July 2017


 
TEXAS MENTORING PARTNERSHIP NEWS
Dear Mentoring Advocates and Organizations, 

The Texas Mentoring Partnership is pleased to bring you our statewide newsletter. This newsletter serves as a way to highlight Texas mentoring programs as well as mentoring news and research from across the country that you may be interested in. Please send us your stories and photos and share this information with other mentoring advocates. Let us know what ideas you have for future topics. Also, be on the lookout for a statewide survey coming your way from Dr. Michael Karcher, renowned expert on youth mentoring. 

Belinda Saldana Harmon
Texas Mentoring Partnership Lead
 
 
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Austin Project MALES Program Is Featured Nationally

One university hopes to narrow the performance gap by providing mentors for Latino undergraduates, who in turn mentor schoolchildren.  Continue Reading
BOWL FOR KIDS SAKE Is JULY 28th for BBBS South TX

Bowl a strike. Make an impact. For over 40 years, Bowl for Kids' Sake has supported Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies throughout the country, serving as our premier fundraising “Thank You” party.  Continue Reading

The National Mentoring Survey Results Are In


The 2016 National Mentoring Program Survey explored trends in programming, gaps in services, and the challenges youth mentoring programs face, as well as identified opportunities for MENTOR and its affiliates to provide targeted support and growth for the mentoring field into the future.

The survey gathered detailed information about:

  • 1,271 mentoring agencies and 1,451 distinct mentoring programs Continue Reading

Mentors And Foster Care: Being There When It Matters Most


Too often, our child welfare system is perceived to be a massive, immovable force in which only youth-serving professionals can make a difference in improving the system and lives of the young people involved. Fortunately, that’s not true: there are ways for compassionate and committed people outside the system to make a lifelong difference for young people who need it most. One of those ways includes becoming a mentor. Continue Reading
Register Your Mentoring Organization on the Mentoring Connector
Listing your program in the Mentoring Connector helps you recruit more youth mentors and greatly increases visibility for your organization. Thousands of prospective volunteers visit  mentoring.org and our many partner sites each month to connect with mentoring opportunities in their own communities. Continue Reading
CIS-SA Collects School Supplies With "Stuff The Bus" Deal
Communities in Schools of San Antonio invites you to enjoy a free Tall Starbucks Coffee or Tea with the donation of 3 new school supplies Monday, July 24—Wednesday, August 2. Visit any San Antonio Starbucks locations for this special offer.  Continue Reading
SAVE THE DATE - The Texas Mentoring Summit will be held January 11-12, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas. A Call for Proposals and Call for Nominations for Outstanding Mentors is coming soon!