VMP is searching for an AmeriCorps VISTA to serve as Communications & Outreach Specialist in our office! Seven additional positions are available at mentoring programs around the state. Call VMP at 804-828-1536 to learn more, and click here to read the position descriptions! 

From June 22-24, VMP hosted colleagues from MENTOR and 23 other Mentoring Partnerships for a three day caucus in Richmond.

Participants heard from Representative Bobby Scott, the Nonprofit Finance Fund and The Search Institute, as well as David Shapiro, MENTOR CEO and Wim Kooyker, MENTOR Board Chair.

VMP was also proud to have four Virginia mentoring programs present on a panel with Andrea Archer of Altria and MENTOR Chief Program Officer, Tammy Tai. Thanks to Jay Swedenborg, Kala Sommerville, Kim Dupre, and Ashley Williams for joining us to talk to the network about the National Quality Mentoring Systems work! For pictures of caucus programming, click here.

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Designed to help you do your job better, VMP offers professional development and skill-building workshops for mentoring program staff, current volunteers and new mentors. We have a great line-up this summer and fall. Sign up today and join other mentoring program staff and volunteers for VMP's next training!

• Forum on Human Trafficking, July 21, 9am-4pm, UMFS, Richmond.
• This critical forum will focus on the issue of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) in Virginia and the role of local agencies in addressing this issue. Register here.
• The Mentoring Effect found youth report naturally occurring mentoring relationships as more beneficial than formal mentoring relationships. What does that mean for formal mentoring programs? Join the conversation here:
• How Formal Mentoring Programs can Facilitate Natural Mentoring Relationships
• Mentoring Effect Blog
• Resource for parents! Check out a recent blog post on  Finding the Right Mentor for your Child.

• Join VMP's Affiliate Membership Network (for active mentoring programs)
• Schedule New Mentor Training with VMP for the fall
• Affiliate Members, take the annual State of Mentoring Survey in August!