Mentoring has proven to be one of the best solutions to helping our youth.

""I'm overwhelmed with Jill's energy, determination and all of this creative thinking that she's done. It's so impressive.""

Joan Porter

Los Angeles Breakfast Club

"Jill's a wizard. I'm overwhelmed. I think I"m one of her future mentors, and a group of people within our organization will follow suit."

Ray Schuldenfrei

President, Wilshire Rotary Club

"Your workshop Mentor Youth Now presented at our conference was received by glowing appreciation by the attendees, as evidenced by the outstanding evaluations that were collected for the two sessions you conducted."

Chris L. Hickey, Sr.

Western Regional Council on Educating Black Children

"This book was not only well-written but it gave me some good ideas that I can put into practice in my own community."

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"This gal has so enthusiasm than anyone else we’ve had speak all year. Jill’s a wizard. I am overwhelmed. I think I am one of her future mentors and I think a group of people within our organization will follow suit."

Ray Schuldenfrei

President Wilshire Rotary Club.

"I’m overwhelmed with Jill’s energy, determination and all of this creative thinking that she’s done. It’s so impressive."

Los Angeles Breakfast Club

"The presentation was fantastic, it outlined in detail the steps you can take to become a mentor as well as what the interaction could be like. It wasn’t just inspiring it was also empowering by showing you what you can do as an individual to make a difference right away. It was a great presentation."

New Generations Chair

"The book was not only well written but really gave me some good ideas that I can put in practice in my own community. I am going to recommend it to the leader of our Community Youth and Family Services in hopes that he will share it with board members."

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About the Author

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BANDING TOGETHER TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
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HONORED BY THE BRITISH COUNCIL & VSO
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INTERNATIONAL VISITORS COUNCIL OF LOS ANGELES
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Jill Gurr

In 1996, Jill Gurr founded Create Now, a nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles that for 21 years has served around more than 40,000 at-risk and high-risk youth through arts mentoring and education. She has personally mentored dozens of youth and is the CEO of Create Now. Through Create Now, Jill has matched and trained hundreds of volunteers in how to mentor thousands of the most troubled children in the Los Angeles and Orlando regions.

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MENTOR YOUTH NOW

A Guidebook for Transforming Young Lives

It's a one-of-a-kind book that covers all aspects of mentoring, from the basics to setting boundaries, teaching life skills and how to end a mentoring relationship. It’s a precious resource that targets at-risk and high-risk youth. This guidebook is packed with detailed information