Quality-Based Membership
Congratulations to the following programs that joined Membership or upgraded their status this past month:
New Affiliate Members
- Attleboro High School Mentoring
- Children and Mentors Partnership (CAMP)
- Latino STEM Alliance
- The Student Mentoring Workshop
Not yet a member? Join today!
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Northeast Regional Mentoring Conference
A Success!
Nearly 240 participants attended the Northeast Regional Mentoring Conference on October 13th and 14th in Framingham. This year's theme "Mentoring for Impact" was felt throughout the conference. The pre-conference included talk's from Larry Wright, President and CEO of MENTOR, Dr. Renee Spencer on Emerging Trends for the Future of Mentoring and a panel discussion on funding for youth mentoring including representatives from the Governor's Prevention Partnership, Rhode Island Mentoring Partnership, BNY Mellon and State Street.
The full day session started with a discussion from Dr. Jean Rhodes and Dr. Renee Spencer on key research findings on the impact of mentoring. The day then consisted of 18 presentations on targeted populations, peer mentoring, research and evaluation, academic-focused mentoring/school-based programs and innovative program models, as well as a lunchtime panel of mentors and mentees from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Mass and Stand and Deliver and a presentation of support to Webster Bank, the presenting sponsor of the conference. The day ended with inspiring words from "Dr. Mentor" Susan Weinberger.
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Special thanks to conference partners including the Mentoring Partnerships of Long Island, Maine, New York City, Rhode Island and Vermont, along with the Governor's Prevention Partnership, Mentor Consulting Group, MENTOR and sponsor Civicore.
To read about some of the sessions from the conference, visit Hal Portner's articles or our blog.
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National Mentoring Month 2012
save-the-dates
- Jan. 16: 2nd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. Make MLK Day a day on and not a day off. The Highland Street Ambassadors of Mentoring will organize an event to provide mentees, mentors and friends with an opportunity to serve together and learn about honoring Dr. King's legacy of service.
- Jan. 19, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: The 6th Annual Youth Mentoring Day at the State House. The event will galvanize more than 200 supporters of mentoring including program staff, mentors, mentees, and legislators. We will award the 2nd Annual Ignite Award, which recognizes mentors and program staff who have gone above and beyond to expand or strengthen mentoring in their program and/or community.
Stay tuned for more information about NMM 2012, including MMP's public awareness plans and how to order the new collateral with the theme, "Invest in the future. Mentor a child."
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Meet the 2011-12 Highland Street Ambassadors of Mentoring
 | | Kate Russell, AOM at Newton Community Service Center |
This year's group of 17 has a wide range of backgrounds and experience. We've put their bios on the MMP website, and you can take a more in-depth look into their service by catching up on their blog.
Want to host your own Ambassador? Stay tuned for information on the upcoming release of the RFP to host a Highland Street Ambassador of Mentoring for the 2012-13 service year. The RFP timeline will be announced in November, and the full RFP will be released in early December.
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Additional news
- MMP has been chosen as a "lighting partner" for the Prudential Center's 31 Nights of Lights this December. Our lighting is Dec. 14 - please mark this on your calendar and we will send more information when it is available.
- Register your organization on Microsoft's Volunteer Manager website, and recruit new volunteers or gain donations from Microsoft.
- Check out the MMP blog and subscribe if you haven't already.
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