by Amy Gray | Nov 3, 2020 | Making Mentoring Work
MENTOR <mentor.nmp@mentoring.org On this Election Day, MENTOR National’s offices are closed to ensure that our staff and their families can vote safely and support others in voting activities. This vital part of our civic engagement will impact us all in big ways...
by Amy Gray | Oct 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
by Jean Rhodes “Democracy is not the business of government. Democracy is the power of people to author their lives, to decide together what kind of society they want to live in. And young people should have a voice in that discussion.” Constance Flannagan Mentors...
by Amy Gray | Oct 14, 2020 | Education
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Childhood experiences, both positive and negative, have a tremendous impact on future violence victimization and perpetration, and lifelong health and opportunity. As such, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are an...
by Amy Gray | Oct 5, 2020 | Education
Search Institute has identified the following building blocks of healthy development—known as Developmental Assets—that help young children grow up healthy, caring, and responsible. This particular list is intended for adolescents (age 12-18). EXTERNAL ASSETS SUPPORT...
by Amy Gray | Sep 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Jean Rhodes As schools across the country close for the beginning of the new year, youth mentoring programs have a vital role to play in mitigating student struggles. Learning slides are already expected to be steepest for low-income, Black and Hispanic students,...
