Near Peer Mentoring: What It Is and Why It Works
Learn what near peer mentoring means, why it can be effective for teens, and how Cougs 4 Kids invites WSU-connected mentors to Be That Coug.
Youth Empowerment
Team-Building Activities That Help Teens Practice Leadership
Practical team-building activities mentors can use with teens to build leadership, belonging, communication, and youth-led service skills.
Back-to-School Confidence: A Mentor’s Checklist for Teens Ages 13-18
A practical mentor checklist for teens ages 13-18 to build back-to-school confidence through belonging, planning, encouragement, and youth-led next steps.
How Local Businesses Can Sponsor Youth Mentorship Without Hosting a Huge Event
Local businesses can support youth mentorship in practical, visible, and relationship-centered ways without planning a gala, tournament, or large community event.
The Alumni Guide to Supporting WSU Students Who Serve
WSU alumni can help student volunteer mentors serve well by funding supplies, opening doors, sharing experience, and backing consistent youth-centered service.
Service as Citizenship: How Youth-Led Projects Build Confident Community Leaders
Youth-led service projects help young people practice leadership, belonging, planning, and community responsibility with mentors beside them.
MentorBoost Kits: What to Pack to Start a Youth Mentoring Conversation
A MentorBoost Kit gives WSU mentors simple questions, activities, and supplies to start youth mentoring conversations with less pressure and more care.
Juneteenth and Youth Leadership: Service Projects That Honor Community Strength
Use these Juneteenth youth leadership service project ideas to help students learn history, listen locally, and serve in ways that honor community strength.
What a Cougs 4 Kids Leadership Workshop Looks Like
See what a Cougs 4 Kids youth leadership workshop can look like, from belonging and icebreakers to mentor-led reflection and service planning.
Pride Month Mentorship: Creating Belonging for LGBTQ+ Youth in Leadership Programs
A Pride Month guide for WSU mentors on creating belonging for LGBTQ+ youth through safe, respectful, youth-centered leadership programs.