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 time, by reinforcing new neural pathways, they can help a child learn healthy ways to manage [...]
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 favorite dishes at our party on January 15that 6pm. Mark your calendar! It will be held [...]
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 masterpieces. All proceeds will benefit Grand Area Mentoring and help the program provide activity supplies, sports [...]
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 mentor?” They see their at-risk peers spend time with kind adults – shooting hoops, solving Rubik’s [...]
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 influences, including relationships with other people like mentors, is just beginning to be understood. This workshop [...]
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.
Innovation in Mentoring IMPORTANT: In 2018, Grand Area Mentoring will roll out community-based mentoring at the middle school and high school. This means middle school and high school students will be permitted to meet with their mentors one-on-one at approved sites throughout Moab!
How to Help Your Mentee Through the Summer June, July, and August represent a wonderful opportunity to recharge your batteries, but some students balk at summer break. They miss their mentors! You have 3 options to connect...
Study: Physical Activity Spurs Happiness Mentoring data here in Moab consistently show that mentored youth are happier. Last year, for example, 100% of surveyed teachers, mentors, andparents agreed that mentored youth
Mentoring Enhanced! Starting in the fall of 2018, Grand Area Mentoring will introduce a program enhancement for students in grades seven through twelve.