Creating and Supporting Successful Mentor Matches

Posted by on June 18, 2007

Mentor program coordinators and staff know that the mentor-mentee relationship is at the heart of every successful mentoring program. Are you looking for tools to support and sustain mentor-mentee matches in your program? Would you like strategies for handling common pitfalls and communication challenges?

The LEARNS partners invite you to attend Keeping the Relationship Alive: Creating and Supporting Successful Mentor Matches. This daylong pre-conference session to the National Conference on Volunteering and Service in Philadelphia will be offered on Sunday, July 15, 2007.

Participants will leave with:
*An understanding of the characteristics and needs of youth in disadvantaged circumstances
*Considerations for making successful mentor/mentee matches
*Strategies for match retention
*Techniques for ongoing mentor/mentee support and monitoring
*Approaches for dealing effectively with common challenges

The cost of registration for the pre-conference session is $50, which covers lunch and materials. It is possible to register for the pre-conference only, but priority is given to conference attendees.

To register, or to learn more about the conference, visit:
http://www.volunteeringandservice.org/

For more information on the pre-conference session, contact Nicky Martin at: martinn@nwrel.org

LEARNS is a partnership of the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory and the Bank Street College of Education. We are funded by the Corporation for National and Community Service to provide training and technical assistance to projects focused on tutoring, mentoring, literacy, and out-of-school time.