Consulting/Coaching (formerly Technical Assistance)
MENTOR Virginia provides consulting/coaching to established and newly developing programs to improve their quality and impact.
Consulting/coaching, formerly TA Assistance, is a one-on-one consulting to mentoring program staff to strengthen the quality or effectiveness of program practices. MENTOR Virginia is proud to be a consulting provider for the National Mentoring Resource Center (NMRC), a project of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and MENTOR National. MENTOR Virginia's partnership with the NMRC allows mentoring programs to access consulting/coaching at no cost to strengthen mentoring quality and program effectiveness.
Please read the NMRC Consulting/Coaching Application Guide below before submitting a request. This guide is designed to assist you in understanding and completing the application.
Areas of Focus
Explore specific ways that your program can utilize consulting/coaching from MENTOR Virginia.
Consulting/Coaching Steps
Step 1: Submit a request
Submit a request for consulting/coaching through the National Mentoring Resource Center. For help, email Emma at emma@mentorva.org. Programs must serve some youth under 18 to be eligible.
Step 2: Complete the initial needs assessment
Once you submit a request, it will take 1-3 weeks for it to be assigned to MENTOR Virginia. You will receive an email to complete the Initial Needs Assessment, which takes about 10 minutes.
Step 3: Complete an intake call
After completing the Initial Needs Assessment, the Program Services Manager will set up a call to review information about your program and request. This call typically takes an hour.
Step 4: Execute the MOU
After the intake call, the Program Services Manager will submit an MOU that describes the support your program is seeking through consulting/coaching. After it has been approved, you will be invited by email to sign it.
Step 5: Meet your consultant
After the MOU has been signed, the Program Services Manager will e-introduce you to the consultant you will be working with throughout this process for the number of hours outlined in the MOU.
Step 6: Dedicate 1+ hours per week to work with your consultant
Over the next 2-6 months, plan to spend at least one hour per week meeting with your consultant or working on deliverables for your program. The MOU can stay open for a total of 6 months.
Step 7: Complete the requester evaluation
After you have utilized all the MOU hours or 6 months have passed—whichever comes first—you will be invited by email to complete a requester evaluation measuring your satisfaction with the consulting/coaching you received.
Step 8: Complete the post assessment
Once the requester evaluation has been submitted, the program manager will let you know if you can submit another consulting/coaching request to receive more support. Three months after the consulting/coaching process closes, you will be invited to complete a post assessment measuring how it benefited your program.
MENTOR Virginia’s Trainers & Consultants
MENTOR Virginia’s consultants are experts in various models of mentoring and have experience working with specific populations of youth. When you submit your request, you have the option to specify your preference for which consultant you want to work with from our team.
Our Trainers & Consultants:
Tamice Spencer-Helms
Dr. Nishaun Battle
Dwayne Bennett
John Harris
Laura Leporati
Bianca Myrick
Tammie Mobley
Allyson Roberts
Chekesha White
Steve Decker
Alex Hawkins
If you are looking to improve the quality of one or more aspects of your mentoring program through our consulting or have questions about our trainers and consultants, reach out to Emma at emma@mentorva.org.
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Consulting/coaching is made possible through the National Mentoring Resource Center (NMRC), which is a project of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership.
