This Month in Mentoring! December-June: Books for Mentees! Visit Back of Beyond Books. They have generously donated $25 vouchers to participating youth to buy books. Thank you, David and crew!
Advanced Mentoring On November 15th, Grand Area Mentoring and other local agencies brought Dr. Julia Pryce of Loyola University to Moab for staff and volunteer workshops. In two sessions serving about forty trainees, Dr. Pryce provided an introduction and details about the Facilitating Attuned Interactions (FAN) model. In this framework, mentors center themselves in [...]
Perhaps a host of challenges face your mentee – poor grades, social hurdles, tense family dynamics, grief, learning disabilities, or any number of difficulties.
One Love is a nationwide nonprofit that teaches young people about healthy relationships and how to avoid abuse. Their goal is to prevent domestic abuse and sexual assault before it happens.
Meet Our Staff Megan McGee is the mentor coordinator. She schedules meetings, troubleshoots match challenges, and supports relationships. Megan has lots of direct contact with mentees, mentors, teachers, and families. Her office is at HMK, but she works across Moab making sure each match is healthy and has the resources they need. mcgeem@grandschools.org Cell: [...]
Summertime Opportunities Stay connected over the summer. Plan to meet, talk on the phone, Zoom, or send mail. School-based matches can rendezvous at HMK or at the Youth Garden Project during summer lunch (info below). Please complete a log after each meeting, available here. Community-Based Matches – You can get together at approved locations [...]
Join us for an evening of star gazing (weather permitting), led by experts who will train their telescopes on celestial objects and talk to us about the cosmos! Unlike our universe, space is limited in this outing to 6 matches! Sign up soon
Teen Programming Soars Teen mentoring in Moab won a big boost of support. In July 2023, the Utah Department of Workforce Services awarded a TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) grant to fund a three-year position at Grand Area Mentoring. Teresa Munisteri joined the team as outreach specialist in September. The outreach specialist assists [...]
Live Advanced Mentor Training: Facilitating Attuned Interactions Part 2 w/ Dr. Julia Pryce When: April 11, 5-6pm Where: Zoom; look on email for link In this session, Dr. Pryce will briefly review the concept of attunement and the Mentoring FAN, as discussed during session 1. She will then unpack the elements of attunement. Participants [...]
Mentoring Idea: Choose your own adventure with Raven’s Rim & NAVTEK! This is for community-based matches in grade 6 and above. Select from Ziplining, Via Ferrata, Arches Safari, Canyoneering, Rafting, and more! Contact Teresa to identify an activity and time slot to book. We will find an open time that works for you and your [...]