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Mentoring gives a voice of hope to young people

Mentor/National Mentoring Partnership — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:31:39 GMT

It’s tough to find mentors.

In part, that’s because some of the best people for the job are too hard on themselves. How many parents think they did everything right with their children? How many adults consider themselves fonts of wisdom and reliable information?

Forget all that.

If you’re 21 or over, can pass a background check and have a pretty good handle on life, you might well be the voice of hope and reason a young person needs.

read the full article at:
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/columnists/merryman/story/508748.html

learn more about mentoring at:
http://www.mentoring.org

find an opportunity near you:
http://www.mentoring.org/mentors/find_an_opportunity/

Mentor News

Mentor/National Mentoring Partnership — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:18:58 GMT

With the start of the new school year for most, mentoring has been getting a lot of press lately. here's a great article from Dodgecity.com - enjoy:

After years of competing from the sidelines, former head football coaches Bill Snyder, K-State, and Tom Osborne, Nebraska, are moving the challenge off the field — in the name of mentoring.

read the full article at:
http://www.dodgeglobe.com/opinions/x2090106526/Help-coaches-make-a-difference-for-kids

learn more about mentoring at:
http://www.mentoring.org

Mentor News

Mentor/National Mentoring Partnership — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:18:34 GMT

With the start of the new school year for most, mentoring has been getting a lot of press lately. here's a great article from Dodgecity.com - enjoy:

After years of competing from the sidelines, former head football coaches Bill Snyder, K-State, and Tom Osborne, Nebraska, are moving the challenge off the field — in the name of mentoring.

read the full article at:
http://www.dodgeglobe.com/opinions/x2090106526/Help-coaches-make-a-difference-for-kids

learn more about mentoring at:
http://www.mentoring.org

Caregiver's Choice issues first voucher

Mentor/National Mentoring Partnership — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:37:18 GMT

May 7, 2008 – Last week, MENTOR's Caregiver's Choice program issued its first voucher for mentoring services to a family from Bend, Oregon.

Caregiver's Choice, a three year program is open to all qualified mentoring agencies, programs, and children from age 4 up to age 18 with incarcerated parent(s) in state or federal facilities. It was designed to connect parents of caregivers with pre-approved high-quality mentoring programs and to financially support the resulting mentoring relationships. Caregiver's Choice is a national program funded by the Department of Health and Human Services.

The first two vouchers were released to a family and will be used at Central Oregon Partnerships for Youth, a project of the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office. "Because of these vouchers, six and seven-year old brothers in Oregon will now be connected to stable adult role models through a mentoring relationship," said Daniel Schneider, HHS acting assistant secretary for children and families.

The program provides each eligible child with a voucher redeemable for a year of mentoring and a list of approved local mentoring programs. Once caregiver and child select a program, the program identifies a suitable mentor. The mentoring program then receives $1,000 per child to support the mentoring relationship, paid out over four installments and connected to key mentoring milestones.

MENTOR is actively recruiting mentoring programs and eligible children for participation in Caregiver's Choice. For mentoring programs, this is an opportunity to more easily access federal funding, expand their reach, and serve more children.

For more information and instructions on how to apply, please visit www.mentoring.org/caregiverschoice