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New Report On Quality Pre-Teen After-School Programs
May 8, 2008: Recognizing the importance of connecting young people to supportive environments during their critical preteen years, Public/Private Ventures (P/PV) has identified the characteristics of quality preteen after-school programs that are linked to positive outcomes. More...

2008 Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring
May 1, 2008: Portland State University announces the 2008 Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring, a special educational opportunity for experienced mentoring professionals. Participants attend an intensive week-long seminar presenting the latest developments in theory and research on youth mentoring led by nationally recognized research fellows. More...

MI Governor Granholm Promotes 'No Child Left Inside Days'
April 22,2008: Recognizing the growing gap between today's children and the outdoor activities, Governor Jennifer M. Granholm has designated April 22-27 as 'No Child Left Inside Days' in Michigan. More...
Michigan Nonprofit SuperConference on May 13-14, 2008
April 22,2008: This year's SuperConference, Teaming Up for Community Success, will address the need for Michigan nonprofits and nonprofit leaders to collaborate, and encourage our sector to think about how we can work together to support our missions and create community change. More...
Make 2008 National Volunteer Week Happen in Your Community
April 22, 2008: National Volunteer Week (NVW) is April 27 to May 3, and is about engaging individuals in service, inspiring a nation to join a movement for change and recognizing deserving volunteers with the President's Volunteer Service Award and other meaningful signs of thanks. More...
Tutor/Mentor Leadership and Networking Conference Announced
April 18, 2008: Chicago's Tutor/Mentor Connection has announced the 2008 Tutor/Mentor Leadership Conference to be held in Chicago on May 29-30, 2008. More...
ECMEF Releases Report on Child Well-Being in the U.S.
April 10, 2008: A report issued last week by Every Child Matters Education Fund (ECMEF), Geography Matters: Well-Being in the States, examines the state-by-state difference in the basic social safety net for children. The study finds that a huge gap exists among states on a wide variety of child well-being indicators. More...
YSA Releases Effective Practices for Engaging At-Risk Youth in Service
April 8, 2008: Youth Service America (YSA) has released a guide entitled Effective Practices for Engaging At-Risk Youth in Service. Authored by Sejal Hathi and Bob Bhaerman, the study provides underlying theory and effective practices for engaging at-risk youth in service by examining the roles young people can play in their communities. More...
National Mentoring Summit to be held September 18-19, 2008
March 25, 2008: MENTOR, the California Mentor Foundation and the Evelyn Freed Mentor Center are pleased to announce "Mentoring - The Magic of Connections!" National Mentoring Summit. Mark your calendars for September 18-19, 2008 to join us at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. More...
Mentor Supports Doodle4Google
March 19, 2008: MENTOR urges mentoring supporters and colleagues to encourage schoolchildren to submit a mentor-related Doodle4Google. Google is soliciting schoolchildren from K-12 to submit their "doodles" with a supporting fifty word statement around the theme "What if…?" More...
Teen Trendsetters Reading Mentors Program to Expand Nationally
February 25, 2008: Volunteer USA Foundation announced that Teen Trendsetters Reading Mentors would expand from Florida to the southeastern United States. The program provides elementary schoolchildren with one-on-one teen mentors for reading and other mentoring activities. The expansion of the program was made possible by a grant from State Farm’s Youth Advisory Board, a group of thirty young adults, ages 17 to 20. More...
Washington State Mentors grants $3.5 million to help at-risk youth
February 4, 2008: Seven mentoring organizations have received $3.5 million from Washington State Mentors (WSM) to support at-risk youth in 13 counties. The grants were announced January 27 at the Guiding Lights Weekend conference by WSM Co-Chair, Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen. More...
Thank Your Mentor Day™ set for January 24
January 17, 2008: On Thursday, January 24, Americans across the country will participate in Thank Your Mentor Day™ by reaching out to thank or honor those individuals who encouraged and guided them, and who had a lasting impact on their lives. More...
Daniel G. Mulhern (MI) Speaks about the Importance of Mentoring
January 7, 2008: To celebrate National Mentoring Month, Governor Jennifer M. Granholm (D, MI) invited First Gentleman Daniel G. Mulhern to address the importance of mentoring. More...
2008 Lewis Hine Awards Nominations
December 7, 2007: Nominations now being accepted for the 2008 Lewis Hine Awards for Service to Children and Youth The National Child Labor Committee (NCLC) is now accepting nominations for up to two individuals for the 2008 Lewis Hine Awards for Service to... More...

Updated Plans Announced for National Mentoring Month 2008
December 7, 2007: New details have been announced for the 7th Annual National Mentoring Month (NMM) campaign, scheduled for January 2008. More...

Guiding Lights Weekend Registration Is Now Open!
December 4, 2007: The Guiding Lights Weekend is a three-day experiential conference on the art of mentoring - a one-of-a-kind event where you'll learn creative, concrete ways to mentor, motivate and inspire. More...

Bridging Strategies to Prevent Child Injury and Maltreatment
November 29, 2007: This conference offers a highly knowledgeable and experienced faculty who will guide attendees in the exploration of research and practice on important topics More...

Handbook of Youth Mentoring is on Sale
November 19, 2007: The Handbook is available right now from Sage Publications for $82.50. More...

Michigan Mentoring Month Mini-Grants Available
November 17, 2007: Mentor Michigan is awarding $10,000 in mini-grants to Michigan mentoring organizations during Michigan Mentoring Month January 2008. More...

Tutor/Mentor Leadership and Networking Conference
October 26, 2007: The Tutor/Mentor Connection (T/MC) is hosting its fall Leadership and Networking Conference as part of an ongoing effort to improve the quality and availability of tutor/mentor programs. More...

Youth Programs Resource Center's Audio Conference Series
September 19, 2007: The audio conference is intended to assist program developers and intermediaries, community organizations and policymakers by sharing information and resources on creating dedicated local and state revenue sources to finance and sustain youth programs and initiatives. More...

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MENTOR's SafetyNET supported by LifeLock and Newsweek
September 18, 2007: MENTOR, the leading national advocate and resource for mentoring, announced today the co-sponsorship of its SafetyNET program by LifeLock and Newsweek. More...

General Colin L. Powell Headlines National Mentoring Month 2008
September 12, 2007: General Colin L. Powell will headline the 7th Annual National Mentoring Month (NMM) campaign scheduled for January 2008, More...

Request for Proposals: Peer Mentoring for Foster Care Youth
September 7, 2007: Child Welfare League of America, in partnership with FosterClub, has secured funding from the New York Life Foundation to launch a three-year initiative, Fostering Healthy Connections through Peer Mentoring: Foster Youth Give Each Other a Helping Hand. This is a... More...

YouthPower Grants
August 28, 2007: The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and Youth Service America offer grants of up to $1,000 to support youth-led service projects. More...

Oregon Mentors works to expand mentoring throughout state
August 24, 2007: Oregon Mentors works creatively to expand mentoring throughout the small towns and rural landscapes of its sprawling state. More...

Senator and Mentoring Partnership Advocate for More Funding in Pennsylvania
August 22, 2007: A champion of mentoring, Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) spent Thursday, August 16 talking with nearly fifty mentor-mentee pairs who, by simply telling him about their experiences, reconfirmed the Senator's commitment to funding mentoring. More...

The 2007 National Conference on Safe Schools and Communities
August 14, 2007: The conference is intended to be an informed and creative conversation and forum for debate about youth development and making schools safer, while encouraging partnerships among public, private, and not-for-profit enterprises. More...

Check out MENTOR's August 2007 E-Newsletter
August 8, 2007: Check out MENTOR's August 2007 E-Newsletter Check out MENTOR's August 2007 E-Newsletter.... More...

White House Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Conference
August 2, 2007: The White House Conference on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives will be held in Washington, D.C., and will focus on Youth and Education in the Hispanic Community. More...

Learn how Connecticut Mentoring Partnership procures state funding for mentoring
July 31, 2007: Connecticut Mentoring Partnership engages local leaders to keep mentoring top on their agendas. More...

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Financing and Sustaining Youth Programs Audio Conference Series
July 23, 2007: The audio conference is intended to assist program developers and intermediaries, community organizations and policymakers by sharing information on creating and maintaining effective public-private partnerships. More...

Mass Mentoring Partnership Lays Groundwork
July 11, 2007: Mass Mentoring Partnership uses research, communication, and careful planning as stepping stones to broaden coverage across the state. More...

CNCS Announces Summer of Service
May 25, 2007: MENTOR is pleased to announce a new campaign sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). The Summer of Service seeks to engage more youth in service projects during the summer months by offering “hands-on” tools and information around ways that your mentoring program can plan and implement service-learning projects. More...

ED Seeks Reviewers for 2007 Mentoring Programs Grants
May 25, 2007: Have you ever wondered how the federal grant process works? If so, here's your chance to get an inside look at what it takes to create a successful federal grant application. More...

Mentoring Online Forum Set to Begin May 29th
May 25, 2007: Join MENTOR for an upcoming online forum on May 29th-June 1st, 2007. The forum, "Mentoring Immigrant and Refugee Youth" will discuss research, program practices, and successful strategies for working with diverse populations of immigrant and refugee youth. More...

National School-Based Mentoring Conference Slated for June
April 30, 2007: This is the conference participants call awesome – the must-attend event for school-based mentoring professionals, educators, community supporters, researchers, funders and mentors—anyone who sees the promise of school-based mentoring as a strategy to close the mentoring gap and help young people succeed. More...

Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring Announced
April 27, 2007: The Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring will present the latest developments in theory and research on youth mentoring. Sessions will be led by five prominent, nationally recognized research fellows. More...

CNCS Volunteering in America Report Released
April 25, 2007: Volunteering in America: 2007 State Trends and Rankings in Civic Life is the second annual study by the Corporation for National and Community Service that gives a detailed breakdown of America's volunteering demographics, habits, and patterns by state and region. More...

Summer Institute On Youth Mentoring
April 12, 2007: Portland State University has announced its inaugural summer institute for experienced mentoring professionals to be held July 16-20, 2007. The week-long seminar will present the latest in theory and research in youth mentoring. More...

ED's Grant Applications Deadline is May 23
April 12, 2007: The US Department of Education (ED) has just opened up the competition for funding under its Mentoring Programs grants. Nearly $30 million is available for funding this year. This program provides competitive grants to support school-based mentoring programs for children in need of assistance. More...

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MCOP Grant Competition: Applications Due By June 4
April 6, 2007: The US Department of Health and Human Services has just announced the availability of nearly $20 million in grant funding through the Mentoring Children of Prisoners program (MCOP). More...

Keeping Baby Boomers Volunteering
March 12, 2007: The Corporation for National and Community Service has released a new research brief entitled Keeping Baby Boomers Volunteering. The report focuses on the factors that influence Boomers to continue volunteering from one year to the next year (i.e., what could be called "volunteer retention"), and includes a discussion about how Boomers today compare to previous generations. More...

National Mentor Recruitment Training Announced
March 9, 2007: National Mentor Recruitment Training Announced April 11 – 13, 2007, Nashville TN "Mobilizing New Mentors through Faith- and Community-Based Collaborations," is in its second year with a national mentor recruitment training that will be held on April 11 – 13,... More...

Super Bowl PSA To Highlight Importance Of Mentoring
February 2, 2007: CBS, the NFL and Big Brothers Big Sisters have joined forces to create a 15-second public service announcement highlighting the importance of mentoring to debut during Super Bowl XLI airing on CBS Network Sunday, Feb. 4th. The roughly 90 million viewers who tune in to watch the game will see Indianapolis Colts' Coach Tony Dungy and Coach Lovie Smith of the Chicago Bears underscore the importance of mentoring by referencing their real-life mentoring relationship. More...

Mentors Working With Adolescents
February 2, 2007: Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota (MPM), in collaboration with Search Institute, (an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide leadership, knowledge, and resources to promote healthy children, youth, and communities), have worked to develop resources that will help address the various issues involved in mentoring adolescents with a new project, Tools for Mentoring Adolescents. More...

Denzel Washington's A Hand to Guide Me
January 29, 2007: Mentoring Book A Hand to Guide Me - Denzel Washington Guiding, Shaping and Inspiring "We're all destined to leave some kind of mark. I really believe that. We're all meant to walk a certain path at a certain time... More...

Free Hallmark Thank Your Mentor E-Cards
January 2, 2007: Free Hallmark "Thank Your Mentor" E-Cards January 2008 marks the seventh annual National Mentoring Month celebration—a time to honor all those who take time to mentor young people. During NMM, visit www.hallmark.com to send your mentor a FREE e-card, specially... More...

National Mentoring Month 2007
January 1, 2007: National Mentoring Month 2007 QUINCY JONES, MAYA ANGELOU, CLINT EASTWOOD, & STING TO HEADLINE NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH 2007 Music impresario Quincy Jones will be honored as the first-ever “Mentor of the Year” as a highlight of the 6th annual National... More...