would
benefit from access to these programs and makes recommendations for youth mentoring programs and local, state, and federal governments to ensure that access.
We estimate that there are 3.2 million LGBTQ youth (aged 8 to 18) in the United States. Approximately 61% are of these youth are girls and 39% are boys. In terms of race and ethnicity, 52% are youth of color — 21% are Latino, 9% are Black, and 2.5% are Asian and Pacific Islander and 19.5% are multi-racial.
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