Unlike traditional mentoring, youth-adult partnerships are categorized by multiple adults and multiple youth and there must also be a mutuality where adults and youth teach and learn from one another, working together in their community.
ʌnlˈaɪk tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl mˈɛntoːɹɪŋ, jˈuːθɐdˈʌlt pˈɑːɹtnɚʃˌɪps ɑːɹ kˈæɾɪɡɚɹˌaɪzd baɪ mˌʌltɪpəl ɐdˈʌlts ænd mˌʌltɪpəl jˈuːθ ænd ðɛɹ mˈʌst ˈɔːlsoʊ biː ɐ mjˌuːtʃuːˈælᵻɾi wˌɛɹ ɐdˈʌlts ænd jˈuːθ tˈiːtʃ ænd lˈɜːn fɹʌm wˈʌn ɐnˈʌðɚ, wˈɜːkɪŋ təɡˌɛðɚɹ ɪn ðɛɹ kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi.