MENTOR RHODE ISLAND has been awarded a $491,332 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to launch a new mentorship program aiming at improving outcomes for youth involved in the juvenile justice system.
PROVIDENCE – MENTOR Rhode Island has been awarded a $491,332 grant to support the launch of a new mentorship program to work with youths involved in the juvenile justice system, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., announced Wednesday. MENTOR Rhode Island is a nonprofit technical assistance provider of the National Mentoring Resource Center, which is supported by…