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Stronger Together: How the Nebraska Rural Mentoring Collaborative Is Building Better Mentoring Across Rural Nebraska Running a mentoring program in rural Nebraska comes with unique opportunities—and unique challenges. Smaller teams, limited resources, and geographic distance can sometimes make program leaders feel like they're tackling those challenges alone. That's exactly why the Nebraska Rural Mentoring Collaborative…

The Future of Nebraska’s Workforce Starts with Connection  Building a strong workforce doesn’t start with a job posting. It starts with relationships.  Across Nebraska, employers are recognizing that meaningful connections with young people — before they enter the workforce — can shape career pathways, strengthen talent pipelines, and help the next generation see a future for themselves in our…

Guest Blogger: Miss Nebraska “December, being the last month of the year, cannot help but make us think of what is to come.” Fennel Hudson.  As we enter what many of us call the season of giving, I think this is the perfect time to continue reflecting on what is to come but also what…

Guest Blogger: Miss Nebraska Each year as I celebrate Thanksgiving, I always try to reflect on the blessings I’ve experienced during the year and the people that have come into my life. As we celebrate our Mentees and Mentors this month, this Thanksgiving, I am especially grateful for my mentee!  It has now been a…

Guest Blogger: Miss Nebraska September not only brought the start of school and cooler days, but also the recommencing of many local mentoring programs!  One of the amazing things about Nebraska is the partnership our state has formed with so many mentoring organizations. On September 4th, MENTOR Nebraska and five other organizations took part in…

Guest Blogger: Miss Nebraska It’s August!! I hope all of you have had a restful but fun summer!  August means a few things! For one, it’s back to school for so many, two, it’s almost fall (yay!) and three, it’s Advocacy August here at MENTOR Nebraska!!  As you are reading this, I hope that you…

Guest Blogger: Miss Nebraska When they say that April showers bring May flowers, I think it holds pretty true! Everything is truly blooming here in Omaha, Nebraska and I can’t help but compare that to a healthy mentoring relationship! When we are pouring into our mentees, supporting them, and helping them through whatever they are…

Guest Blogger: Miss Douglas County   April is here!! The last two months have been FILLED with focus on the importance of mentorship, driving awareness and sharing stories on the impact of mentorship. But this month, it’s all about the young people that we live to serve!  Let’s face it, it’s hard to be a…

Guest Blogger: Miss Douglas County   Miss Douglas County, Raechel Warren, had the opportunity to chat with mentoring leaders from MENTOR Nebraska's partner programs. Together, they dived into the profound influence of mentoring on their personal journeys and how mentoring can empower young girls to realize their full potential, one meaningful connection at a time.…

Guest Blogger: Ms. Douglas County Happy February and Happy Nebraska Mentoring Month! Earlier this month, I had the privilege of interviewing the incredible staff of our MENTOR Nebraska office. When I tell you it’s a fun group…that’s an understatement! Our local MENTOR staff is small but mighty and made up of some of the most…