Peer Resources is at the heart of positive youth development. Trained youth serving in roles such as mentor, tutor, mediator, leader, and educator can change the norms of a school and community. Utilizing people as resources is an important concept to embrace. During the last seven years, peer mentors have reduced the drop-out rate of 16- and 17-year-olds from 75% to 8% within the first 40 days on the St. Louis Job Corps campus. Peer Mentors from August through November 2008, reached out to 2,212 students. Students being sent home from residential halls for fighting and conflict dropped 30% within the first year of utilizing peer mediators in the residence halls. Students serving as peer mentors (approximately 560 within the first 7 years) have all completed the program except one.