THE LATEST
In 2011, Community Connections Mentoring reached a milestone by having 50 active mentoring pairs enrolled in our program. This is an all-time high for our program, and is nearly double our enrollment from the prior year. While this is certainly a reason to celebrate, there are still many more children out there who need a mentor. We especially have a need for more male mentors. If you have ever thought about being a mentor, or if you know someone who you think would make a good mentor, call 308.696.0976 for more information.
Click here for a mentor application.
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Click here for the Feb. 2012 newsletter.
Click here for the Jan. 2012 newsletter.
Click here for the Miles for Mentoring handbook.
THE RESPONSE
Mentoring for Positive Change
Everyone hopes for a chance in life to do something that truly impacts the world. That's what mentoring is all about, changing children's lives by providing guidance, support and positive relationships.
The mission of the Community Connections Mentoring Program is to help children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-on-one relationships with adult mentors that have a positive measurable impact on youth. We hope you will consider taking the journey in creating positive change by becoming a mentor.
OUR MISSION
If You:
- ~ Listen Actively
- ~ Care About People
- ~ Empathize with Youth
- ~ See Opportunities
THE IMPACT
In life, we are provided few situations in which we are rewarded just by walking into a room. Mentoring is one of those situations. Experience has shown time and time again that adults can have a powerful, lifelong positive impact on a child just by being themselves and spending one-on-one time with a young person. We hear stories all the time about the affect mentoring has had on the children involved in our program. Here are just a couple of examples:
Mentoring improves male interactions for one young man.
The mother of one of our mentees recently reported to us that she has noticed a significant improvement in the way her 13-year-old son interacts with men as a result of his mentoring relationship. Her son has been involved in Community Connections Mentoring for two years and has been meeting with a male mentor in his late 20s. In addition to improved interaction with men, the mother stated that her son's awareness of teen issues such as bullying has improved along with his skill level in knowing how to deal with these issues. The mother has been so pleased with the success of Community Connections Mentoring that she is planning to enroll her younger daughter in the program.
Mentoring helps make the world a little less lonely.
During one of our mentor training events, one of the presenters who is a local elementary school counselor showed a video tape of an interview she conducted with a student who is a mentee in our program. She asked the student about his experience in the mentoring program and how it has benefitted his life. When asked if there was anything he would like to say to his mentor, the student replied, "I'm not lonely anymore."
THANKS TO
Mentoring Advisory Council
- ~ Jennifer Riedel
- ~ Virginia Huffman
- ~ Berdine Lewis
- ~ Lorre McKeone
- ~ Jennifer Schlager
- ~ Kay Wiess
- ~ Ann Rouch
Partners
- ~ North Platte Public Schools
- ~ Region II Human Services
- ~ Madison Middle School
- ~ Sutherland Public Schools
- ~ Nebraska Crime Commission
- ~ Mid-Plains United Way
- ~ Linden Estates
Community Connections
P.O. Box 852
North Platte, NE 69103
North Platte, NE 69103
McKinley Education Center
301 West F Street
301 West F Street