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Beverly Woodrome
Director, Boren Mentoring Initiative
(405) 236-0006


David and Molly Boren

Click here to read David Boren's tribute to his mentor.

Books, Reports and Articles

For Older Adults, Participating in Social Service Activities Can Improve Brain Functions

Volunteer service, such as tutoring children, can help older adults delay or reverse declining brain function, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), the researchers found that seniors participating in a youth mentoring program made gains in key brain regions that support cognitive abilities important to planning and organizing one’s daily life. The study is the first of its kind to demonstrate that valuable social service programs, such as Experience Corps—a program designed to both benefit children and older adults’ health—can have the added benefits of improving the cognitive abilities of older adults, enhancing their quality of life. The study is published in the December issue of the Journals of Gerontology: Medical Sciences.

Mentoring a Movement: My Personal Journey by Mentor Consulting Group's Dr. Susan Weinberger follows the author through her many years of working with the mentoring community.

School-Based Mentoring: A Closer Look by Carla Herrera analyzes a study of three Big Brothers/Big Sisters school-based mentoring programs.

Mentoring USA Enhances Self-Esteem Development for Immigrant Youth by Matilda Cuomo & Preeti Parasharami examines the partnership between Mentoring USA and the New York City Public Schools to offer an English as a second language mentoring program.

These mentoring resources are provided as a service of the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, and links to other mentoring programs and resources do not necessarily represent the policies and positions of the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence.