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Program Parameters
JUMP guidelines were published in July 1994 to articulate the intent of the legislation and to provide the framework within which the grantee projects should operate.
The guidelines emphasize the following project characteristics:
- Grant awards to local educational agencies (LEA’s) or to those public or private nonprofit organizations that have clearly defined collaborative relationships with LEA’s.
- Thorough background checks for all volunteer mentors to help ensure a safe environment for each child.
- Careful assessments of youth and volunteers to establish appropriate matches that maximize opportunities for success.
- Mentor and project activities designed to enrich and enhance opportunities and experiences for youth.
- Procedures for gathering and routinely reporting programmatic data to support both internal self-evaluations and a national JUMP evaluation.
- Establishment of JUMP projects in schools and/or communities in which 60 percent or more of the youth qualify to receive a free or reduced-price lunch.
- Recruitment of adult (age 21 or older) mentors.
Within these parameters, grantees have developed models for their mentoring projects that are appropriate for the needs of their communities and the youth they serve.
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