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Completed: Quality of Life Current: Latino Achievement Mentoring Program
Statement of Purpose: The Quality of Life (QoL) project was a study
designed to assess the needs of the Latino community in Lincoln, NE. The Latino
Research Initiative (LRI) collected data via interviews and questionnaires
with Latino adults and youth. The survey was designed to gather information on a
multitude of areas: acculturation/ethnicity, economic and educational factors,
family relationships, mental and physical health status, access and barriers to
services, potentially risky behaviors, and sense of community. The objective of
the study was to identify critical areas of need in the community and to provide
information to develop effective programming to enhance the lives of Latino
youths and families. The results of this pilot study were disseminated at
the local, state, and national level. Resource Links: Services for families The Australian Center on Quality of Life
Latino Achievement Mentoring Program (LAMP) Statement of Purpose: This program serves two important goals. The first goal is to promote healthy youth development by providing emotional, academic, psychological, and social support through individual mentoring by college students. The second goal is to strengthen the skills of the college student mentors, who have the potential to become future community leaders. Together, the goals of this mentoring program will help enhance the quality of life of Latino youths in this community. The evaluation component of the mentoring program has been developed to measure the program's ability to achieve the stated goals. Schools involved: Culler Middle School Goodrich Middle School Irving
Middle School
Contact Information: 121
Benton Hall - UNL LAMP FRIENDS AND FAMILIES IN ACTION
Mentors: SUBMIT YOUR ACTIVITY LOGS ON-LINE AT http://psycweb.unl.edu/lamp/activitylog/
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Download Spanish Mentee Application Download Mentee Cover Letter and Instructions
Interested in serving as a mentor?
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Latino
Research Initiative
