In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth, we want to celebrate a mentor, activist, and community leader who dedicated her life to improving the lives of everyone around her. Marian Martinez was a longtime advocate for the Latino community in Omaha. Prior to her passing in 2015, Marian was a committed advocate for Latino youth and their families.…
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MENTOR NEBRASKA NAMES MELISSA MAYO AS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MENTOR Nebraska’s Board of Directors announced today that Melissa Mayo has been appointed the new Executive Director of the nonprofit devoted to strengthening and advocating for youth mentoring in Nebraska. “While Melissa has served as MENTOR Nebraska’s Interim Executive Director over the last three months, our organization and community have also had an opportunity to…
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MENTOR’S STATEMENT ON RACIAL VIOLENCE
There are no perfect words to capture grief and anger, but there are simple ones we must use as our guide: Be there for and with our young people. The recent murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd — and far too many others whose names we may not know — are urgent reminders…
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2020 Business of the Year
Every year, MENTOR Nebraska recognizes outstanding leaders in the mentoring sector at our Annual Mentoring Luncheon. Although this year’s event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we still want to elevate the award recipients who are going above and beyond to make a difference through mentoring. MENTOR Nebraska is proud to recognize the University…
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MENTOR Nebraska Applauds Introduction of Legislation to Support Mentoring for Foster Youth
(OMAHA, Neb. – June 3, 2019) – Today, Representative Don Bacon co-introduced legislation to authorize funding to support mentoring programs that critically support young people in the foster care system. According to Nebraska's Department of Health and Human Services, more than 5,000 youth in Nebraska were placed in care in 2018. Cross-sector data, collected by…
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SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE WAKE OF VIOLENCE AND TRAUMA
Episodes of violence and trauma in young people’s communities, especially those that arise from a place of systemic inequality, prejudice and racism, impact young people’s lives in a variety of ways. Mentors are uniquely positioned to help young people process these experiences by providing a space to express their emotions, ask for help, and channel…
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The Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™, Fourth Edition
September 2015 marked the much anticipated release of The Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring™, Fourth Edition (EEP). A publication of MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership, the EEP details research-informed and practitioner-approved standards for creating and sustaining quality youth mentoring programs and consequently, impactful mentoring relationships. There are six standards that are evidence-based and intended to be…
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6th Annual Mentoring Awareness Luncheon Recap
Mentors, program providers, business leaders and elected officials arrived at the CenturyLink on August 3rd for MMP’s 6th Annual Mentoring Awareness Luncheon. All of the guests in the audience attended the event with one goal—to celebrate the best of youth mentoring in the Omaha community. KETV News Watch Seven First News anchor John…
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MMP Featured in Omaha World-Herald
Omaha World-Herald staff writer, Nancy Gaarder, wrote a great article on Midlands Mentoring Partnership's annual mentoring awareness luncheon and mentoring. Check out the article here!
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