Mentorship, and the notion of who is a mentor, both hold a revered place for boys and young men of color (BYMOC). Mentoring programs must help mentees build intellectual confidence, academic self-esteem, and an overall belief that they are capable of overcoming the systemic barriers to their success in school. MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership began this work in a resource guide titled "Finding the Greatness Within," which detailed the attributes and purposes of quality career and college-readiness mentoring for BYMOC. Building upon that work, MENTOR commissioned A Line in the Sand, LLC, to conduct a subsequent study. This new study involved conducting focus groups, interviews, and surveys of mentees in multiple programs, resulting in this issue brief. Its purpose is to provide advice to all mentors and mentoring programs, directly from BYMOC in mentoring programs, on what works in supporting their preparation for college and career. The Findings section organizes what was learned from mentees in the study into four emergent themes that address the ways their programs effectively helped them build a sense of community, craft a scholarly identity, and challenge systemic barriers to their success. [For "Finding the Greatness Within: Supporting College and Career Success for Young Men of Color," see ED603665.]