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SUMMARY:National Mentoring and Youth-Serving Organizations Convening Call
DESCRIPTION:Register for this meeting here. \nYou are invited to join MENTOR for the quarterly National Mentoring and Youth-Serving Organizations Convening Call. As a nonprofit dedicated to fueling the quantity and quality of mentoring relationships for America’s young people\, MENTOR convenes national organizations and local program partners so we can work together to better serve our youth. These calls provide us with the opportunity to share national updates and engagement opportunities; it provides you the opportunity to share topical projects and initiatives with your peers\, and it provides all of us the opportunity to work collaboratively to improve the quality of mentoring across the country. \nThe quarterly call will be on Wednesday\, March 23 from 1:00 – 2:15 PM EST. You will receive a full agenda a week before the call. This call will focus on how to develop culturally relevant programming\, with a focus on centering Indigenous youth. \nRegister for this meeting here.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/national-mentoring-and-youth-serving-organizations-convening-call/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Network Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220322T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220322T190000
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
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SUMMARY:Everyday Mentoring ® Workshop with Tiara Whitfield
DESCRIPTION:Register here.  \nAre you a school bus driver\, crossing guard\, librarian\, or another professional who impacts the lives of youth in your community? If so\, this workshop is for YOU! \nThe Everyday Mentoring (EM) ® workshop is your opportunity to acknowledge how much of an impact you have during your interactions with youth. In this workshop\, you will learn what it means to be a mentor in a nontraditional way and how to maximize the impact of your connections with youth no matter how brief the interaction. By attending our virtual training\, you will learn what to expect from a mentor-mentee relationship and proven strategies for success. \nAt this session\, you will be introduced to: \n\nThe value of mentoring\nImproving listening skills\nHelping youth through challenges\nBuilding relationships with struggling students\nHealthy boundaries\n\nMENTOR Virginia creates a lively atmosphere of learning and engages participants in interactive activities. Our goal is to have a minimum of 8 participants at each training session\, so consider bringing a friend\, colleague\, or sharing this training event with others interested in becoming a mentor. \nPlease consider donating to support our work of empowering\, elevating\, and encouraging young people: https://archive.mentorva.org/donate/ \nRegister here.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/everyday-mentoring-workshop-with-tiara-whitfield/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Everyday Mentoring
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ORGANIZER;CN="MENTOR Virginia":MAILTO:pr@archive.mentorva.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220317T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220317T141500
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SUMMARY:Helping Mentees to Set and Achieve Goals
DESCRIPTION:Register for this webinar here. \nHelping mentees set and achieve their goals is a key activity for most mentoring relationships. In this webinar\, attendees will hear from youth development practitioners and researchers on several different goal-setting strategies for mentoring programs. The panelists will provide links to tools and goal-setting curricula that can be downloaded at no cost. Attendees will leave this webinar knowing how to access a variety of goal-setting models and exercises\, along with innovative strategies for assisting mentees in the goal pursuit process. \nThe Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series is hosted by MENTOR National and facilitated by MENTOR and a planning team of MENTOR Affiliates. Through ongoing planning and evaluation of the latest developments in the field\, this team delivers a webinar each month focused on strengthening mentoring practice\, sharing new resources\, and helping the field put research into practice. \nRegister for this webinar here.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/helping-mentees-to-set-and-achieve-goals/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="MENTOR Virginia":MAILTO:pr@archive.mentorva.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220309T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220309T100000
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
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SUMMARY:March Community Coffee Hour
DESCRIPTION:Register for this meeting here.  \nJoin MENTOR Virginia and your mentoring program peers on Wednesday\, March 9th from 9:00-10:00 AM for Community Coffee Hour! In honor of Women’s History Month\, we’ll be focusing on programming that supports girls and young women.\n\nJoin us to share highlights and challenges of girl-focused programs as well as to learn from one mentoring organization that provides mentoring experiences to girls\, young women\, and professional women. Kimberly Baston from Strong Women\, Strong Girls will be joining us for a conversation about intergenerational mentoring model benefiting females in Boston\, MA\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, and potentially a town near you soon!\n\nMENTOR Virginia will virtually host Community Coffee Hour every 2nd Wednesday of the month with mentoring program staff to create space for peer-to-peer learning and resource sharing\, and to address issues you and your organization might be facing during the pandemic and beyond. We hope to see you at an upcoming Community Coffee Hour!\nRegister for this meeting here.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/march-community-coffee-hour-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Community Coffee Hour
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220308T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220308T190000
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
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SUMMARY:New Mentor Training with Tiara Whitfield
DESCRIPTION:Register for this training here.   \nAre you considering becoming a mentor or getting ready to be a mentor? Take the first step and attend one of MENTOR Virginia’s virtual New Mentor Trainings. Let our trainers prepare you to be the most effective mentor possible. By attending our virtual training\, you will learn what to expect from a mentor-mentee relationship and proven strategies for success. \nAt this session\, you will be introduced to: \n\nThe value of mentoring\nBoundaries of a mentoring relationship\nThe importance of a positive youth development approach\nStages of a mentoring relationship\, communication techniques\, and problem-solving strategies\nMentor/Mentee Activities\n\nMENTOR Virginia creates a lively atmosphere of learning and engages participants in interactive activities. Our goal is to have a minimum of 8 participants at each training session\, so consider bringing a friend\, colleague\, or sharing this training event with others interested in becoming a mentor. \nThis training is typically offered at a cost of $30 per person. Please consider donating the cost of this training to support our work of empowering\, elevating\, and encouraging young people: https://archive.mentorva.org/donate/ \nRegister for this training here. 
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/new-mentor-training-with-tiara-whitfield/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220224T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220224T180000
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SUMMARY:Community Spotlight: R.E.A.L. Richmond History with Ma'asehyahu Isra-Ul
DESCRIPTION:Register Here  \nJoin MENTOR Virginia for our Community Spotlight event featuring the University of Richmond Adjunct Professor and RPS History/Social Science Specialist Ma’asehyahu Isra-Ul as he discusses the creation of the R.E.A.L. Richmond History Class utilized by Richmond Public Schools that highlights the often untold stories\, contributions\, and set-backs of Blacks and other marginalized groups in the city. \nIn this session\, you will gain insight into the conversations and questions shared throughout this history course as well as a preview of concerns and aspirations your mentees may have from the impact of such lessons. \nCelebrate Black History Month by learning a little more about Richmond’s real history and how we can collectively reimagine the future! \nThis event is free and open to the public; however\, please consider making a donation to support our work of empowering\, elevating\, and encouraging young people: https://archive.mentorva.org/donate/ \nRegister Here \n 
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/community-spotlight-r-e-a-l-richmond-history-with-maasehyahu-isra-ul/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Community Spotlight,Q&A
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220224T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220224T100000
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SUMMARY:Community-Based Mentoring: Community of Practice Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Sign up for the next meeting here. \nJoin us for this month’s meeting of the Community-Based Mentoring community of practice group. This group is open to all mentoring program professionals who are involved with mentoring programs that operate with a community-based model. Meetings each month focus on providing dedicated space to: \n\nCollaborate with peers who are working in mentoring programs with similar models\nExchange resources\, materials\, and ideas with other programs on what works in community-based mentoring\nStay abreast of new research and trends in the mentoring field\nConnect with Virginia’s mentoring community and begin developing deeper relationships with peers\nAccess resources and guidance from MENTOR Virginia\n\nQuestions about this group? Email Sarah\, sarah@archive.mentorva.org. \nSign up for the next meeting here.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/community-based-mentoring-community-of-practice-monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Community of Practice
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ORGANIZER;CN="MENTOR Virginia":MAILTO:pr@archive.mentorva.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220223T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220223T130000
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
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SUMMARY:Community Q&A Hour: Program Evaluation
DESCRIPTION:Register here. \nTake a lunch break on Wednesday\, February 23rd and join us for Q&A time with expert mentoring program evaluator\, John Harris. Evaluation doesn’t have to be complicated\, and to prove it\, John will join us in his famous Hawaiian shirt to help demystify the process and answer questions like: \n–How can my program get started with program evaluation or take our evaluation to the next level?\n–How much should my program be budgeting for evaluation?\n–If my program doesn’t have a budget\, how can we still do evaluation? \nNot sure what evaluation questions you have? No problem. John can ask some helpful questions to get your program thinking about your evaluation plans. Regardless of how long you’ve been operating a mentoring program or how long you’ve been working on evaluation\, you will leave the meeting with helpful action steps your program can take to make progress on your evaluation goals. \nThis opportunity is free and open to any youth mentoring programs that have questions about how to get started with or enhance their program evaluation efforts. \nRegister here.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/community-qa-hour-program-evaluation-6/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Q&A
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220218T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220218T113000
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
CREATED:20210513T183348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211116T170145Z
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SUMMARY:EEP Workshop Part 8: Evaluating Mentoring Programs
DESCRIPTION:Join MENTOR Virginia for part 8 of our virtual workshop series on the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring (EEP). We will be diving into best practices for conducting evaluations for mentoring programs. Participants will learn about different types of program evaluation\, measurement tools\, and how to link program outcomes with program design. This workshop will be interactive\, and will provide participants with take-away resources and tools. \nRegister for Part 8 here.  \nThe EEP Workshop Series is being offered in 8 sessions with the goal of providing program practitioners with the foundational knowledge of youth mentoring best practices needed to design\, implement\, and evaluate effective programs. Attendance at all 8 sessions is required to earn the series certificate. Register for the other workshops in this series here: http://archive.mentorva.org/eep-workshop-series/ \nWe plan to offer a recording of this session to registrants\, but strongly encourage participation in the live workshop.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/eep-workshop-part-8-evaluating-mentoring-programs/
LOCATION:Virtual Training
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220217T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220217T141500
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
CREATED:20220210T182223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220210T182223Z
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SUMMARY:A Pathway to Youth Advocacy: Mentoring Strategies to Support Young People
DESCRIPTION:Register for this webinar here. \nIs your program thinking about becoming involved in youth advocacy? Leadership and incorporating the voices of youth is an essential part of engaging and effective programming\, and becoming central to policy-making. As organizations aim to become more youth-centered\, many are interested in integrating advocacy into their programming or supporting youth in their advocacy aspirations. During this webinar\, we will learn some of the basics and best practices needed to start youth advocacy initiatives and support youth along their journey. Join us as we hear from youth advocates and program managers\, and also learn about how mentoring and advocacy are aligned. \nThe Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series is hosted by MENTOR National and facilitated by MENTOR and a planning team of MENTOR Affiliates. Through ongoing planning and evaluation of the latest developments in the field\, this team delivers a webinar each month focused on strengthening mentoring practice\, sharing new resources\, and helping the field put research into practice. Webinars are held monthly on the 3rd Thursday at 1:00 – 2:15 PM Eastern. \nRegister for this webinar here.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/a-pathway-to-youth-advocacy-mentoring-strategies-to-support-young-people/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220215T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220215T190000
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
CREATED:20211207T152429Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220127T192525Z
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SUMMARY:New Mentor Training with Tammie Mobley
DESCRIPTION:Register for this training here. \nAre you considering becoming a mentor or getting ready to be a mentor? Take the first step and attend one of MENTOR Virginia’s virtual New Mentor Trainings. Let our trainers prepare you to be the most effective mentor possible. By attending our virtual training\, you will learn what to expect from a mentor-mentee relationship and proven strategies for success. \nAt this session\, you will be introduced to: \n–The value of mentoring\n–Boundaries of a mentoring relationship\n–The importance of a positive youth development approach\n–Stages of a mentoring relationship\, communication techniques\, and problem solving strategies\n–Mentor/Mentee Activities \nMENTOR Virginia creates a lively atmosphere of learning and engages participants in interactive activities. Our goal is to have a minimum of 8 participants at each training session\, so consider bringing a friend\, colleague\, or sharing this training event with others interested in becoming a mentor. \nThis training is typically offered at a cost of $30 per person. Please consider donating the cost of this training to support our work of empowering\, elevating\, and encouraging young people: http://archive.mentorva.org/donate/ \nRegister for this training here.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/new-mentor-training-with-tammie-mobley/
LOCATION:Virtual Training
CATEGORIES:Training
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220210T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220210T150000
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220125T161511Z
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SUMMARY:Everyday Mentoring with Tiara Whitfield
DESCRIPTION:Register for this workshop here. \nAre you a school bus driver\, crossing guard\, librarian\, or another professional who impacts the lives of youth in your community? If so\, this workshop is for YOU! \nThe Everyday Mentoring (EM) ® workshop is your opportunity to acknowledge how much of an impact you have during your interactions with youth. In this workshop\, you will learn what it means to be a mentor in a nontraditional way and how to maximize the impact of your connections with youth no matter how brief the interaction. By attending our virtual training\, you will learn what to expect from a mentor-mentee relationship and proven strategies for success. \nAt this session\, you will be introduced to: \n\nThe value of mentoring\nImproving listening skills\nHelping youth through challenges\nBuilding relationships with struggling students\nHealthy boundaries\n\nMENTOR Virginia creates a lively atmosphere of learning and engages participants in interactive activities. Our goal is to have a minimum of 8 participants at each training session\, so consider bringing a friend\, colleague\, or sharing this training event with others interested in becoming a mentor. \nPlease consider donating to support our work of empowering\, elevating\, and encouraging young people: https://archive.mentorva.org/donate/ \nRegister for this workshop here.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/everyday-mentoring-with-tiara-whitfield/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Everyday Mentoring,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="MENTOR Virginia":MAILTO:pr@archive.mentorva.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220209T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220209T160000
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
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SUMMARY:February Mid-day Mocha Hour: From "Mentoring" to "Critical Mentoring"
DESCRIPTION:Register for this conversation here. \nFebruary’s Coffee Hour has been remixed as a mid-day “pick me up!” Grab your cappuccino or latte\, and join MENTOR Virginia on Wednesday\, February 9 from 3:00–4:00 PM for Mid-day Mocha Hour. We’ll be discussing the mentoring field’s movement from “mentoring” to “critical mentoring.” Critical mentoring is defined as mentoring that: \n1. Fully considers race\, ethnicity\, gender\, class and sexuality when building the infrastructure for programs.\n2. Focuses on critical consciousness and transformation rather than assimilation and adaptation.\n3. Places emphasis on the whole community\, the whole protégé\, rather than just parts of the whole.\n4. Includes the needs of the community and the needs of the youth in the community (not about us without us).\n5. Promotes and supports mentor/protégé partnerships for community transformation. \nMENTOR Virginia will virtually host Community Coffee Hour every 2nd Wednesday of the month with mentoring program staff to create space for peer-to-peer learning and resource sharing\, and to address issues you and your organization might be facing during the pandemic and beyond. We hope to see you at an upcoming Community Coffee Hour! \nRegister for this conversation here.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/february-community-coffee-hour-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Community Coffee Hour
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ORGANIZER;CN="MENTOR Virginia":MAILTO:pr@archive.mentorva.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220207T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220207T184500
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
CREATED:20211217T190701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220125T163628Z
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SUMMARY:Youth Advisory Council Information Session 2
DESCRIPTION:Register for this meeting here. \nMENTOR Virginia is launching our first-ever Youth Advisory Council! We are on a mission to change how we serve youth by working alongside youth colleagues and creating systems that support their participation\, contributions\, and development. Young people deserve a say in youth programming! Come to this session to learn more about MENTOR Virginia’s new Youth Advisory Council and how youth can sign up. We welcome youth\, parents/guardians\, programs\, and other adult allies who are interested in learning more and spreading the word to join us for this session. \nThe MENTOR Virginia Youth Advisory Council is open to youth and young adults who are interested in using their voice to help shape landscape of youth mentoring across the state. Applications for the Youth Advisory Council will open from 2/7/2022 through 2/28/2022. We’re looking for high school students in 9th-12 grade who are interested in engaging in youth advocacy and social justice work. Youth of color and youth who identify as LGBTQQIAA+ are strongly encouraged to apply. \nRegister for this meeting here.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/youth-advisory-council-learning-session-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Learning Session,National Mentoring Month
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ORGANIZER;CN="MENTOR Virginia":MAILTO:pr@archive.mentorva.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220207T170000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220207T174500
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
CREATED:20211217T190210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220125T163610Z
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SUMMARY:Youth Advisory Council Information Session 1
DESCRIPTION:Register for this meeting here. \nMENTOR Virginia is launching our first-ever Youth Advisory Council! We are on a mission to change how we serve youth by working alongside youth colleagues and creating systems that support their participation\, contributions\, and development. Young people deserve a say in youth programming! Come to this session to learn more about MENTOR Virginia’s new Youth Advisory Council and how youth can sign up. We welcome youth\, parents/guardians\, programs\, and other adult allies who are interested in learning more and spreading the word to join us for this session. \nThe MENTOR Virginia Youth Advisory Council is open to youth and young adults who are interested in using their voice to help shape landscape of youth mentoring across the state. Applications for the Youth Advisory Council will open from 2/7/2022 through 2/28/2022. We’re looking for high school students in 9th-12 grade who are interested in engaging in youth advocacy and social justice work. Youth of color and youth who identify as LGBTQQIAA+ are strongly encouraged to apply. \nRegister for this meeting here.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/call-to-action-youth-advisory-council/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Learning Session,National Mentoring Month
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220131T163000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220131T173000
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
CREATED:20211223T170523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220111T202915Z
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SUMMARY:Peer-Sharing: Key Takeaways from the  National Mentoring Summit
DESCRIPTION:Please register for this meeting here. \nAre you attending the National Mentoring Summit? Join the MENTOR Virginia team and your mentoring peers for a discussion on key takeaways from the Summit. With over 80 workshop offerings and 3 plenaries\, there is a lot to learn at the 2022 National Mentoring Summit! In an effort to provide networking opportunities and ensure key learnings from the Summit are shared with others in the field\, MENTOR Virginia will be gathering all who attended the 2022 National Mentoring Summit for an opportunity to connect\, debrief\, and share key takeaways that can be implemented in our work. \nPlease note: this session is intended only for those who attended the National Mentoring Summit in January 2022. \nPlease register for this meeting here.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/peer-sharing-key-takeaways-from-the-national-mentoring-summit/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:National Mentoring Month,Network Meeting
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ORGANIZER;CN="MENTOR Virginia":MAILTO:pr@archive.mentorva.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220127T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220127T110000
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
CREATED:20211223T171759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220120T183047Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Networking at the National Mentoring Summit
DESCRIPTION:Register for this meeting here. \nPlanning to attend the National Mentoring Summit virtually this January 2022? On Thursday\, January 27th\, MENTOR Virginia will be convening all attendees at the Summit from the state of Virginia during the morning (10 am – 11 am) for networking and open conversation. This will be an opportunity to connect with colleagues in the youth development field and learn more about the work happening across the state. \nEmail sarah@archive.mentorva.org with any questions. \nRegister for this meeting here.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/in-person-networking-at-the-national-mentoring-summit/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:National Mentoring Month,National Mentoring Summit,Network Meeting
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220126T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220126T170000
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
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LAST-MODIFIED:20211208T182819Z
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SUMMARY:Capitol Hill Day
DESCRIPTION:Register for Capitol Hill Day here. \nJoin MENTOR Virginia and your colleagues from around the state for a day of mentoring advocacy! This important annual event is an opportunity for Members of Congress and their staff to connect with mentors\, advocates\, program coordinators\, and young people to talk about the critical issues facing the nation’s youth and legislation they can implement to help expand access to quality mentoring relationships. Know a young person who wants to share their story and be an advocate for mentoring? Youth are welcome at Capitol Hill Day! \nImportant Dates for Capitol Hill Day: \n\nFriday\, Jan. 14: Deadline to sign up for Capitol Hill Day\nMonday\, Jan. 24: Participant virtual training @ 2:30 PM Eastern (required)\nWednesday\, Jan. 26: Capitol Hill Day kick-off event @ 10 AM Eastern (optional)\nWednesday\, Jan. 26: Capitol Hill Day! (required)\n\nHow to Sign-Up: \nIf you are attending the National Mentoring Summit\, you can sign up for Capitol Hill Day when you register. If you have already registered for Capitol Hill Day\, but did not sign up for Capitol Hill Day\, emails sarah@archive.mentorva.org and ask to be added to the list. \n Not attending the National Mentoring Summit? You can still participate in Capitol Hill Day! Fill out this registration form to sign up. The form must also be filled out for each youth who will participate in Capitol Hill Day. \n Additional Details: \n All meetings with Members of Congress will be scheduled by MENTOR\, and talking points will be provided. Training on how to engage in successful advocacy meetings will also be provided for all participants. Meetings with your Members of Congress will be scheduled for the day on January 26th; availability throughout the day is required\, but participation will be periodic throughout the day. \nRegister for Capitol Hill Day here.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/capitol-hill-day/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:National Mentoring Month,National Mentoring Summit
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220129
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
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SUMMARY:National Mentoring Summit
DESCRIPTION:Register for the Summit here. \nThe National Mentoring Summit is the only national convening of youth mentoring professionals\, researchers\, MENTOR Affiliates\, philanthropic investors\, and government and civic leaders aimed at collectively strengthening and expanding quality mentoring relationships for young people across the country. The 2022 National Mentoring Summit will be held from Wednesday\, January 26th through Friday\, January 28th\, beginning with Capitol Hill Day before two full days of workshops and networking opportunities. The Summit will be a fully virtual event**.  Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from experts in the field\, network with peers\, and celebrate the power of relationships! \nThe 2022 National Mentoring Summit features more than 80 workshops that explore our theme: “Building Relationships\, Advancing the Movement.” This year’s workshops offer a versatile array of prevalent topics such as engaging youth voices to design virtual mentoring programs\, sustaining resilient mentor/mentee relationships\, relationship-centered schools\, fostering leaders and changemakers\, supporting and cultivating youth stories and narrative identity\, and mentoring youth with refugee status. Workshop sessions showcase exemplary program models\, collaborations\, research\, and innovations that have positive implications for strengthening the mentoring field. \n**UPDATE: The 2022 National Mentoring Summit is transitioning to a fully virtual event. \nAlthough we were originally very excited to host a hybrid conference\, the rapid spread of COVID-19 and the strain on our healthcare and travel industries have created a need to change course. Although we had hoped to see some of our speakers\, guests\, and young people in-person this year\, we know that our community will pivot gracefully\, leveraging the fully virtual format to grow attendance and engagement. We look forward to seeing you virtually on January 26-28 as we convene in celebration of National Mentoring Month\, our collective achievements\, and our vision for the future. Thank you for your patience as we work through this transition. We will continue to update MENTOR’s website with new information\, so stay tuned. \nRegister for the Summit here.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/national-mentoring-summit/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:National Mentoring Summit
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ORGANIZER;CN="MENTOR Virginia":MAILTO:pr@archive.mentorva.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220121T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220121T113000
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
CREATED:20210422T213211Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211116T170424Z
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SUMMARY:EEP Workshop Part 7: Closing Mentor/Mentee Matches
DESCRIPTION:Join MENTOR Virginia for part 7 of our virtual workshop series on the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring (EEP). We will be diving into best practices for providing closure to mentors and mentees\, along with why closure is critically important. Participants will learn about providing closure training to participants and strategies for facilitating healthy closure. This workshop will be interactive\, and will provide participants with take-away resources and tools. \nRegister for Part 7 here. \nThe EEP Workshop Series is being offered in 8 sessions with the goal of providing program practitioners with the foundational knowledge of youth mentoring best practices needed to design\, implement\, and evaluate effective programs. Attendance at all 8 sessions is required to earn the series certificate. Register for the other workshops in this series here: http://archive.mentorva.org/eep-workshop-series/ \nWe plan to offer a recording of this session to registrants\, but strongly encourage participation in the live workshop.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/eep-workshop-part-7-closing-mentor-mentee-matches/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="MENTOR Virginia":MAILTO:pr@archive.mentorva.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220120T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220120T160000
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
CREATED:20211217T191709Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211217T191709Z
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SUMMARY:Hosting an AmeriCorps VISTA Learning Session
DESCRIPTION:Register for this meeting here. \nBy partnering with mentoring programs to host full-time AmeriCorps VISTA Members who build capacity\, MENTOR Virginia supports the expansion of high-quality\, high-impact mentoring services that empower youth across the Commonwealth. The next round of applications for mentoring programs interested in hosting an AmeriCorps VISTA Member will open in February 2022 (with AmeriCorps Members starting in July 2022 or after). Come to this learning session to learn more about how AmeriCorps VISTA can help your program grow your capacity and impact\, and how your program can apply to host an AmeriCorps Member in 2022. \nRegister for this meeting here.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/hosting-an-americorps-vista-learning-session/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Learning Session,National Mentoring Month
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ORGANIZER;CN="MENTOR Virginia":MAILTO:pr@archive.mentorva.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220114T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220114T140000
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
CREATED:20211220T185026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211220T185026Z
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SUMMARY:Becoming a Better Mentor: Strategies to Be There for Young People
DESCRIPTION:Register for this meeting here. \nWe all want to be better mentors for our young people\, and our young people need us now more than ever. In this webinar on January 14 at 1 pm EST\, you’ll learn all about MENTOR’s newest resource: Becoming a Better Mentor: Strategies to Be There for Young People. Designed for any adult who wants to support young people\, this guide provides real-world advice and evidence-based strategies on 12 topics – from elevating youth voice and practicing cultural humility to understanding effective online communication. Hear from Mike Garringer\, MENTOR’s Director of Research and Evaluation\, and Liz Santiago\, one of the resource’s authors\, about how this guide can help adults make a difference in young people’s lives today. \nRegister for this meeting here.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/becoming-a-better-mentor-strategies-to-be-there-for-young-people/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Learning Session,National Mentoring Month
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ORGANIZER;CN="MENTOR Virginia":MAILTO:pr@archive.mentorva.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220112T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220112T100000
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
CREATED:20211209T161939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211223T153544Z
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SUMMARY:January Community Coffee Hour: Compassion Fatigue & Self-Care
DESCRIPTION:Register for this conversation here. \nGrab your coffee or tea\, and join your mentoring program peers and MENTOR Virginia on Wednesday\, January 12 from 9:00 – 10:00 am for Community Coffee Hour. We’ll be joined by Dreamel Spady (LCSW) for a discussion on compassion fatigue. What is it? How do we recognize it in ourselves and others? What can we do to combat it? We look forward to kicking off the New Year with this timely conversation on promoting self-care among program staff and mentors. \nMENTOR Virginia will virtually host Community Coffee Hour every 2nd Wednesday of the month with mentoring program staff to create space for peer-to-peer learning and resource sharing\, and to address issues you and your organization might be facing during the pandemic and beyond. We hope to see you at an upcoming Community Coffee Hour! \nMeet the Guest Presenter! \nDreamel Spady is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and owner of Renewal\, Growth\, & Healing. Most people\, including her clients\, describe her as down-to-earth\, vibrant\, energetic\, and highly personable. Dreamel earned a Bachelor of Social Work from Virginia Union University and a Master of Social Work from Virginia Commonwealth University. With almost 20 years of experience\, she has worn many hats and worked across the spectrum of the human services field. As a lifelong community leader\, she has been involved in many community and professional organizations\, currently serving on the Virginia Behavioral Health Advisory Council. When she was a Probation Officer\, she was assigned to a specialized domestic violence unit\, helping men and women identify and change abusive behavior in intimate partner relationships. Dreamel worked as Clinical Director for a few community mental health agencies\, overseeing the clinical operations of community- and school-based programs aimed to prevent out-of-school suspension and out-of-home placement for children and provide clinical support to adults to avoid inpatient hospitalization and increase self-sufficiency. Her journey in the mental health field has also included working with military families\, those battling drug and alcohol addiction\, and survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Dreamel is currently training to become certified as an Emergency Responder and Public Safety Clinical Provider (National Emergency Responder and Public Safety Center) and a Grief Recovery Method Specialist (Grief Recovery Institute). In private practice\, her areas of expertise include stress/anxiety\, depression\, grief and loss\, relationship challenges & family conflict\, and trauma. \nRegister for this conversation here.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/january-community-coffee-hour-compassion-fatigue-self-care/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Community Coffee Hour
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211216T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211216T141500
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
CREATED:20211201T154826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211201T154826Z
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SUMMARY:Mental Health and Intersectionality: Gaps and Opportunities in Serving Youth
DESCRIPTION:Register for this webinar here. \nAs we’re hearing from mentoring programs and schools across the nation\, mental health is a number one concern for youth workers and teachers coming out of the pandemic. However\, mental health services and trainings are often geared to the public at large\, without specifically addressing the needs that particular sub-populations of youth may face. Awareness of language barriers\, dis/ability access\, and BIPOC microaggressions is only a start to ensuring that your program takes into account the intersectional identities of our youth. Join MENTOR Indiana\, Write Connections\, and the League for the Blind & Disabled on December 16th at 1 pm EST for a panel discussion exploring the intersectional gaps and opportunities in addressing youth’s mental health with the resources and approaches that they need to be successful. \nThis live webinar will be recorded and made available online. There will be live captioning available during the event. \nRegister for this webinar here.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/mental-health-and-intersectionality-gaps-and-opportunities-in-serving-youth/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="MENTOR Virginia":MAILTO:pr@archive.mentorva.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211208T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211208T100000
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
CREATED:20211013T160353Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211202T175121Z
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SUMMARY:December Community Coffee Hour
DESCRIPTION:Register for this meeting here. \nGrab your coffee or tea\, and join your mentoring program peers and MENTOR Virginia on Wednesday\, December 8 from 9:00 – 10:00 am for Community Coffee Hour. We’ll be joined by two mentoring organizations who will share their experiences and best practices for partnering with school systems to provide mentoring to young people\, and there will be an opportunity for small group discussion and brainstorming. Ellie Martinez from BBBS Services\, Inc.\, and Grishma Rodrigues and Arya Pazhwak from MEGA Mentors will be answering questions including: \n\nHow did your program first establish relationships with schools?\nWhat are some lessons your program has learned from your time building and maintaining relationships with schools?\nHow has COVID impacted your relationship with schools?\nWhat advice would you offer to a mentoring program that is trying to establish relationships with schools right now?\n\nMENTOR Virginia will virtually host Community Coffee Hour every 2nd Wednesday of the month with mentoring program staff to create space for peer-to-peer learning and resource sharing\, and to address issues you and your organization might be facing during the pandemic and beyond. We hope to see you at an upcoming Community Coffee Hour! \nRegister for this meeting here. \nMeet our guest speakers! \n Heloisa (Ellie) Martinez is a passionate advocate for youth mentoring. After starting her career with BBBS of Central Florida\, Ellie joined BBBS Services\, Inc. in Richmond\, VA in 2016 and has served as the Director of Programs since 2019. In this role\, Ellie oversees program delivery to over 500 youth annually and identifies innovative ways to provide mentoring services to more youth across the Richmond\, Tri-Cities\, Peninsula & Hampton Roads area. Ellie has also been a Site-Based Big Sister since 2016. Ellie attended the University of Florida\, where she received her Bachelor of Science in Family\, Youth and Community Sciences and a Minor in Business Administration. When she’s not working with her BBBS team\, she is often working on house projects or spending time outside with her wife and their dogs. \nGrishma Rodrigues is the Program and Business Director at MEGA Mentors in Chesterfield\, Virginia. In this role\, she helps to expand the organization’s mentoring program to reach over 600 Chesterfield County Public School students. Her passion lies in leading youth to success. She has mentored students at Matoaca High School and is a current mentor at Hening Elementary. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has been working in IT for 10 years and initially joined MEGA Mentors to transition their mentoring program to a virtual platform. She spends her free time with her husband and active 8-year-old son. She also loves to dance\, hike\, and build video games. \nFor Arya Pazhwak\, a native of Northern Virginia and the product of immigrants\, the importance of education and public service was engrained in her at a young age. Arya is currently serving a second year of AmeriCorps VISTA service with MEGA Mentors in Chesterfield County\, Virginia. Her work with MEGA Mentors involves assisting Chesterfield County Public Schools with virtual and in-person mentoring opportunities and making sure no child gets left behind. Arya hopes to curate a successful hybrid model of mentoring for underrepresented and marginalized youths in the school district. Arya proudly graduated from the University of Richmond in 2020 with a B.A. in Biology\, Healthcare Studies\, and Anthropology. Her past education includes a semester study abroad at Queen Mary University of London\, and Pre-K to 12th grade at Fairfax County Public Schools. \n 
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/december-community-coffee-hour/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Community Coffee Hour
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211202T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211202T140000
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
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SUMMARY:Community Q&A Hour: Program Evaluation
DESCRIPTION:Take a lunch break on Thursday\, December 2nd and join us for Q&A time with expert mentoring program evaluator\, John Harris. Evaluation doesn’t have to be complicated\, and to prove it\, John will join us in his famous Hawaiian shirt to help demystify the process and answer questions like: \n\n\nHow can my program get started with program evaluation or take our evaluation to the next level?\nHow much should my program be budgeting for evaluation?\nIf my program doesn’t have a budget\, how can we still do evaluation?\n\nNot sure what evaluation questions you have? No problem. John can ask some helpful questions to get your program thinking about your evaluation plans. Regardless of how long you’ve been operating a mentoring program or how long you’ve been working on evaluation\, you will leave the meeting with helpful action steps your program can take to make progress on your evaluation goals. \nThis opportunity is free and open to any youth mentoring programs that have questions about how to get started with or enhance their program evaluation efforts. \nTo get the link to drop into this lunch hour session\, register here. We will be providing this space every first Thursday of the month from 12 – 1 pm through the end of the year. Register once and you will be able to drop into any/all of the sessions. \nIf you have 20 minutes and want a quick overview of program evaluation for mentoring programs\, check out our July Community Coffee Hour recording\, featuring evaluation ideas and strategies from MENTOR’s Director of Research & Evaluation. \nAbout John Harris: \nJohn Harris specializes in program evaluation and survey development with a particular focus on assessing match characteristics. He has worked as an independent consultant supporting mentoring programs since 2000. He joined the MENTOR Virginia team as a Technical Assistance Consultant in 2016. John is the lead author of the Match Characteristics Questionnaire (MCQ) and the Youth Mentoring Survey (YMS)\, which are recommended by the National Mentoring Resource Center (NMRC) and used around the world. His publications have focused on mentoring relationship quality and include peer-reviewed journal articles\, toolkit contributions\, and the chapters\, “Assessing Mentoring Relationships\,” in both editions of the Handbook of Youth Mentoring (DuBois & Karcher\, Ed.s). In 2015\, John partnered with the School Volunteer Program (now EdConnect) in Australia to develop an evaluation toolkit that won a National Social Impact award.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/community-qa-hour-program-evaluation-5/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Q&A
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211119T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211119T113000
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
CREATED:20210422T212927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210623T183417Z
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SUMMARY:EEP Workshop Part 6: Monitoring & Supporting Matches
DESCRIPTION:Join MENTOR Virginia for part 6 of our virtual workshop series on the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring (EEP). We will be diving into best practices for monitoring matches for safety\, and supporting matches for long-term success. Participants will learn about strategies and tools for providing ongoing monitoring and support. This workshop will be interactive\, and will provide participants with take-away resources and tools. \nRegister for Part 6 here. \nThe EEP Workshop Series is being offered in 8 sessions over the course of 6 months with the goal of providing program practitioners with the foundational knowledge of youth mentoring best practices needed to design\, implement\, and evaluate effective programs. Attendance at all 8 sessions is required to earn the series certificate. Register for the other workshops in this series here: http://archive.mentorva.org/eep-workshop-series/ \nWe plan to offer a recording of this session to registrants\, but strongly encourage participation in the live workshop.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/eep-workshop-part-6-monitoring-supporting-matches/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="MENTOR Virginia":MAILTO:pr@archive.mentorva.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211118T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211118T141500
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
CREATED:20211102T205722Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211102T205722Z
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SUMMARY:“Imma put the lil homies on next”: Mentoring\, mixtapes\, and hip-hop-informed approaches to collecting data
DESCRIPTION:Register here for this webinar. \nIn recent years\, many studies have attempted to explore the experiences of historically marginalized populations within higher education; especially Black men. While most studies expand the discourse about the Black male experience in higher education\, few incorporate arts-based methodologies that uniquely speak to the cultural sensibilities of Black men. This study remixes traditional qualitative methodologies through an arts-informed\, hip-hop pedagogical perspective by inviting participants to write and record original music in responding to a prompt related to the original research question. Together\, this curated collection of songs formed a mixtape\, which will be made available across multiple streaming platforms\, and introduces the counternarratives of Black male collegians. The resulting mixtape offers practical implications for revolutionizing the way educators’ mentor\, serve\, and connect with students by centering cultural knowledge as means of collecting data that characterizes the nuance of marginalized students’ experiences within (and beyond) the context of school. \nIn this presentation on Thursday\, November 18th from 1-2:15 pm\, national leaders from the youth-supporting sector will learn new strategies and approaches to developing innovative\, culturally responsive mentoring\, meaning-making\, and data collection within various youth-serving institutions. \nThis live webinar will be recorded and made available online. There will be live captioning available during the event. \nRegister here for this webinar.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/imma-put-the-lil-homies-on-next-mentoring-mixtapes-and-hip-hop-informed-approaches-to-collecting-data/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series
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ORGANIZER;CN="MENTOR Virginia":MAILTO:pr@archive.mentorva.org
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211117T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211117T100000
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
CREATED:20211012T150721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211103T213255Z
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SUMMARY:November Community Coffee Hour
DESCRIPTION:Register for this event here. \nGrab your coffee or tea\, and join your mentoring program peers and MENTOR Virginia on Wednesday\, November 17 from 9:00 – 10:00 am for Community Coffee Hour. We’ll be joined by four licensed mental health professionals for a panel discussion on how mentors and mentoring programs can help youth manage anxiety and depression. Here is a sneak peek of some of the questions our panelists will be answering: \n\nHow can adult mentors and volunteers support young people who are struggling with mental health?\nWhat resources can mentors and programs connect young people / their families with when they are struggling with mental health?\nWhat is the best way for mentors to check in with young people about their mental health?\n\nNote: this coffee hour will take place on the 3rd Wednesday of November due to the 2021 Virtual Conference that VPOST and MENTOR Virginia are hosting on November 9-10. Learn more about this conference here. \nMENTOR Virginia will virtually host Community Coffee Hour every 2nd Wednesday of the month with mentoring program staff to create space for peer-to-peer learning and resource sharing\, and to address issues you and your organization might be facing during the pandemic and beyond. We hope to see you at an upcoming Community Coffee Hour! \nMeet Our Panelists: \n \n  \nRead the bios of our panelists here. Register for this event here.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/november-community-coffee-hour/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Community Coffee Hour
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20211116T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20211116T190000
DTSTAMP:20260613T172601
CREATED:20211012T144935Z
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SUMMARY:New Mentor Training
DESCRIPTION:Register for this training here. \nAre you considering becoming a mentor or getting ready to be a mentor? Take the first step and attend one of MENTOR Virginia’s virtual New Mentor Trainings. Let our trainers prepare you to be the most effective mentor possible. By attending our virtual training\, you will learn what to expect from a mentor-mentee relationship and proven strategies for success. \nAt this session\, you will be introduced to: \n–The value of mentoring\n–Boundaries of a mentoring relationship\n–The importance of a positive youth development approach\n–Stages of a mentoring relationship\, communication techniques\, and problem solving strategies\n–Mentor/Mentee Activities \nMENTOR Virginia creates a lively atmosphere of learning and engages participants in interactive activities. Our goal is to have a minimum of 8 participants at each training session\, so consider bringing a friend\, colleague\, or sharing this training event with others interested in becoming a mentor. \nThis training is typically offered at a cost of $30 per person. Please consider donating the cost of this training to support our work of empowering\, elevating\, and encouraging young people: http://archive.mentorva.org/donate/ \nRegister for this training here.
URL:https://archive.mentorva.org/event/new-mentor-training-6/
LOCATION:Virtual Training
CATEGORIES:Training
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