We are delighted to welcome Roy Bates to our Board of Directors!  Roy says, 

" I am thrilled to join the Silver Lining Mentoring Board.  I first learned about the organization when I attended Match last year.  Most of us have been fortunate to benefit from the guidance and counsel of natural mentors. These may include mothers, fathers, grandparents, siblings, and work colleagues to name a few. These individuals have each played a role in helping us to navigate through this challenging ordeal we call life.  There are however people who through no fault of their own have not been fortunate to have this benefit. Silver Lining Mentoring provides that bridge for these young people to not only find their path but to develop the confidence to believe in the power of their own potential.  I am honored and  look forward to being a part of the Silver Lining Mentoring family in the years ahead."  

Roy is currently Senior Vice President and the Chief Credit Officer at Cambridge Savings Bank.  Roy has served on a number of local Boards focused on improving the lives of children and youth. 

We are thrilled to welcome Roy to Silver Lining Mentoring!  Welcome Roy!

At Silver Lining Mentoring, one of our values is cultural responsiveness. We believe that diversity strengthens communities and we are committed to listening and responding to all voices to promote respect, compassion, and social change.  Each month, one of our Staff Members shares a resource about cultural responsiveness and our entire Staff meets together to discuss. We look forward to sharing our cultural responsiveness pieces with you.  This month, we watched "Why Are We Still Talking About Racism?"  and "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Discussing Race."

"Why Are We Still Talking About Racism?" talks about the need for all of us to recognize our own humanity and the humanity of those around us.  The video says, "Once we are in that conversation instead of the one that ignores it, we might be able to move forward."

"How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Discussing Race" by Jay Smooth gives us some tools to discuss race.  Smooth says, "It would make our conversations with each other a lot smoother, and it would make us better at being good, if we could recognize that we're not perfect and embrace that."  Smooth suggests that we tackle conversations by addressing "what someone said" and not letting "what someone said" become "who they are."

Thank you to our Match Platinum Sponsor Net Lease Capital 

for their generous support of Match!