Abstract
Children and youth in foster care are faced with a multitude of challenges including unstable and inconsistent placements, mental health issues, and problems with education. They also face the difficulty of not having family support and having meager financial resources upon "aging out" of the foster care system. Because of these challenges, these individuals can benefit from extra supports and services. Planned mentoring has proven to be an effective way of connecting to young people, aiding them towards healthy and positive development, and increasing personal traits that are collectively called resilience. This study examines the effects that the Wonder, Inc. mentoring program has had on the pilot group of children in foster care. The participants included five of the eight children involved in the Wonder, Inc. pilot program and examined whether this group of children experienced an increase in resilience. The data collected in this study supports other research related to mentoring programs and resilience in that the participants did show an increase in the qualities that are collectively called resilience.