A Link Between Tourism & Mentoring The American outdoor industry is booming, and Moab’s need for youth mentors continues to grow as the region attracts greater numbers of tourists to its natural wonders. Additional visitors apply high demand to the...
The Effects of Mentoring The time you invest in mentoring boosts the probability that your mentee will like school more, make better choices, and succeed later in life. If the Josh Shipp video Grand Area Mentoring shared via email didn’t...
Mentoring + Attitudes about School Research from 2013 in the Journal of Youth Development: Bridging Research and Practice by MacArthur (et al) looked at the effects mentoring had on school-related variables such as attitudes toward teachers, classes, and school, “which...
January is National Mentoring Month! This is a time to expand and strengthen opportunities for top-notch mentoring in the United States. 17 eager students in Moab wait to be matched with a mentor, and we aim to find new mentors...
You Matter Long-term mentoring relationships produce more positive results for at-risk children than shorter ones. If a relationship lasts less than six months, it can even be detrimental to a child! That’s why we ask volunteers and students to commit...
Let's Redefine Value! A 25-year longitudinal study by the University of Florida found that self-confidence impacts life path and rates of success. That’s no surprise. According to a Gallup publication1 by Tom Rath and Barry Conchie, “people with higher self-confidence...
Don't Forget to Do Stuff! As mentors, we sometimes feel we must sit down and have heart-to-heart conversations during every weekly session. However, direct discussion is not the sole aim of mentoring. Let’s strive to appreciate that our relationships bloom...
Use Humor to Build Happiness Start the year with a gale of laughter. It will relieve stress, entertain, and encourage intimacy. Charlie Appelstein, mentoring coach extraordinaire, encourages youth workers to use humor to strengthen relationships. Laughing together can help form...
Catch Up Over Lunch Mentors and students may meet at HMK’s cafeteria, during the USDA-sponsored FREE SUMMER LUNCH. This is a great opportunity to see each other over the long summer break of June and July. Mentors, please make a...