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Relationship-Centered Schools: Towards Belonging for All

July 18, 2023

What would schools look like if every student, faculty, staff member, parent/guardian, and community member felt like they belonged in schools? What would it look like if schools prioritized supportive, caring relationships in school right alongside academic rigor? If we were to prioritize both those things, we would see...

Youth Focus Group happening on 7/26!

July 13, 2023

We had such an exciting response to our post about Youth Focus Groups that we scheduled a session that is open for anyone aged 16-24 and from Philadelphia can register to attend! Register below to join us on July 26 from 4-5:15 to share your opinions how youth-adult relationships....

Celebrating Mentoring with Pride!

June 9, 2023

During June, MENTOR IR celebrates Pride Month and shines a light on the ways the mentoring movement, by driving equity and promoting inclusivity, can offer LGBTQ+ youth a safe space where they can be their true selves and have their voices heard. Join us in elevating programs and resources...

Join us for Striking a Balance: Youth Voice and Program Efficacy

June 9, 2023

When we build programs to serve and empower young people, we aim to put them at the center of our programming. Youth centricity and youth voices are critical to ways that we that work with young people. It means honoring and centering a youth’s strengths, needs, passions, and goals...

Seeking Young People to Participate in our Focus Groups!

May 16, 2023

As a part of MENTOR Independence Region’s Strength of Relationships According to Youth Report project, we are seeking young people to participate in focus groups to share their opinions and experiences about how adults show up for young people. Young people who participate must be available to participate in...

Celebrating our Youth Advisory Group Members!

May 16, 2023

In April 2023, we convened our Youth Advisory Group to inform our new State of Relationships According to Youth Report Project. We were excited and humbled to welcome Eli Tilema, Tymajah Maxwell, Zachary Lee, Brian Herder, and Raheen Bridges to talk with us about their opinions and experiences with...

Trauma Informed Interactions and COVID-19

July 23, 2020

Don’t miss this recording of MENTOR Independence Region’s live, online training as we unpack the effects of trauma and how it relates the current world health crisis. We exploree how mentors can use trauma informed interactions to stay connected with their mentees without burning out. Participants learned to: Better...

ICYMI: Pivoting to Virtual Mentoring

July 23, 2020

Check out the recording of our webinar Making the Transition to Virtual Mentoring which addressed five major areas of consideration for in-person adapting to the Post-Covid 19 world by transitioning to virtual mentoring! Click HERE to access the recording and the supporting resources!

New! Learn More about No-Cost Technical Assistance!

June 24, 2020

ICYMI: Check out the recording of our live webinar designed to give you all the information you need to access NO-COST support for your mentoring program. That’s right! There is no cost to you! CLICK HERE to access the webinar recording!

November is #ThankYourMentor Month!

November 11, 2019

This November, we’re celebrating #ThankYourMentor month to recognize the incredible journeys and impacts of mentoring this year. Join us in sharing your story and in helping inspire others to #MentorIRL www.mentoring.org/tym