Abstract: This study examined the impact of a gender-specific mentoring program on the transition outcomes of young women exiting a state-run juvenile correctional facility. It was hypothesized that young women participating in the mentoring program would have higher levels of engagement in school, work, and/or family life and lower return rates than young women who did not participate. In order to test this hypothesis, the post incarceration activities of eight young women who were matched with university-based mentors were contrasted with the transition outcomes of eight young women in a nonmentored comparison group. When examining overall rates of engagement and return, the hypothesis was unsupported. However, the young women in both the intervention and comparison groups did experience incremental successes. Although the hypothesis was unsupported, this study shed valuable light on the gender specific transition needs of young women exiting the juvenile justice system and the critical components of mentee and mentor training and ongoing support.