Aug 2018

Enrollment Trends of the Mayor’s Mentoring Initiative

This report looks at youth enrolled in the Mayor’s Mentoring Initiative (MMI) to inform understanding of who MMI agencies were recruiting and enrolling.

Read the full report here.

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