Our recruitment campaign is fully underway and with two weeks left in the campaign, the push for more quality mentors is still alive. Midlands Mentoring Partnership is working with eleven mentoring agencies that are ready and waiting to match you to one of the many youth in the community who want a mentor. Our goal…
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The 2nd Annual City-Wide Mentor Recruitment Campaign is Here!
August 1st marked the start of the 2nd Annual City-wide Mentor Recruitment Campaign for Midlands Mentoring Partnership (MMP). Midlands Mentoring Partnership is a Collective Impact organization that partners with 11 mentoring agencies in the Omaha area to increase both the quality and quantity of mentoring relationships. MMP Partner Organizations: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the…
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2012 Grantees
Expansion and Capacity Building Grants have been awarded for FY 2012-2013. The following organizations received Expansion Grants from MMP: Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands Girls Inc. Partnership 4 Kids TeamMates Mentoring Program The following organizations were awarded Capacity Building Grants: Kids Can Community Center Youth Emergency Services Three organizations were awarded…
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2011 Grantees
MMP supported mentoring agencies with five categories of grants in 2011: Expansion Grants, Capacity Building Grants, Stipends, Background Checks, and Conference Scholarships in the amount of $300,000. 100 Black Men of Omaha Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands Child Saving Institute Girls Inc. GMBC Amachi Hope Center…
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2010 Grantees
MMP supported mentoring agencies with two categories of grants in 2010: Expansion and Capacity Building. During 2010 the Midlands Mentoring Partnership awarded eight grants in the amount of $283,000. All Our Kids Release Ministries TeamMates Mentoring Program GoodWill Industries, Inc. Hope Center for Kids Midwest Trailblazers Youth Program 100 Black Men of Omaha South Omaha…
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The ABC of peer mentoring – what secondary students have to say about cross-age peer mentoring
Cross-age peer mentoring is a community-based model that utilizes peer relationships in order to promote positive youth development. In order to maintain a greater degree of power imbalance than typical of a friendship there is a minimum of a 2 year age difference between the mentor and mentee, this allows the older youth to help…
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Award Recipients
2013 Outstanding Collaborator: Oanh Heiser Mentor of the Year: Tess Larson, Nominated by Girls Inc. Business Advocate of the Year: OPPD, Nominated by Partnership 4 Kids 2012 Mentor of the Year: Laura Hopp, Nominated by Ollie Webb Business Advocate of the Year: Kiewit Company, Nominated by TeamMates 2011 Mentor of the Year: Elaine Bankey, Nominated by TeamMates Business Advocate of the Year: Kutak Rock, Nominated by Partnership 4…
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MMP Mentor of the year featured in Omaha World Herald
Omaha World Herald published an article featuring Tess Larson, MMP Mentor of the Year. The article covered by Erin Grace and titled "Mentor of year is part friend, part mother hen, part adviser" provides an insight into Larson's experience as a mentor over the years. To access the full story on Omaha World-Herald's website please click…
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