July 2008

In This Issue
What's New
Funding
Training Needs Survey Competition
In The Loop
Events

What's NEW on the site?

 
  YMN Research - Do Mentoring Partnerships with Community Associations Benefit Young People?
 
SurveyThe Youth Mentoring Network has partnered with the University of Western Sydney to examine how youth mentoring programs form community partnerships/ associations and how these partnerships benefit the young people involved in the mentoring program. The Network would like to hear from mentors across the country. Hurry! The survey closes on Thursday, 14th August 2008. 
 
 
Hurry! Last Days to Register for NRGize!
 
NRGize is being held on Tuesday, 19th August to 21st August 2008 in Melbourne. 
 
Coordinators who have attended NRGize in the past have requested the opportunity to attend only Day 3 of the workshop.  Due to popular demand, we are now offering you the chance to attend only Day 3 of our workshop.   
 
 
 
Great Example on How to Promote Your Mentoring Program!
 
Big Brothers Big Sisters Melbourne has produced a fantastic video highlighting three mentoring pairs - Michael and Stevie, Catherine and Jessica and Kavan and Kane. The video is also used to promote their organisation through YouTube. The video is a great example of how you can promote your organisation throughout the worldwide community.
 
 
If you have a creative way to promote your program please email us and we will place it on our website. Please also contact us if you would like to know how to create a video to promote your program.
 
Funding
 
Youth Mentoring Targeted Projects Funding Grants Round 2009-2011
 
Piggy BankCommunity organisations running programs to help at risk and vulnerable young Victorians can now apply for funding from the Victorian Office of Youth of up to $50,000 per annum over 3 years, commencing from January 2009.
 
There are two streams - the Youth Participation and Access Program and the Mentoring and Capacity Building Initiative Grant. Funding is available for 12 youth mentoring targeted projects.  
 
Hurry! Applications close on the 5 September 2008.  

Click here for more information
Training Needs Survey Competition

Thank you to everyone who completed the Training Needs Survey!

CelebrateThe YMN Coordinator Training Needs Survey is now closed. Thank you to all those who completed the survey during June and July.
 
We have drawn the winner of our Training Needs Survey competition and would like to congratulate the winner, Karen Caceres.
 
Karen is from the EQUIP Youth Mentoring Program. This mentoring program aims to support and resource young people through change by connecting them with a caring, interested, positive adult volunteer mentor.
 
 
Congratulations again to Karen!
 
Keep a look out on our website for the results of the survey!  
In The Loop

Surveys, focus groups and more!

You may have noticed that the Network has been running a number of surveys and while we normally like to space these out, we have had a flurry of activity lately. We would like to thank everyone who has completed the surveys so far. We know that everyone is busy but by taking 10 - 20 minutes out of your day to assist the Network we can ensure we are developing quality resources which are evidence based and meeting the needs of our members.
 
On that note the UWS partnerships survey is still open and we still need both coordinators and mentors to contribute to the two surveys.  Click here to complete the surveys or find out more about the project. 
 
There will also be a project commencing in September for school based mentoring programs so keep an eye out for that one too. All of the reports will be made available on our website so that everyone can benefit from the research.  
Events
Last chance to register for NRGize!
Nrgize

NRGize will be held from Tuesday 19th August to Thursday 21st August 2008. This year's NRGize Workshop will be held in Melbourne. 
 
We are still accepting late registrations, however, places are limited. Hurry, register now!
 
 
Youth Mentoring Forum Series 
 
Regional Victoria Forum - 27 August 2008
The Youth Mentoring Network, in partnership with the Barwon South West Youth Mentoring Network, will be holding the Regional Victorian Mentoring Forum on Wednesday, 27th August 2008. The topic for this forum will be Youth Mentoring - Communities Delivering on the Promise.  
 
 
Upcoming Forum Dates for Diary
September 19th - Noosa
November 13th - Bunbury WA 
 
 

Other Conferences and events

 Australian Council for Children and Youth Organisations - Safeguarding Children Training
The training focuses on building knowledge about child abuse and neglect in an organisational context. The training also equips organisations with practical strategies to create safer environments for children and young people. 

The next training session will be held on August 25, 2008 from 9.30 to 4 pm at the Community Room, Edinburgh Gardens off Brunswick St, North Fitzroy, Vic. Cost $125.00. 
 

12th National Conference on Volunteering
Organised by Volunteering Australia and held on the Gold Coast on 3rd September to 5th September 2008

 

Click here for more information 


Disability, Disadvantage and Development
Organised by the Australian Disability + Development Consortium and held in Canberra on 29th September to 30th September 2008
 
 


Promoting an event or meeting?
 

If you have an event or meeting that would interest youth mentoring practitioners, funding groups or mentors themselves, then you can add these events to the E-newsletter and YMN website.

 

Simply send an email to info@youthmentoring.org.au containing all the event details and we will be happy to help with your promotion.

 
 Sincerely,
 
Kathleen Vella
Youth Mentoring Network Australia

Visit the website at http://www.youthmentoring.org.au
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