At the end of September, Benji Thurber transitioned out of his role as communications director at MENTOR Vermont. I am filled with gratitude and appreciation for Benji and the immense impact he’s had on the organization. Benji has done so much for MENTOR Vermont and the Vermont youth mentoring...
Hello Vermont youth mentoring practitioners, In response to Governor Scott’s Amended Executive Order today (November 13), MENTOR Vermont strongly recommends that all youth mentoring programs in Vermont pause all in-person mentoring until further notice and mentor matches focus on staying connected remotely. While the Order itself is focused on banning social gatherings...
Burlington, VT—MENTOR Vermont recently awarded four COVID-19 Response Grants, totaling $174,014, to youth mentoring agencies in rural communities in northwest, northeast, southwest, and southeast Vermont. This one-time funding in response to the pandemic comes from a larger, $1.25 million three-year federal grant that the Vermont Department for Children and...
Note: This letter/post was published on March 16. Visit our continually updated COVID-19 Recommendations and Resources page for the most up-to-date information and resources. Hello Vermont Mentoring Community, With the closure of Vermont’s schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic, MENTOR Vermont recommends that all mentoring programs suspend all in-person...
Burlington, VT—The Vermont Department for Children and Families (DCF) and MENTOR Vermont will receive a federal grant of $1.25 million over three years from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to provide mentoring services to youth living in rural Vermont communities affected by the opiate epidemic....
On January 22, MENTOR Vermont hosted nearly 200 youth mentees, volunteer mentors, and mentoring supporters from around the state for our annual Youth Mentoring Celebration at the Statehouse in Montpelier. This free event marked the culmination of National Mentoring Month festivities in Vermont, and featured: The signing of a...
MENTOR Vermont, in partnership with five agencies that coordinate youth mentoring programs in the Upper Valley, recently launched a campaign to recruit new mentors in the region. MENTOR Vermont, The DREAM Program, Empower Up! Mentoring in Windsor Central, Everybody Wins! Vermont, The Mentoring Project of the Upper Valley, and...
Having a caring, consistent adult mentor can play a crucial role in helping a young person succeed. Currently, one in three youth in Vermont enter adulthood without having a structured or informal adult mentor in their lives. Joanne, who mentors through Connecting Youth in the Champlain Valley School District,...
Dear Vermont youth mentoring friends and partners, We’re excited to inform you that Mobius has rebranded to MENTOR Vermont. While our name and logo have changed, our mission remains the same. We continue to focus on providing resources and support to youth mentoring programs in Vermont so they can...
