Mass Mentoring Partnership

Youth Mentoring Day 2023
2023-03-22 09:30 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Great Hall of Flags, Massachusetts State House, 24 Beacon Street, Boston, MA, 01233, United States
2023 Youth Mentoring Day at the State House
Youth Mentoring Day is a unique opportunity to convene legislators, youth-serving programs, and young people at the State House to highlight and celebrate the importance of mentoring relationships. We will learn how investing in youth can help students succeed in academics and the workplace while strengthening our communities.

Agenda:
9:30 AM – Registration
10:30 AM – Program begins
12:00 PM – Lunch/Meetings with Elected Officials*
1:00 PM -4:00 PM – Meetings with Elected Officials*

*We will be scheduling legislative visits after lunch. Please indicate during registration if you would like to visit your legislator as part of Youth Mentoring Day. We will be in touch with the specifics, but visits are dependent on availability and are not guaranteed.

Dress Code: Participants should come as they are! If you have program gear, you are welcome to wear it.

Request Accessibility Services at the State House
Note: all Mobility Assistance Services are located at the Ashburton Park Entrance.

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****REGISTRATION CLOSES ON MARCH 13th****
to allow time for scheduling meetings! Please plan accordingly!

ASOST Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth
2023-03-21 09:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
This training provides participants with skills, knowledge, and strategies to create a supportive environment for LGBTQ+ youth. Participants will learn key terms and the difference between sexual orientation and gender, as well as the types of discrimination LGBTQ+ youth experience in Massachusetts. At the end of the session, participants will learn best practices and develop action plans for their organizations to best support LGBTQ+ youth. This virtual event is FREE thanks to
This training is provided at no cost for ASOST grantees thanks to generous funding from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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NEW DATE - MMP Connects in Southern MA - Regional Networking Meeting
2023-03-17 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Old Colony YMCA, 465 Main Street, Brockton, MA, 02301, United States
Calling all youth-serving professionals!!
Join us for the MMP Connects Regional Meeting on March 17th from 10-11:30 AM!
What’s in store for the mentoring movement in 2023? We’re giving you the scoop during our regional kick-off networking meetings. In addition to networking and professional development activities, the event will feature a sneak peek at Mass Mentoring Partnership’s calendar outlining major opportunities and resources for advancing your professional development, enhancing and/or growing services, and more.
This is an invitation from Mass Mentoring Partnership, a statewide organization, to all Southern Mass Youth Development Organizations! Whether you’re already part of our network or not, come learn more about what we have to offer and discover the future of the mentoring movement in 2023.
We are providing an opportunity for programs to network, as it is important for advancing our work and supporting each other. Our regional kick-off meetings will include professional development activities, a sneak peek at Mass Mentoring Partnership’s 2023 calendar, and the chance to connect with other youth-serving professionals.
For more information, please contact Janeen Smith-Carnes at jsmith@massmentors.org

This meeting is for youth-serving professionals located in Southern Massachusetts.
This meeting was originally scheduled for February 28th and cancelled due to winter weather – the new date is March 17th!

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Looking at Suicide with a Racial Justice Lens
2023-03-15 09:30 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | The Link, 255 Main Street, 8th Floor, Cambridge, MA, 02142, United States
Suicide from a Racial Justice Lens
In this training, we expand the meaning of suicide as an individual self-inflected act by understanding how Death Agency and Community Care appear as vital components of the suicidal experience in the Black and Brown community.
By the end of the training, participants will have

Distinguished between the concept of Death Agency and suicide
Examined the multiple purposes and meanings of suicidality
Practiced Community Care values through prompts and strategies to support those expressing suicidal intent

The Venue
The Link is located at 255 Main Street, 8th Floor, Cambridge, Mass. It is steps away from the Kendall Square stop on the MBTA Red Line. http://www.link-kendall.org/

When should I arrive?
The training will begin at 9:30, but attendees are welcome to come at 9 AM to connect and eat!

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About the Presenter
Ysabel Garcia is a first-generation Dominican immigrant with a bold and ambitious mission to dive heart first into raw and honest conversations about mental health, equity, and suicide prevention. She is a social justice educator, skilled dialogue facilitator, wounded healer, and disruptor of systems of oppression.
She embodies her messaging and personality through Estoy Aqui LLC, a grassroots initiative that provides suicide prevention training and social justice education to organizations and institutions serving the Latino/x and Black community. Her main goal is to raise awareness of the underlying social, cultural, and racial factors that create conditions for suicide to exist in these populations.
She has earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Child Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Public Health from Bay Path University.

ASOST Healing Informed Practices
2023-03-08 10:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | WorcLab, 44 Portland Street, Worcester, MA, 01608, United States
Many young people in our communities have suffered trauma, which can have serious and lasting effects, hindering their ability to build relationships with supportive adults.
Join us for an in-person training in Central Mass to gain a deeper understanding of this issue. The training covers key terms and language related to trauma and shares trauma-informed care practices and techniques for promoting resiliency and self-care. By gaining a better appreciation of trauma and its impact on youth, staff can create programs that tap into the resilience of young people and foster healing environments. This is a valuable opportunity to deepen your knowledge and enhance your skills to make a lasting impact on the lives of the youth you serve.
This training is provided at no cost for ASOST grantees thanks to generous funding from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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Peer to Peer Youth Advocacy Training with the YLC
2023-03-07 17:00 - 18:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Mass Mentoring Partnership’s Youth Leadership Council (YLC) will be hosting and facilitating a YOUTH ADVOCACY training. Learn more about the YLC.

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MMP Connects in Western MA - Regional Networking Meeting
2023-03-07 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Holyoke Public Library, 250 Chestnut Street, Holyoke, MA, 01040, United States
Calling all youth-serving professionals!!
Join us for the “MMP Connects Regional Meeting” on March 7th from 10-11:30 AM!
What’s in store for the mentoring movement in 2023? We’re giving you the scoop during our regional kick-off networking meetings. In addition to networking and professional development activities, the event will feature a sneak peek at Mass Mentoring Partnership’s calendar outlining major opportunities and resources for advancing your professional development, enhancing and/or growing services, and more.
This is an invitation from Mass Mentoring Partnership, a statewide organization, to all Western Mass Youth Development Organizations! Whether you’re already part of our network or not, come learn more about what we have to offer and discover the future of the mentoring movement in 2023.
We are providing an opportunity for programs to network, as it is important for advancing our work and supporting each other. Our regional kick-off meetings will include professional development activities, a sneak peek at Mass Mentoring Partnership’s 2023 calendar, and the chance to connect with other youth-serving professionals.
For more information, please contact Melany Mendoza at mmendoza@massmentors.org

This meeting is for youth-serving professionals located in Western Massachusetts.
Other Regional Meetings:
2/16/23 – Central MA (Worcester location)
2/28/23 – South Coast MA (Brockton location)
3/1/23 – Northern MA (Lynn location)
3/7/23 – Western MA (Holyoke location)
TBD – Boston/Greater Boston
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MMP Connects in Boston - Regional Networking Meeting
2023-03-02 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Future Chefs, 305 Blue Hill Avenue, Boston, MA, 02121, United States
Calling all youth-serving professionals!!
Join us for the MMP Connects Regional Meeting on March 2nd from 10-11:30 AM!
What’s in store for the mentoring movement in 2023? We’re giving you the scoop during our regional kick-off networking meetings. In addition to networking and professional development activities, the event will feature a sneak peek at Mass Mentoring Partnership’s calendar outlining major opportunities and resources for advancing your professional development, enhancing and/or growing services, and more.
This is an invitation from Mass Mentoring Partnership, a statewide organization, to all Boston/Greater Boston Mass Youth Development Organizations! Whether you’re already part of our network or not, come learn more about what we have to offer and discover the future of the mentoring movement in 2023.
We are providing an opportunity for programs to network, as it is important for advancing our work and supporting each other. Our regional kick-off meetings will include professional development activities, a sneak peek at Mass Mentoring Partnership’s 2023 calendar, and the chance to connect with other youth-serving professionals.
For more information, please contact Beth Fraster at bfraster@massmentors.org

Future Chefs
305 Blue Hill Ave, Boston MA 02121

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ASOST Youth Mental Health
2023-03-01 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Adolescence is a critical period for developing and maintaining habits important for mental health and well-being. Some adolescents, however, face increased risks of mental health conditions due to factors like living conditions, stigma, discrimination, or lack of access to quality support and services. This highlights the significance of supportive relationships. A supportive adult presence that fosters a shared connection and vulnerability can promote positive growth and adaptation. Join this virtual training to learn how to promote resiliency among young people. It is designed for both staff and mentors.
This training is provided at no cost for ASOST grantees thanks to generous funding from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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MMP Connects in Northern MA - Regional Networking Meeting
2023-03-01 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Raw Art Works, 37 Central Square, Lynn, MA, 01901, United States
Calling all youth-serving professionals!!
Join us for the “MMP Connects Regional Meeting” on March 1st from 10-11:30 AM!
What’s in store for the mentoring movement in 2023? We’re giving you the scoop during our regional kick-off networking meetings. In addition to networking and professional development activities, the event will feature a sneak peek at Mass Mentoring Partnership’s calendar outlining major opportunities and resources for advancing your professional development, enhancing and/or growing services, and more.
This is an invitation from Mass Mentoring Partnership, a statewide organization, to all Northern Mass Youth Development Organizations! Whether you’re already part of our network or not, come learn more about what we have to offer and discover the future of the mentoring movement in 2023.
We are providing an opportunity for programs to network, as it is important for advancing our work and supporting each other. Our regional kick-off meetings will include professional development activities, a sneak peek at Mass Mentoring Partnership’s 2023 calendar, and the chance to connect with other youth-serving professionals.
For more information, please contact Beth Fraster at bfraster@massmentors.org

This meeting is for youth-serving professionals located in Northern Massachusetts.
Other Regional Meetings:
2/16/23 – Central MA (Worcester location)
2/28/23 – South Coast MA (Brockton location)
3/1/23 – Northern MA (Lynn location)
3/2/23 – Boston/Greater Boston (TBA Downtown Boston)
3/7/23 – Western MA (Holyoke location)

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MMP Connects in Central MA - Regional Networking Meeting
2023-02-16 10:00 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Worcester YWCA, 1 Salem Street, Worcester, MA, 01608, United States
Calling all youth-serving professionals!!
Join us for the MMP Connects Regional Meeting on February 16th from 10-11:30 AM!
What’s in store for the mentoring movement in 2023? We’re giving you the scoop during our regional kick-off networking meetings. In addition to networking and professional development activities, the event will feature a sneak peek at Mass Mentoring Partnership’s calendar outlining major opportunities and resources for advancing your professional development, enhancing and/or growing services, and more.
This is an invitation from Mass Mentoring Partnership, a statewide organization, to all Central Mass Youth Development Organizations! Whether you’re already part of our network or not, come learn more about what we have to offer and discover the future of the mentoring movement in 2023.
We are providing an opportunity for programs to network, as it is important for advancing our work and supporting each other. Our regional kick-off meetings will include professional development activities, a sneak peek at Mass Mentoring Partnership’s 2023 calendar, and the chance to connect with other youth-serving professionals.

For more information, please contact Lauren McCabe at lmccabe@massmentors.org

This meeting is for youth-serving professionals located in Central Massachusetts.
Other Regional Meetings:
2/16/23 – Central MA (Worcester location)
2/28/23 – South Coast MA (Brockton location)
3/1/23 – Northern MA (Lynn location)
3/2/23 – Boston/Greater Boston (TBA Downtown Boston)
3/7/23 – Western MA (Holyoke location)

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Exploring Latino/x Mental Health: Assimilation and Acculturation
2023-02-15 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Exploring Latino/x Mental Health: Assimilation and Acculturation
The Latino/x community in the U.S. often grapples with the processes of Assimilation (fully adopting the new, more dominant culture) and/or Acculturation (embracing the original culture and adapting to the dominant one) which can be challenging at best and painfully disorienting for many. This session focuses on the complex impact of these two processes on the behaviors, relationships, and values of first and second-generation Latino/x immigrants.
By the end of the workshop, participants will have~

Identified aspects of Assimilation and Acculturation from the first and second-generation U.S. Latino/x immigrant perspective
Explored the advantages and disadvantages of Assimilation and Acculturation experiences and the mental health impact associated with them
Considered the stress of the immigration experience in relation to a sense of self, safety, and belonging

About the Presenter
Ysabel Garcia is a first-generation Dominican immigrant with a bold and ambitious mission to dive heart first into raw and honest conversations about mental health, equity, and suicide prevention. She is a social justice educator, skilled dialogue facilitator, wounded healer, and disruptor of systems of oppression.
She embodies her messaging and personality through Estoy Aqui LLC, a grassroots initiative that provides suicide prevention training and social justice education to organizations and institutions serving the Latino/x and Black community. Her main goal is to raise awareness of the underlying social, cultural, and racial factors that create conditions for suicide to exist in these populations.
She has earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Child Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Public Health from Bay Path University.

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ASOST Empowering Youth-Adult Relationships (EYAR)
2023-02-15 10:00 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Building on the work of the Search Institute, this training will prepare adults to develop relationships that powerfully and positively shape young people’s identities that help them develop thriving mindsets and create opportunities for young people to share their opinions, thoughts, and voice in programming. This interactive training is designed to build knowledge, skills, and attitudes that enhance the capacity of adults to connect and to support the development of empowering youth-adult relationships.
This training is provided at no cost for ASOST grantee thanks to generous funding from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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Storytelling and Anti-Racism with Paul Michael Thomson
2023-02-14 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Anti-Racism & Storytelling: Meaning Making in Meaningful Ways
In this workshop, playwright, producer, and PhD candidate Paul Michael Thomson empowers participants to share their stories and guides them in listening to others’. Led by the principle that one of the most powerful tools for community building is believing each others’ stories, Paul Michael shares the historical precedent for personal narrative’s ability to break down systemic barriers. In so doing, he creates a space where story transcends plot and hearing becomes listening. Come prepared to write, receive, and get curious about others! Everyone has a story.

About the Presenter
Paul Michael Thomson is a theatre artist, interdisciplinary scholar, educator, and founder of The Story Theatre, 501(c)(3) in Chicago, IL. Currently pursuing his PhD in Afro-American Studies through the W.E.B. Du Bois Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Paul Michael’s research centers on the intersections between creative practice and Black liberation.
He graduated summa cum laude from the Honors College at the University of Arizona with a BA in Africana Studies, a BFA in Acting Performance, and minors in Spanish & Art History. As a scholar, he has received research fellowships from the Black Metropolis Research Consortium, the W.E.B. Du Bois Center, the Flinn Foundation, and the College of Humanities & Fine Arts. As a playwright, his works have been produced nationally to critical acclaim.
The Story Theatre was named “Best New Theatre Company” by the Chicago Reader in 2020 and has received support from the Illinois Arts Council, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, and the Chicago Bulls Charities in order to produce three sold-out seasons.

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ASOST Cultural Responsiveness in Mentoring Relationships
2023-02-08 09:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Zoom
The ability to connect across cultures is key to supporting our work with youth and caregivers. This interactive training will help participants understand dimensions of identity and culture and the ways that prejudices and bias hamper opportunities for connection. This introductory training helps program staff explore personal dynamics of power and privilege and begin to develop strategies to increase both personal and organizational capacity to practice cultural responsiveness.
This training is provided at no cost for ASOST grantees thanks to generous funding from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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Information Session: Review the Critical Mentoring Supplement to the EEP with MMP!
2023-02-01 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Exciting news for the mentoring field! MENTOR recently released its newest resource: The Critical Mentoring supplement to the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™. Co-written by Dr. Torie Weiston-Serdan, chief visionary officer of Youth Mentoring Action Network and author Of Critical Mentoring: A Practical Guide ,and Mike Garringer, Director of Research and Evaluation at MENTOR, this supplement used podcast episodes, video profiles, and a vast array of written resources to explore ideas such as youth organizing, grassroots education work, and abolitionist teaching and offer strategies and best practices for responding to the acute and enduring struggles of young people experiencing marginalization.
Join MMP to review the resource and learn how to incorporate Critical Mentoring into your youth programming.
Critical Mentoring Supplement

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Colorism and Anti-Blackness
2023-01-18 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
Phrases such as “Pelo Malo” (bad or curly hair) and “Mejora la Raza” (better the race) are heard in the vocabulary of many Latinos/x. These are indicators of colorism, a preference for lighter skin tones, and anti-Blackness, a specific form of racism against Black people.
In this session, we define, understand, and explore their role in our development and self-concept.
By the end of the workshop, participants will have:

Defined Colorism and Anti-Blackness in the context of Latino/x culture
Understood how Colorism and Anti-Blackness become internalized during identity development
Explored the tension between self-acceptance and the adoption of Colorism and Anti Blackness

About the Presenter
Ysabel Garcia is a first-generation Dominican immigrant with a bold and ambitious mission to dive heart first into raw and honest conversations about mental health, equity, and suicide prevention. She is a social justice educator, skilled dialogue facilitator, wounded healer, and disruptor of systems of oppression.
She embodies her messaging and personality through Estoy Aqui LLC, a grassroots initiative that provides suicide prevention training and social justice education to organizations and institutions serving the Latino/x and Black community. Her main goal is to raise awareness of the underlying social, cultural, and racial factors that create conditions for suicide to exist in these populations.
She has earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Child Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Public Health from Bay Path University.

Advocacy Training
2023-01-18 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
The purpose of this training is to demystify the process by which state government functions and to encourage civic participation by programs and their participants. MMP’s Advocacy Training supports individuals to develop their personal policy and advocacy skills to become more civically engaged citizens and effective advocates for the issues they care about. The training is a free skill and professional development opportunity that is open to anyone interested in attending. While the curriculum is tailored to programs that support mentoring relationships, the skills and issues covered in this training can be applied universally to educate, advocate, and effectively influence policy making.
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The Mentoring Institute
2023-01-10 10:00 - 2023-01-11 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual
The Mentoring Institute is activity based, practical, and packed with templates, tips, and resources that meet the needs of program staff. Institute topics include an introduction to mentoring and the basics of program operations including recruitment, screening, training, and mentor matching and match support.
This two-day training is $199 for MMP Network Members and $229 for non-members.

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Professional Development Series: Microaggressions
2022-12-21 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Virtual
Microaggressions are brief verbal or non-verbal insults towards a disadvantaged group of people. Latinos/x often experience microaggressions, intentionally or unintentionally, on a daily basis at their workplace, school, and communities. This session considers how microaggressions manifest themselves among Latinos/x living in the U.S. and how they affect their mental health.
By the end of the workshop, participants will have:

Identified the different types of racial microaggressions in their environment
Examined the effects of microaggressions on mental health
Learned techniques on how to respond when exposed to a microaggression

This workshop is the second in a five workshop series that Ysabel Garcia is facilitating for MMP. All are welcome to attend, regardless if you attended the first workshop. Ysabel asks that all registrants attend for the entire three hour workshop.
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About the Presenter
Ysabel Garcia is a first-generation Dominican immigrant with a bold and ambitious mission to dive heart first into raw and honest conversations about mental health, equity, and suicide prevention. She is a social justice educator, skilled dialogue facilitator, wounded healer, and disruptor of systems of oppression.
She embodies her messaging and personality through Estoy Aqui LLC, a grassroots initiative that provides suicide prevention training and social justice education to organizations and institutions serving the Latino/x and Black community. Her main goal is to raise awareness of the underlying social, cultural, and racial factors that create conditions for suicide to exist in these populations.
She has earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Child Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Public Health from Bay Path University.

Creating Connections: Empowering Youth-Adult Relationships
2022-12-13 09:30 - 12:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
Building on the work of the Search Institute, this training will prepare adults to develop relationships that powerfully and positively shape young people’s identities that help them develop thriving mindsets and create opportunities for young people to share their opinions, thoughts, and voice in programming. This interactive training is designed to build knowledge, skills, and attitudes that enhance the capacity of adults to connect and to support the development of empowering youth-adult relationships.
This training is provided at no cost for ASOST grantees thanks to generous funding from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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Mental Health Beyond the Individual
2022-11-16 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | Webinar
MENTAL HEALTH BEYOND THE INDIVIDUAL
Taking care of our mental health does not stop with us. We must also hold systems accountable for their role in our wellness. The Mental Health Beyond the Individual training encourages participants to redefine the concept of mental health as an individual issue by reflecting on the four types of oppression and their relevance to well-being.
By the end of the training, participants will have:

Expanded their perception of mental health to include systemic influences
Understood how oppression operates in its multiple forms
Examined examples about the effects of oppression on well-being

Link to register
About the Presenter
Ysabel Garcia is a first-generation Dominican immigrant with a bold and ambitious mission to dive heart first into raw and honest conversations about mental health, equity, and suicide prevention. She is a social justice educator, skilled dialogue facilitator, wounded healer, and disruptor of systems of oppression.
She embodies her messaging and personality through Estoy Aqui LLC, a grassroots initiative that provides suicide prevention training and social justice education to organizations and institutions serving the Latino/x and Black community. Her main goal is to raise awareness of the underlying social, cultural, and racial factors that create conditions for suicide to exist in these populations.
She has earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Child Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Public Health from Bay Path University.

Journey to 30 Symposium & Celebration: Centering Equity & Belonging in Youth-Adult Relationships
2022-11-10 11:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Encore Boston Harbor, 1 Broadway, Everett, MA, 02149, United States
Visit the Journey to 30 web page . Registration is now live!

Symposium tickets $100
Celebration tickets $200
Full day tickets $300

Calling in the Call Out Culture with Loretta Ross
2022-10-19 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Chicago) | Webinar
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We are facing a tumultuous future in this country and the subsequent need for caring and healing relationships between adults and young people has never been more important. In order to build a unified and strategic human rights movement that weaves our strengths together, we need to use our differences as a platform for modeling a positive future built on justice and the politics of love, rather than a return to the past based on the politics of fear and prejudice.
How does “calling-out,” or public shaming, advance social justice ideas and lay the groundwork for important discussions? “Calling In the Call Out Culture,” explores alternatives to the call-out ethos featuring feminist and anti-racist scholar-activist Loretta Ross. Ross believes that fighting against oppression and injustice are the dues we pay for the privilege of being conscious and we are honored to be able to challenge it with great responsibility. In our shared commitment to supporting one another – calling people in rather than calling them out, is a prerequisite for building a united movement.

Rodman Ride for Kids 2022
2022-09-24 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)

Mentoring Institute
2022-09-07 10:00 - 2022-09-08 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
Learn the ABC’s of Mentoring at Mass Mentoring Partnership’s Virtual Mentoring Institute!
2-Day VIRTUAL Workshop
Wednesday, September 7, 10AM – 3PM AND Thursday, September 8, 10AM – 3PM
This foundational two-day training will be offered this fall and is designed to provide all the necessary tools and information you need to create and sustain empowering youth-adult mentoring relationships.
This training was created with your busy schedule and unique program needs in mind. The Mentoring Institute builds upon MMP’s existing training curriculum, offering new staff at mentoring programs the opportunity to receive the quality training they need to hit the ground running and work effectively with mentors and other staff.
At this training, you will walk away with the ability to:

Define youth mentoring and recognize the essential components of a quality mentoring program
Apply the Elements of Effective Practice in your program practices

This training is best for:

New mentoring program staff and AmeriCorps members
Seasoned staff that need a “refresher” in quality program practices

Participants will receive MMP’s Mentoring Institute Workbook filled with activities and tools to support empowering relationships at their program sites.

2022 Falmouth Road Race
2022-08-21 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago)

Mass Mentoring Counts 2022 Networking Session Follow Up
2022-06-29 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Chicago) | Zoom
We invite everyone to engage in a meaningful conversation with our network of programs and stakeholders as we dive a bit deeper into the data and share thoughts and observations.
This Networking Session is a follow up to the June 22 Data Release Session and the Mass Mentoring Counts Data Release Report. There will be opportunities to share strategies, ask questions, and provide feedback.

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Mass Mentoring Counts 2022
2022-06-22 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Chicago) | Webinar
Please join us as we present the important results of the 2022 Mass Mentoring Counts survey. Since its beginning in 2006, this biennial survey has provided a snapshot of the state of structured mentoring programs in Massachusetts. This year’s study focuses on the impact that the COVID 19 pandemic has had on mentoring relationships in the Commonwealth, and it provides a detailed look into how the pandemic has affected structured mentoring programs–their staff, their mentors, the young people they serve, and their financial security.

Here’s a preview of what to expect:

Jill Capitani, Research Manager from the UMass Donahue Institute, will present the results of the Mass Mentoring Counts Survey.
A panel of local experts will offer their perspective on the data and how it should inform efforts to support programs as they adjust to new ways of mentoring and strengthening relationships in the wake of the pandemic.
There will be an opportunity to ask questions about the data and findings.
We will be holding a follow up NETWORKING SESSION on Wednesday, June 29, from 10:00 am – 11:30 am to provide time to dive a bit deeper into the data and share thoughts and observations. We invite everyone to engage in a meaningful conversation with our network of programs and stakeholders. There will be opportunities to share strategies, ask questions, and provide feedback.

REGISTER FOR MASS MENTORING COUNTS SURVEY PRESENTATION

REGISTER FOR FOLLOW UP NETWORKING SESSION

For more information, please contact Beth Fraster, VP/Chief Program Officer. We hope you can join us for this important conversation that will illuminate the challenges facing young people and the mentoring and youth-serving programs who support them.

ASOST Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth
2022-05-18 09:30 - 12:00 (America/Chicago)
This training provides participants with skills, knowledge, and strategies to create a supportive environment for LGBTQ+ youth. Participants will learn key terms and the difference between sexual identity and gender, as well as the types of discrimination LGBTQ youth experience in Massachusetts. At the end of the session, participants will learn best practices and develop action plans for their organizations.
