EEPM5: Effective Mentoring Services (Support, Closure) (Part 4 of 4)
2025-10-06 12:30 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Join us for a deep dive into the Fifth Edition of the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring, just published recently with updated research and guidelines to ensure your mentoring program is high quality. We’ll meet four times virtually for two hours each according to the following schedule. If you attend all four, you will receive a certificate of completion from MMP. If there is just one session that interests you, feel free to attend any number of them, based on what you need. Bring your questions and your expertise to share and grow with other program partners in this interactive learning environment.
Bonus! There is an additional fifth session for those interested in organizational practices to help ensure your program is functioning well operationally and has the leadership, staffing, and financial sustainability to thrive over time.
Read each session description below and sign up for any or all of the workshops:

Part One Foundations of Quality Mentoring Programs

In our first session, we will explore Elements 1 and 2, focusing on your program’s values and design, laying a strong foundation for program success. Identifying and clarifying your values first then helps to consider your program’s mission, vision, and ultimately your theory of change. Learn about theories of changes and logic models, and hear about opportunities for technical assistance, if you’d like support in creating or amending yours.

Part Two Effective Mentoring Services (Recruitment, Screening, and Enrollment)

In this second session, we will explore Elements 3-6, which begins looking at program services starting with the first step: recruiting and enrolling mentors and youth. Building targeted recruitment plans and setting up realistic expectations for program participants will help matches succeed and grow their relationships. Of course we’ll talk safety and screening, as well as communications on program eligibility.

Part Three Effective Mentoring Services (Training and Establishing Mentoring Relationships)

In our third session, we will explore Elements 8 and 9 on the best practices for training mentors, youth, and caregivers. We will engage in activities to support you thinking critically about your matching process and criteria, and hold space for those interesting conversations about training and matching. As always, we will share opportunities for how your program can access consultation or training from MMP on these topics as well.

Part Four Oct.6 12:30-2:30pm Effective Mentoring Services (Ongoing Support, Relationship Celebration and Exit)

In this final programmatic session, we’ll explore Elements 10-12 to discuss ongoing support for mentors, youth, and caregivers, as well as relationship celebration/closure and program exits. The right time to talk about the end of a program cycle is right from the beginning; we will discuss why that is and how it can help prevent harm and encourage deep relationships.
Bonus Part Five Organizational Health for Mentoring Programs (Leadership, Partnerships, Sustainability, and Evaluation)
New to the Elements of Effective Practice 5th Edition are four Elements that focus specifically on Organizational Health and Infrastructure. Join us in this special bonus session for a high level overview on Elements 13-16, including: Program Leadership and Staffing (How do we understand our capacity?) Community Engagement (What is our partnership landscape like?) Program Infrastructure and Sustainability (Do we have a strong resource development plan?) Program Evaluation (Are we measuring progress toward continuous improvement?) This session will highlight the standards of practice in these areas and offer a jumping off point for additional consultation or training from MMP. We hope this session provides a place for additional program staff to attend and hear from peers. We recommend all types of roles consider joining us for this session including: mentoring/youth program Executive Directors, Development Directors, Grant Writers, Marketing and Operations staff! (Are you a one-person mentoring show? You should come too!)

The 5th Edition of this resource includes a renewed focus and commitment in the following areas: Promoting a sense of belonging Understanding organizational capacity Flexibility and how these standards support all different program models How to access technical assistance Highlighting the role of the Youth/Caregiver/Family in your policy and procedures And much more.

EEPM5: Organizational Health for Mentoring Programs (Bonus Session 5)
2025-10-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Virtual
Join us for a deep dive into the Fifth Edition of the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring, just published recently with updated research and guidelines to ensure your mentoring program is high quality. We’ll meet four times virtually for two hours each according to the following schedule. If you attend all four, you will receive a certificate of completion from MMP. If there is just one session that interests you, feel free to attend any number of them, based on what you need. Bring your questions and your expertise to share and grow with other program partners in this interactive learning environment.
Bonus! There is an additional fifth session for those interested in organizational practices to help ensure your program is functioning well operationally and has the leadership, staffing, and financial sustainability to thrive over time.
Read each session description below and sign up for any or all of the workshops:

Part One Foundations of Quality Mentoring Programs

In our first session, we will explore Elements 1 and 2, focusing on your program’s values and design, laying a strong foundation for program success. Identifying and clarifying your values first then helps to consider your program’s mission, vision, and ultimately your theory of change. Learn about theories of changes and logic models, and hear about opportunities for technical assistance, if you’d like support in creating or amending yours.

Part Two Effective Mentoring Services (Recruitment, Screening, and Enrollment)

In this second session, we will explore Elements 3-6, which begins looking at program services starting with the first step: recruiting and enrolling mentors and youth. Building targeted recruitment plans and setting up realistic expectations for program participants will help matches succeed and grow their relationships. Of course we’ll talk safety and screening, as well as communications on program eligibility.

Part Three Sept.29 12:30-2:30pm Effective Mentoring Services (Training and Establishing Mentoring Relationships)

In our third session, we will explore Elements 8 and 9 on the best practices for training mentors, youth, and caregivers. We will engage in activities to support you thinking critically about your matching process and criteria, and hold space for those interesting conversations about training and matching. As always, we will share opportunities for how your program can access consultation or training from MMP on these topics as well.

Part Four Effective Mentoring Services (Ongoing Support, Relationship Celebration and Exit)

In this final programmatic session, we’ll explore Elements 10-12 to discuss ongoing support for mentors, youth, and caregivers, as well as relationship celebration/closure and program exits. The right time to talk about the end of a program cycle is right from the beginning; we will discuss why that is and how it can help prevent harm and encourage deep relationships.

Bonus Part Five Oct.16 10:00am-12:00pm Organizational Health for Mentoring Programs (Leadership, Partnerships, Sustainability, and Evaluation)

New to the Elements of Effective Practice 5th Edition are four Elements that focus specifically on Organizational Health and Infrastructure. Join us in this special bonus session for a high level overview on Elements 13-16, including: Program Leadership and Staffing (How do we understand our capacity?) Community Engagement (What is our partnership landscape like?) Program Infrastructure and Sustainability (Do we have a strong resource development plan?) Program Evaluation (Are we measuring progress toward continuous improvement?) This session will highlight the standards of practice in these areas and offer a jumping off point for additional consultation or training from MMP. We hope this session provides a place for additional program staff to attend and hear from peers. We recommend all types of roles consider joining us for this session including: mentoring/youth program Executive Directors, Development Directors, Grant Writers, Marketing and Operations staff! (Are you a one-person mentoring show? You should come too!)

The 5th Edition of this resource includes a renewed focus and commitment in the following areas: Promoting a sense of belonging Understanding organizational capacity Flexibility and how these standards support all different program models How to access technical assistance Highlighting the role of the Youth/Caregiver/Family in your policy and procedures And much more.

Mentor Circles: Mentoring Mindset
2025-10-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual
Join us for a brand new offering from Mass Mentoring Partnership: Mentor Circles will run every third Thursday evening of most months (dates will be adjusted if holidays interfere.) Mentor Circles are virtual, off-hours opportunities to connect with other mentors, build knowledge, and practice skills related to being the best mentor you can be. Topics will vary, and all levels of experience with mentoring are encouraged to participate. You are welcome as often as you can join us.
October 2025 Mentor Circles: Mentoring Mindset
This training will introduce mentors to the framework of the “Mentoring Mindset.” Each participant will leave with knowledge of the four core components of Mentoring Mindset and how they influence our role as mentors. We will also explore how these core components can be shared with our mentees and partners to create shared understanding of our work. The goal for the Mentoring Mindset framework is to shift the way that mentoring relationships are created, sustained, and leveraged to deepen the shared responsibility of realizing each person’s full potential and their capacity to influence their communities.

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October Lunch & Learn 2025: Updates on Mass Mentoring Counts
2025-10-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Lunch & Learn Sessions meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 12-1pm. This is a time for folks to tune in while eating lunch. Join us to learn more about best practices, stay connected, and keep up with recent research, happenings, and tools. We welcome you as often as you can join us!

October 2025
Join us for an update on this year’s Mass Mentoring Counts, our data from the MENTOR National Survey of the Mentoring Field. We send our warmest gratitude to each and every mentoring program staff member who completed this survey earlier in the year. Because we got such a comprehensive response, we’re able to share back some state-specific findings. We’re pleased to report back on what the data showed us about: – the status of mentoring professionals: challenges, needs, and strengths – national trends and their implications – how Massachusetts and the Northeast region generally compared to the national data – check out the realities and needs of local mentoring professionals Join us to learn more!

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MMP Connects Eastern MA (North, Boston, South) - Fall 2025
2025-11-04 10:00 - 12:00 | Pao Arts Center, 99 Albany Street, Boston, 02111, United States
Join us for this fall’s MMP Connects!
All of our partners on the Eastern half of the state, including North and South shores/coast, will meet at the Pao Arts Center in Boston to discuss the theme of Community Assets. Join us for this in-person networking opportunity, where we will map what is strongest about the mentoring movement in our local contexts and lift up the wonderful, hard work you all contribute to. We will discuss promotion of partnerships, and gather insight into desired match activities for 2026.
Agenda:
10 – 10:30 Breakfast Networking
10:30 – 11 Opening Context and our Mentoring Movement
11 – 11:45 Open Discussion
11:45 – 12 Debrief and Close

If you have any questions, email Lauren at lmccabe@massmentors.org.

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MMP Connects Western and Central MA - Fall 2025
2025-11-05 10:00 - 12:00 | Holyoke Public Library, 250 Chestnut Street, Holyoke, MA, 01040, United States
Join us for this fall’s MMP Connects! Both our Western MA region and Central MA regional partners will meet at the Holyoke Public Library to discuss the theme of Community Assets. Join us for this in-person networking opportunity, where we will map what is strongest about the mentoring movement in our local contexts and lift up the wonderful, hard work you all contribute to. We will discuss promotion of partnerships, and gather insight into desired match activities for 2026.
Agenda:
10 – 10:30 Breakfast Networking
10:30 – 11 Opening Context and our Mentoring Movement
11 – 11:45 Open Discussion
11:45 – 12 Debrief and Close

If you have any questions, email Lauren at lmccabe@massmentors.org.

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Info Session: Act Now for FREE Technical Assistance This Winter!
2025-11-14 12:00 - 13:30 | Virtual
Join us to hear about available consultation hours at no cost to you, provided by the National Mentoring Resource Center’s no-cost extension through this winter.

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November Lunch & Learn 2025: Introducing Mentor Circles!
2025-11-18 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Lunch & Learn Sessions meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 12-1pm. This is a time for folks to tune in while eating lunch. Join us to learn more about best practices, stay connected, and keep up with recent research, happenings, and tools. We welcome you as often as you can join us!
November 2025
Join us to discuss and give your input on a new series of workshops from Mass Mentoring Partnership. Mentor Circles will run every third Thursday evening of most months (dates will be adjusted if holidays interfere.) Mentor Circles are virtual, off-hours opportunities for YOUR PROGRAMS’ MENTORS to connect with other mentors, build knowledge, and practice skills related to being the best mentor you can be. Topics will vary. You are encouraged to share the Mentor Circles registration links with your mentors. Come to this Lunch and Learn to give some feedback and find out more!

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Mentor Circle: Practicing Cultural Humility
2025-11-20 17:30 - 19:00 | Virtual
Practicing Cultural Humility: A Chapter of Becoming a Better Mentor

Join us for a brand new offering from Mass Mentoring Partnership: Mentor Circles will run every third Thursday evening of most months (dates will be adjusted if holidays interfere.) Mentor Circles are virtual, off-hours opportunities to connect with other mentors, build knowledge, and practice skills related to being the best mentor you can be. Topics will vary. You are welcome as often as you can join us.

Cultural humility is an ongoing, lifelong process of self-reflection and learning about how social identity and experiences are shaped by systems of oppression, power, and privilege. We consider this an especially important topic in all mentoring relationships, even if mentors and mentees are similar in some important characteristics. Mentors with cultural humility continuously reflect on their own social identity and make efforts to learn about their mentee’s social identity, experiences, and background. Join us for guided reflection about the differences and similarities between mentors and mentees that are shaped by inequities in our society. Learn how cultivating this skill can help mentors overcome barriers in a relationship with a young person, especially when approached with empathy and a growth mindset.

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December Lunch & Learn 2025: Silver Lining: Exploring the Role of Money in Mentoring Relationships
2025-12-02 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Exploring the Role of Money in Mentoring Relationships
Join a panel of Silver Lining Mentoring (SLM) staff members to explore the ways that expenditures of money by mentors or the mentoring program can positively or negatively impact mentoring relationships. The SLM team will share insights on topics where the organization has direct experience, including: setting policies and maintaining boundaries around mentor expenditures, leveraging free tickets or gift cards to enhance the mentoring relationship, and best practices for mentoring programs that wish to offer stipends/grant funds to mentees during times of financial hardship.
About our Panel Host, Christina:
Christina first became involved with Silver Lining Mentoring as a volunteer mentor in 2015. She joined the organization as a staff member in 2018. As Chief Strategy Officer since 2024, she ensures Silver Lining Mentoring plays a leading role in growing the mentoring movement for youth impacted by foster care, ensuring high-quality, consistent relationships are front and center. Christina spearheads strategic planning for the organization, advises on resource allocation, and shapes innovation toward impact. Earlier in her career, Christina served as Associate Director for Policy and Institutional Outreach of the Harvard Global Health Institute, an interdisciplinary research, and education initiative. She also worked in growth capital for the nonprofit sector at venture philanthropy firm, New Profit, as the Manager of the Reimagine Learning Fund, a capacity-building fund aimed at improving the K-12 education system to better serve students impacted by poverty or trauma. Christina earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Marist College and a Master of Liberal Arts from Harvard with a concentration in government. She is a former foster parent, mentor, current volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) to youth in foster care, and child welfare philanthropist.
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Lunch & Learn Sessions meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 12-1pm. This is a time for folks to tune in while eating lunch. Join us to learn more about best practices, stay connected, and keep up with recent research, happenings, and tools. We welcome you as often as you can join us!

Mentor Circle: Goal Setting and Support, Effective Conversations-Behavior Change
2025-12-18 17:00 - 18:30 | Virtual
Goal Setting and Support, Effective Conversations around Behavior Change: Chapters of Becoming a Better Mentor
As young people navigate increasingly complex worlds, setting and pursuing goals can help them in several ways. Not only is making progress toward their goals linked to positive mental health, but just the process of setting and monitoring that progress also promotes positive outcomes in young people such as motivation, empowerment, and improved communication between youth and the adults in their lives.
Join us to learn goal setting strategies, and how to have effective conversations about shifting gears and trying something differently. We will explore how to avoid potentially harmful behaviors when having conversations about behavior change, and how to encourage young people who experience ambivalence through the lens of Motivational Interviewing or “MI.”
Join us for a brand new offering from Mass Mentoring Partnership: Mentor Circles will run every third Thursday evening of most months (dates will be adjusted if holidays interfere.) Mentor Circles are virtual, off-hours opportunities to connect with other mentors, build knowledge, and practice skills related to being the best mentor you can be. Topics will vary. You are welcome as often as you can join us.

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Bagels & Best Practices for Mentoring Programs: Day 1 of 2
2026-01-13 10:00 - 15:00 | 100 Bigelow Street, 100 Bigelow Street, Holyoke, MA, 01040, United States
Join us for a two day special event: one day in person in Western MA, and one virtual day for targeted technical support based on your learning!
At Bagels and Best Practices Day 1, staff will learn how high quality programs plan and implement the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring (TM), including the following topics:
– Foundational Program Design of Quality Mentoring Programs
– Recruitment, Screening, and Enrolling Program Participants
– Training Participants and Establishing Mentoring Relationships (Matching)
– Ongoing Support, Planning for Program Celebration and Exit
On January 28th, join us virtually for discussion and coaching on any element you may need support with based on what you learned on 1/13. Participants are encouraged to bring topics, and even documents, that you need support with based on your understanding of the EEPM. Participation at Day 2 virtually on January 28th not required, but suggested!

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Supporting Black and Latina Girls - South Coast Day 1
2026-01-15 10:00 - 14:00 | Boys and Girls Club of Metro South, 233 Warren Ave, Brockton, MA, 02301, United States
This immersive, two-day workshop equips both mentors and youth-serving staff to address many of the challenges Black and Latina girls and young women face today and provide them with the tools to help girls grow their community, build their confidence, and live the life they want. This two-day training curriculum explores questions like: Why focus on this population of young people? What challenges do Black and Latina girls/femmes face? How do we take special care in establishing mentoring relationships with Black and Latina girls? How do shared/disparate cultural experiences impact our mentoring relationships? This training is for anyone who is in mentoring relationships with self-identified Black and Latina girls/femmes or the staff of organizations who support these mentoring relationships.

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Mentor Circle: Expanding Networks of Support
2026-01-15 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual
Expanding Networks of Support and Working with Others in the Mentoring System: Chapters of Becoming a Better Mentor
The impact of mentoring can be even stronger when a mentor actively helps their mentee build and strengthen connections with other supportive adults and organizations. Great mentors can build on the strength of their relationship to help mentees cultivate connections and ask for support from others. Some programs allow for an even greater level of support by introducing you to other adults in the mentee’s life, such as their caregivers, which can allow us to align our efforts with theirs. Whether we know these important adults in the mentoring ‘system’ around our mentee or not, we can offer support in identifying and strengthening relationships with other caring adults and programs, and in developing robust networks of support. Building these support networks can not only expand your mentee’s “social capital” but also develop their capacity to identify and reach out to supportive adults now and throughout the rest of their lives.
Join us for a brand new offering from Mass Mentoring Partnership: Mentor Circles will run every third Thursday evening of most months (dates will be adjusted if holidays interfere.) Mentor Circles are virtual, off-hours opportunities to connect with other mentors, build knowledge, and practice skills related to being the best mentor you can be. Topics will vary. You are welcome as often as you can join us.

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Supporting Black and Latina Girls - South Coast Day 2
2026-01-16 10:00 - 14:00 | Boys and Girls Club of Metro South, 233 Warren Ave, Brockton, MA, 02301, United States
This immersive, two-day workshop equips both mentors and youth-serving staff to address many of the challenges Black and Latina girls and young women face today and provide them with the tools to help girls grow their community, build their confidence, and live the life they want. This two-day training curriculum explores questions like: Why focus on this population of young people? What challenges do Black and Latina girls/femmes face? How do we take special care in establishing mentoring relationships with Black and Latina girls? How do shared/disparate cultural experiences impact our mentoring relationships? This training is for anyone who is in mentoring relationships with self-identified Black and Latina girls/femmes or the staff of organizations who support these mentoring relationships.

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January Lunch and Learn: National Mentoring Month Fireside Chat
2026-01-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Building a Mentoring Movement, Fireside Chat with MMP’s President & CEO Dr. Cynthia K. Orellana: Please join us for our National Mentoring Month Lunch & Learn where we will have a fireside chat style conversation with Dr. Orellana on how we are building a mentoring movement, and what her hopes are moving forward in the next year. Dr. Orellana will be joined by MMP’s newest team members – Vice President of Program Strategy & Impact, Phillip Page, and Director of Training and Capacity Building, Dishon Laing.
There will be room for dialogue with attendees. This will be an engaging conversation you won’t want to miss!
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Lunch & Learn Sessions meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 12-1pm. This is a time for folks to tune in while eating lunch. Join us to learn more about best practices, stay connected, and keep up with recent research, happenings, and tools. We welcome you as often as you can join us!

Supporting Black and Latino Boys through Mentoring: Brockton, MA Day 1 of 2
2026-01-21 09:30 - 15:00 | Natural Resources Trust of Easton, 307 Main Street, North Easton, MA, 02356, United States
Join us for a two-day training; the first day will be an in-person workshop on Supporting Black and Latino Boys on 1/21 in Brockton, MA.
There will be a second day for attendees to join virtually on 1/27.
This training aims to provide adults with the skills and knowledge needed to be effective mentors for Black and Latino young men and boys. The training consists of three modules:

Examination of cultural competencies, including an exploration of personal views on privilege and race, providing tools for building ethnic/racial pride.
Identification of social capital and related empowerment of mentee and family, and the importance of racial identity.
Exploration of research-based strategies and approaches that can assist mentors as they embrace a critical consciousness in their work with young Black males.

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If you have questions about this training, reach out to Janeen Smith at jsmith@massmentors.org

Supporting Black and Latino Boys through Mentoring: Day 2 - Now In-Person OR Virtual!
2026-01-27 10:00 - 14:00 | Virtual
UPDATED! Now available to join In-Person OR Virtually!
IN-PERSON:
Bruce Bolling Building, Floor 2 rm212
Address: 2300 Washington St, Roxbury, MA 02119

Join us for the second day of workshop on Supporting Black and Latino Boys!
This training aims to provide adults with the skills and knowledge needed to be effective mentors for Black and Latino young men and boys. The training consists of three modules:

Examination of cultural competencies, including an exploration of personal views on privilege and race, providing tools for building ethnic/racial pride.
Identification of social capital and related empowerment of mentee and family, and the importance of racial identity.
Exploration of research-based strategies and approaches that can assist mentors as they embrace a critical consciousness in their work with young Black males.

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If you have questions about this training, reach out to Janeen Smith at jsmith@massmentors.org

Bagels & Best Practices for Mentoring Programs: Day 2 of 2
2026-01-28 10:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Join us for a two day special event: one day in person in Western MA, and one virtual day for targeted technical support based on your learning! At Bagels and Best Practices Day 2, staff will receive coaching to support their efforts to implement the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring (TM), including the following topics:
– Foundational Program Design of Quality Mentoring Programs
– Recruitment, Screening, and Enrolling Program Participants
– Training Participants and Establishing Mentoring Relationships (Matching)
– Ongoing Support, Planning for Program Celebration and Exit
Participants are encouraged to bring topics, and even documents, that you may need support with based on your understanding of the EEPM. Participation at Day 1 in-person on January 13th not required, but suggested!

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Business Community Breakfast
2026-01-29 07:30 - 09:00 | Lilly, 15 Necco Street, Boston, MA, 02210, United States
REGISTER TODAY TO JOIN US for our Business Community Breakfast!
This event will be an opportunity for the Boston Business community to come together, learn about Mass Mentoring Partnership, and hear firsthand the business case for mentoring in the workplace! There will be time for networking, breakfast, and a panel.
Thank you to our host, Lilly, and our breakfast sponsors, Fidelity Investments, Ayco/Goldman Sachs, Clark University, KPMG, and Tito’s.

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February Lunch and Learn: Black History Month
2026-02-24 12:30 - 13:30 | Virtual
*Please note this month’s Lunch & Learn will be happening slightly later – join us from 12:30pm – 1:30pm!
Lunch & Learn Sessions meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month (unless holidays conflict) from 12-1pm. This is a time for folks to tune in while eating lunch. Join us to learn more about best practices, stay connected, and keep up with recent research, happenings, and tools. We welcome you as often as you can join us!

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Mentor Circle: Practicing Cultural Humility February 2026
2026-02-26 18:00 - 19:30 | Virtual

Youth Mentoring Day Prep Info Session with the Charles Group (option 1)
2026-03-24 18:00 - 19:00 | Virtual
Youth Mentoring Day Legislative Prep Session with the Charles Group
Tuesday, March 24th 6pm – 7pm
This exclusive session, hosted by The Charles Group, is designed for participants who have registered for legislative visits during Youth Mentoring Day at the State House on April 1, 2026. The session will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to make the most of your legislative meetings, ensuring your advocacy efforts effectively communicate the importance of youth mentoring programs.
Topics covered included:
Advocacy Goals: Understand the key issues and priorities to bring to the attention of legislators.
Crafting Your Message: Learn how to share impactful stories that illustrate the transformative power of youth mentoring.
Meeting Logistics: Get a walkthrough of what to expect during your visit, including tips for navigating the State House.
Advocacy Best Practices: Discover strategies for effective communication, including how to build rapport with legislators and make a compelling case.

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Youth Mentoring Day Prep Info Session with the Charles Group (option 2)
2026-03-25 12:00 - 13:00 | Virtual
Youth Mentoring Day Legislative Prep Session with the Charles Group
Wednesday March 25th 12-1pm
This exclusive session, hosted by The Charles Group, is designed for participants who have registered for legislative visits during Youth Mentoring Day at the State House on April 1, 2026. The session will equip you with the knowledge and confidence to make the most of your legislative meetings, ensuring your advocacy efforts effectively communicate the importance of youth mentoring programs.
Topics covered included:
Advocacy Goals: Understand the key issues and priorities to bring to the attention of legislators.
Crafting Your Message: Learn how to share impactful stories that illustrate the transformative power of youth mentoring.
Meeting Logistics: Get a walkthrough of what to expect during your visit, including tips for navigating the State House.
Advocacy Best Practices: Discover strategies for effective communication, including how to build rapport with legislators and make a compelling case.

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Youth Mentoring Day at the State House
2026-04-01 09:00 - 14:00
For more information, visit our landing page.

Day 1: Healing Happens
2026-04-07 10:00 - 14:00 | Mass Mentoring Partnership, 75 Kneeland St, Boston, MA, United States
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Tuesday April 7th and Wednesday April 8th10am-2pm
Join us for an 8 hour learning experience over 2 days for an intensive workshop on moving beyond being trauma-informed into creating spaces where healing can happen.
Many youth in our communities have experienced trauma, the effects of which can be long-lasting and significant, and can create barriers to forming relationships with supportive adults. This training includes a review of key terms/language and shares trauma-informed care practices and methods that can be employed to promote both resiliency, self-care, and supportive environments. With a better understanding of trauma and its impact on youth, staff can structure programming that leverages the resilience possessed by youth and promotes healing environments.
We will meet in person on April 7th and 8th on Kneeland St at the MMP offices, beginning at 10am. Coffee will be provided in the morning as well as snacks throughout the day. A break for lunch will be provided. You’re welcome to bring a lunch from home, or explore the many opportunities to pick up a lunch in our Chinatown neighborhood.
Click the link here for an additional offering of this same workshop, same time and location, on April 28th and 29th.
Questions? Reach out to Lauren lmccabe@massmentors.org or Emily edeluca@massmentors.org

Day 2: Healing Happens
2026-04-08 10:00 - 14:00 | Mass Mentoring Partnership, 75 Kneeland St, Boston, MA, United States

Parent & Family Engagement hosted by OYEA
2026-04-15 10:00 - 12:00 | Tobin Community Center, 1481 Tremont St, Boston, MA, United States
Tuesday, April 15th10-12pmTobin Community Center
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Parent and family engagement is an often-overlooked but critical practice in the success of empowering youth-adult relationships. When caring adults and youth-serving programs can collaborate, learn, connect, and leverage the often untapped resource of the family of a young person, we have greater potential to help this young person thrive. This training will explore strategies for family engagement and share best practices to implement in your organization.
Questions? Reach out to Lauren at lmccabe@massmentors.org

Postponed: Mentor Circle: Social and Emotional Skills for Mentors
2026-04-16 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom
Thursday, April 16 from 6-7:30pm
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Location: Zoom
Join us for a brand new offering from Mass Mentoring Partnership: Mentor Circles will run every third Thursday evening of most months (dates will be adjusted if holidays interfere.) Mentor Circles are virtual, off-hours opportunities to connect with other mentors, build knowledge, and practice skills related to being the best mentor you can be. Topics will vary. You are welcome as often as you can join us.
Social and emotional skills are important as ever in our relationships. Mentoring relationships can carry a special connection that may leave some mentors wondering how to socially and emotionally connect with their mentee. Join us to explore why understanding our own skills of self-awareness, self-management, relationship building, and critical thinking can support us in our efforts toward being a great mentor.
Questions? Contact Lauren at lmccabe@massmentors.org

Lunch and Learn: Trends in Mentor Program Quality after One Year of NQMS
2026-04-21 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
Tuesday, April 21st from 12-1pm
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Location: Zoom
So, Mass Mentoring launched the National Quality Mentoring System last year! How is it going? Did any trends emerge? What does a high quality mentoring program look like? Should MY program complete the NQMS self-assessment? Find answers to these questions and more at April’s Lunch and Learn.
Lunch & Learn Sessions meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 12-1pm. This is a time for folks to tune in while eating lunch. Join us to learn more about best practices, stay connected, and keep up with recent research, happenings, and tools. We welcome you as often as you can join us!
Questions? Contact Lauren at lmccabe@massmentors.org
