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Throughout May, we're sharing stories about how positive mentoring relationships can support a healthy lifestyle, both mentally and physically. We'll focus on how mentors can help youth cultivate wellness in a variety of different ways. May is also National Foster Care Month, and we'll be highlighting how mentors can play a key role in supporting youth experiencing the foster care system.

Share Your Story
May Mentoring Reflection

"In life, what matters most is not what our obstacles are but how we see them, how we react to them, and how we keep our motivation.

In my life, right after graduating from one of the top engineering universities in my country – Morocco. I experienced multiple forms of rejection. I was rejected because I was unskilled, not a good fit, sometimes due to over qualification or simply just because I am a woman. I felt unsafe, paralyzed and horrified. I swiftly realized that higher education is not about getting a job. Then, I had only two choices, using this rejection as a catapult or simply giving up.

Often, out of our greatest rejection comes our clearest direction. My story began when I met my mentor..."

Read Kaoutar's Full Story Here
Upcoming Trainings
The goal of this workshop is to engage participants in meaningful discussions and activities that highlight research based approaches, that can enhance their ability to support and grow the quality of their mentoring program.

Participants will better engage in discussions to define what is a quality mentoring program, determine staffing and leadership qualities, and how to foster positive consumer engagement. Also, this workshop will include interactive activities for participants to share what is working best in their programs to further develop the mentoring community's relationships.
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Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series: How to Run a "Strategy-Led" Mentoring Program
Thursday, May 16 │1:00 - 2:15 PM EDT  |
 Register Here

Join us for our CMWS monthly webinar, this month on How to Run a "Strategy-Led" Mentoring Program. Speaking from a mentoring program lens, this webinar will provide the framework for how strategy is used, how to develop organizational strategy and ownership, and how to operationalize strategy. Presenters Bob Tipton of Team Tipton and Khari Brown of Capital Partners for Education will provide participants with specific examples of processes and tools that can be used to shape and implement strategy in your own mentoring programs.

 

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Youth Development and Mentoring Symposium
May 14-16, 2019 
Universities at Shady Grove 9630 Gudelsky Dr. Rockville, MD 20850 
Registration is Now Open!

This year, we will provide multi-platform opportunities for professionals working with youth to unpack, dive in, learn more, testify and share about:
 
  • Social Emotional Learning,
  • Stress Management for Human Services Professionals
  • Cultivating Wellness among Girls of Color
  • Maximizing the Upside of “Same Generation” Staff and Youth Participants
  • Teaching Mindfulness to Teens
 
These 3 days have been especially designed to engage every level of youth development worker; from front-line to Executive Director to Funder.
 
Plan to attend and register today. You don’t want to miss this opportunity to share and network to strengthen your work with youth!
 
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Become part of the Maryland Mentor Consultant Team
The Maryland MENTOR Consultant Team is growing! 
 
In order to meet the growing demand from our program partners across Maryland to implement mentoring best practices via our no-cost technical assistance, we must grow our consultant team. If you are knowledgeable of the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring 4th Edition (EEP), have a desire to teach, train and coach others and possess a strong track record of creating quality mentoring programs, please don’t hesitate to complete our Maryland MENTOR Consultant Interest Form. 
 
Interest Form closes on Monday, May 27, 2019. Reach out to Executive Director Sadiq at sali@marylandmentor.net if there are additional questions. We look forward to hearing from you!
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MD4Y Conference

Registration is officially open for our Maryland United For Youth Conference! 
 
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