Local

Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Ohio - As part of the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, we make meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages 7 through young adulthood in the ​Ross, Pike, Pickaway, Fayette and Highland County communities. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.

GRIT Ohio - This resource assists students with career decision making and job training resources. Everyone starts with a career assessment and a 1 on 1 coaching session with a career coach. This process is designed to identify your strengths and how it maps into the modern world of work. This program has no charge for students who live in the following Ohio counties: Adams, Brown, Clermont, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto, or Vinton.

National 

Adolescent development - resource that provides context for adolescent development that is age-appropriate. 

Office of Positive Youth Development - provides links to programs and education about youth development (including guidelines to set up programming).