GrandAM May 2019 Newsletter
Mentoring Idea of the Month #1: Visit the Youth Garden Project and do service! Do you and your mentee want to get outside, work with your hands, and soak in some spring sunshine? TheYouth Garden Project would love to...
GrandAM April 2019 Newsletter
Nutrition Training (and Moonflower Tour) April 4, 4:30-5:30 HMK Elementary School, Room 141 (The classroom workshop will be followed promptly by a tour of Moonflower Community Cooperative 5:45-6:15) This workshop will cover entertaining and beneficial nutrition topics, including but...
Spring 2019 Community Newsletter
In a February 7, 2019 Chronicle of Evidence-Based Mentoringpost, Dr. Jean Rhodes brought practitioners’ attention to an important lens through which to view mentoring. She writes: In previous columns, I have discussed the benefits of drawing from prevention science...
GrandAM March 2019 Newsletter
“The Mentor Experience” Training! March 13, 4:30-5:30pm, HMK Elementary School, Room 141 We almost always focus on the mentees and how mentoring impacts them. This time, we will focus on the mentors and explore the possibility that mentoring changes our...
GrandAM February 2019 Newsletter
Using Your Trauma-Sensitive Lens Some youth have adverse experiences that affect how they mature and relate to the world. Mentors can use these tips to buffer against challenging behaviors. These strategies help create an environment of safety, and over...
GrandAM January 2019 Newsletter
January is National Mentoring Month! This is the season to celebrate Moab’s mentors and youth. We also seek to expand opportunities for quality mentoring. Don’t miss the cool upcoming events! Mentor Volunteer Celebration! Enjoy some of Moonflower Community Cooperative’s...
GrandAM December 2018 Newsletter
Idea of the month (reprise): Make art to support mentoring! Whip out your paintbrushes and prepare to tap into your inner Picasso: From January 10thto January 31st, Grand Area Mentoring will host an online art auction featuring mentor/mentee creative...
Fall 2018 Community Newsletter
Best of Both Worlds At first glance, school-based mentoring is the perfect design to support children in Moab. Young mentees thrive under the care of their mentors. Other students regularly approach program staff to ask, “Can I have a...
GrandAM November 2018 Newsletter
Neural Development Training w/ Nan Marquardt. When:November 7th, 4:30-5:30pm Where:HMK Elementary, Room 141 It’s tempting to think of brain development as something that “just happens.” The reality is much more complicated and much more interesting! The importance of environmental...
GrandAM October 2018 Newsletter
Common Mental Health Challenges Training w/ Antje Rath People of all ages struggle with mental health challenges. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, estimates one in five youth will experience a severe mental disorder.