Strengthening Communities Through Mentoring: one relationship at a time

Nancy McHarness

Nancy provides the critical backbone of labor, coordination and communication for Partners for Schools. She understands the heart beat and passion of our school leaders and teachers. “After raising our 4 kids, I know it just does not stop there.  It really takes many individuals and a community to support kids, families and schools, and I love connecting the critical dots. Every child can benefit from a caring adult mentor”

Your Empowering Presence

As mentors, we can’t underestimate the power of presence. Every week, we have the power to bring a little hope and encouragement to our students. For some of them, we may be the only adult that they can sit and talk with for an hour. And, that means that our time with them truly has the power to shape their lives both now and into the future. Here are a few ways you can be an empowering presence this month:

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Keeping the right Perspective

“Perspective is reality.” That quote reminds us of how powerful our perspective is in shaping how we look at the … Read more

How to offer Encouragement?

As mentors, we all know the power of words. Words can both tear down and build up. Unfortunately, many students … Read more

Why Perseverance?

Halfway there…when students come back from winter break, the school year is nearly half over. But, the end still feels so far away for many students. And, winter can be a difficult time for them to persevere…to keep on going and not quit. As a mentor, you can be the one to help keep them going and focused on the end. Here are a few ways you can do that this month:

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