Vermont Mentoring News

Celebrating Vermont Youth and Their Mentors in Montpelier

February 5, 2020 MENTOR Vermont, Mentoring Celebration, Mentoring Events, National Mentoring Month, Vermont Ambassadors of Mentoring

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...

Community Science Night: Jurassic Edition

March 29, 2019 Chittenden County Mentoring Network, ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, Mentoring Events

The ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain hosted Community Science Night, an annual celebration for local youth mentoring pairs from the Chittenden County Mentoring Network (CCMN) on Thursday, March 21. More than 200 adult mentors and youth mentees from nine mentoring programs in Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, and Addison...

2018 Vermont Mentoring Symposium

June 7, 2018 Mentoring Events, Vermont Mentoring Symposium

Monday, June 4th, was the third annual Vermont Mentoring Symposium. This year’s Symposium featured workshops directed towards post-secondary education/opportunities, understanding/addressing ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences), and improving program practices, and a keynote address by David Shapiro, CEO of MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership. The morning began with remarks from Ken...

Another Successful ECHO Community Science Night for Mentor Pairs

April 9, 2018 ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, Mentoring Events, Mobius

On Thursday March 22, more than 200 mentors, mentees, and program coordinators from mentoring programs across Chittenden,Grand Isle, Franklin, and Addison counties attended the 2018 ECHO Community Science Night, hosted by ECHO, LeahyCenter for Lake Champlain. ECHO is Burlington’s Lake Aquarium and Science Center, located right on the waterfront...

2018 Mentoring Celebration at the Capitol Plaza and Vermont Statehouse

February 26, 2018 Advocacy, Mentor Recruitment, Mentoring Celebration, Mentoring Events, Mobius, National Mentoring Month

Each January, during National Mentoring Month, Mobius hosts an event that convenes mentors, mentees, mentoring program staff, legislators, and mentoring supporters across Vermont to honor volunteer mentors for their service and raise awareness of the importance of mentoring. This year’s Mentoring Celebration was held January 31, acting as a...

ECHO Community Science Night 2017

March 31, 2017 ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center, Mentoring Events

“It was such an upper to see my mentee, who is at an age at which it’s hard to hold still, sitting quietly for long minutes with his arm outstretched in front of him, waiting for a butterfly to alight.” – A mentor from the Milton Mentors! program On...

CCMN Mentor Appreciation Night

February 9, 2017 Mentoring Events

“Mentoring is such a great way to take action towards supporting and building our communities, it was really inspirational to see so many mentors who work towards that goal gathered in one place.  I hope that the event will help build more momentum in expanding mentoring across Vermont.” –...

2017 Mentoring Celebration at the Vermont Statehouse

January 27, 2017 Mentoring Celebration, Mentoring Events, National Mentoring Month

This year, I am the AmeriCorps VISTA member serving with Mobius, Vermont’s Mentoring Partnership. I began my time with Mobius in August 2016 and will complete my service year in August 2017, which means that each event and campaign we plan or participate in is the first time I will get...

Recent Mentoring Events: November 2016

November 28, 2016 Mentoring Events

Each month, Mobius creates a blog post highlighting mentoring program events from around the state. Would you like to see your event listed here (and referenced in Vermont’s Mentoring Newsletter)? Email [email protected] with a write-up that includes the location and date of your event, as well as a summary...

Recent Mentoring Events: September 2016

October 27, 2016 Mentoring Events

Each month, Mobius creates a blog post highlighting mentoring program events from around the state. Would you like to see your event listed here (and referenced in Vermont’s Mentoring Newsletter)? Email [email protected] with a write-up that includes the location and date of your event, as well as a summary...