The Young Black & Influential Mentor of the Year award honors a Black Influencer who is committed to helping young people achieve their potential through formal mentoring. This award sponsored by MENTOR Nebraska in partnership with Young Black & Influential Omaha, looks for mentors whose exceptional commitment and dedication have changed the lives of Black…
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Recent Posts by Teresa Riesberg
SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE WAKE OF VIOLENCE AND TRAUMA
Episodes of violence and trauma in young people’s communities, especially those that arise from a place of systemic inequality, prejudice and racism, impact young people’s lives in a variety of ways. Mentors are uniquely positioned to help young people process these experiences by providing a space to express their emotions, ask for help, and channel…
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The Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™, Fourth Edition
September 2015 marked the much anticipated release of The Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™, Fourth Edition (EEP). A publication of MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership, the EEP details research-informed and practitioner-approved standards for creating and sustaining quality youth mentoring programs and consequently, impactful mentoring relationships. There are six standards that are evidence-based and intended to be…
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6th Annual Mentoring Awareness Luncheon Recap
Mentors, program providers, business leaders and elected officials arrived at the CenturyLink on August 3rd for MMP’s 6th Annual Mentoring Awareness Luncheon. All of the guests in the audience attended the event with one goal—to celebrate the best of youth mentoring in the Omaha community. KETV News Watch Seven First News anchor John…
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MMP Featured in Omaha World-Herald
Omaha World-Herald staff writer, Nancy Gaarder, wrote a great article on Midlands Mentoring Partnership's annual mentoring awareness luncheon and mentoring. Check out the article here!
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6th Annual Mentoring Awareness Luncheon
Please join us for our 6th Annual Mentoring Awareness Luncheon! Monday, August 3, 2015 11:30 am - 1:00 pm CenturyLink Center | Omaha, NE MMP's Annual Awareness Luncheon will reach a wider audience to raise the discussion level about positive youth development across many community sectors. With this and other MMP events, the expectation is to…
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National Volunteer Month Has Arrived!
Volunteer [vol-uh n-teer]; a person who voluntarily offers himself or herself for a service or undertaking. April is National Volunteer Month. It’s a time when we celebrate and acknowledge all of the work that volunteers do year-round for our organizations. Many of us have had the privilege of working with—or being, a volunteer. This month, organizations all across the nation will recognize those that have taken the…
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MMP Director of Operations, Whitney Mastin, Presents Youth Initiated Mentoring Workshop at MENTOR Summit
The last week of January was a big week for the staff at Midlands Mentoring Partnership. Not only was it the final week of National Mentoring Month, it was also the week of the annual MENTOR summit, hosted by the National Mentoring Partnership. Held in Washington, DC, mentoring programs from across the country descended on…
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Take Time to Thank Your Mentor
As National Mentoring Month comes to an end, we want you to take a moment and think about the people that have mentored you in your lifetime. Maybe they were a traditional match through an organization. Maybe a next door neighbor from your childhood or a coach. Each person that comes to mind is someone…
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January Proclaimed National Mentoring Month in Nebraska
January marked the start of National Mentoring Month. Created in 2002 by the Harvard School of Public Health and MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership, National Mentoring Month focuses national attention on the need for mentors, as well as how each of us—individuals, businesses, government agencies, schools, faith communities and nonprofits—can work together to increase the…
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