The Garage Community and Youth Center has been a haven for middle and high school youth who living near their two sites in Kennett Square and West Grove, Pennsylvania. Amongst diverse out of school time programs like arts, community service activities, career coaching, and tutoring, their longstanding mentoring program...
As the fourth largest agency in one of the oldest and most respected brands in the youth mentoring business, one might wonder why Big Brothers Big Sisters Independence Region enthusiastically engaged in a thorough quality assessment of their practices called NQMS or the National Quality Mentoring System. CEO...
On October 25th, 2018, more than 100 champions for mentoring attended the 2018 Youth Mentoring Summit at the Community College of Philadelphia and presented by Starbucks. Attendees across sectors came together to have a dynamic conversation about the transformational power of mentoring relationships in supporting young people, and the...
On October 24th, MENTOR Independence Region hosted 10,000 Connections Event: Design-Thinking for Community Solutions with a very special guest, Former Attorney General Eric Holder. It was an exciting evening of brainstorming, strategy, and collaboration to empower the youth present to generate solutions to community issues that matter to them. ...
Mentoring is a critical component in young people’s lives, helping them make the decisions and connections that lead to improved opportunities. This year we are reflecting on the incredible growth of the mentoring movement, recognizing the real life mentoring relationships that form and thrive each day, and offer opportunities...
MPRC is now MENTOR Independence Region! New name and branding, same mission. Friends and Colleagues, I’m excited to share that effective September 2017, Mentoring Partnership & Resource Center will become MENTOR Independence Region! As one of nearly 30 affiliates of MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership we are re-branding to better reflect...
Today, we are highlighting The DREAM Program Inc; which is located in three regions (Boston, Vermont, and Philadelphia). Jay MacFadgen, the Program Director of the Philadelphia region, oversees and supports the four Philadelphia mentoring sites. Recently we spoke with Jay to learn more about DREAM Philly. What is the...
Please join us in welcoming to the MPRC team Unique Saunders, our new Manager of Technical Assistance & Quality! Unique hails from Portland, Oregon and recently earned her Master’s in Public Administration, and has experience as Director of Admissions for a private school in Philadelphia and in community outreach...
Our friends at MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership & My Brother’s Keeper Alliance together sponsored the creation of a guidebook, “Guide to Mentoring Boys and Young Men of Color.” The Guide serves as a supplement for the fourth edition of The Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring and includes...
We’re thrilled to share the first of many Partner Spotlights, bringing to the forefront the work being done to close the mentoring gap in our service area. In this edition, our focus is on MENTOR (Mentors Empowering Now to Overcome Recidivism). Based in Philadelphia, MENTOR is an initiative of...
