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was privately funded, the pastor was still opposed because he felt that one day federal money<br />
would become part <strong>of</strong> the program.<br />
14 All quotations are from the Church Overview Forms completed by churches that are partners<br />
in Amachi.<br />
15 See Carla Herrera, Cynthia L. Sipe, and Wendy S. McClanahan. Mentoring School-Age <strong>Children</strong>:<br />
Relationship Development in Community-Based and School-Based Programs. April 2000.The<br />
National Mentoring Partnership and Public/Private Ventures, p. 18; and Jean E. Rhodes.<br />
“What’s Race Got To Do With It?” March 2002. Research Corner. National Mentoring<br />
Partnership. www.mentoring.org/research_corner/mar_background.adp.<br />
16 Herrera, p. 18.<br />
17 See, for example, Church-Based Mentoring:A Program Manual for Mentoring Ministries, which suggests<br />
that church members might feel uncomfortable about personal interviews and background<br />
checks. United Way <strong>of</strong> Southeastern Pennsylvania’s Volunteer Centers, 1994.<br />
18 See Jean Baldwin Grossman and Amy Johnson.“Assessing the Effectiveness <strong>of</strong> Mentoring<br />
Programs.” Contemporary Issues in Mentoring,Jean B. Grossman (ed.) 1999. Philadelphia:<br />
Public/Private Ventures.<br />
19 Sipe, pp. 9-11.<br />
20 See Grossman for a discussion <strong>of</strong> the duration <strong>of</strong> mentor-youth relationships in the BBBS<br />
evaluation.<br />
21 “Amachi Evaluation Results.” Big Brothers Big Sisters Southeastern Pennsylvania, 2002.The<br />
questionnaires were administered to approximately 30 volunteers and 30 parent/caregivers.<br />
22 Sipe, pp. 9-11.<br />
23 The upper part <strong>of</strong> this range is somewhat higher than the average cost per match found in a<br />
1998 survey <strong>of</strong> 52 mentoring programs.That cost was $1,114, but the survey included both<br />
group mentoring (which is less expensive but untested as an effective intervention) and oneto-one<br />
mentoring.The survey also did not examine outcomes for youth in the mentoring<br />
programs, so it is not possible to relate the costs to program effectiveness. See Douglas L.<br />
Fountain and Amy Arbreton.“The Cost <strong>of</strong> Mentoring.” Contemporary Issues in Mentoring,Jean<br />
B. Grossman (ed.) 1999. Philadelphia: Public/Private Ventures.<br />
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