Just when I thought we had hit a plateau for the year we added another match bringing our total pairs to nine! Slowly but surely word is spreading about the positive impact of mentors especially in the middle school and I continue to get more inquiries. I have a few middle school girls to connect … Read more
Stories to share: A weight has lifted for many: As of this month, it has been two years since covid began and greatly disrupted school as we know it. As the mask mandate ended earlier this month, mentors and students have enjoyed meeting and seeing each other’s faces—some of them for the first time! “Oh, … Read more
February 28, 2022 Stories to share: She saved the cards: Earlier this month I heard from a former mentor who shared a touching story. This mentor no longer lives in the area, and her student graduated years ago, but they keep in touch periodically. The mentor enjoys photography and making cards, and had given several cards … Read more
Stories to Share Pre-Covid Numbers When Covid shut down schools in March of 2020, our mentor program really suffered. We lost a lot of mentors and students for a variety of reasons. We had to end a lot of matches prematurely, and some pairs lost touch over time. In the past two years, Lisa Reynolds … Read more
Two new matches!! I have been waiting to say that for a while- one high school match was connected and a middle school match was formed in February as well. The middle school match was a year in the making. Last year the student’s mom reached out about the opportunity to have a mentor, and … Read more
GENERAL UPDATE: One by one we are adding matches. In December, I was able to meet with a few more students who were interested and eager to have a mentor. I was so hopeful that I would be able to find them the right match within my pool, but really wanted to take my time … Read more
Stories to Share The joy of mentoring is spreading A student came into my office a few weeks ago and asked if she could have a mentor. I asked her how she heard about the program, and I was told an amazing story. Her sister had received a mentor a few years earlier, and the … Read more
Stories to share: Have a long-term perspective and be patient: We always tell new mentors that they need to have a long-term perspective and have a lot of patience as they develop a relationship with a student. Don’t expect miracles or big changes right away! I had an enjoyable conversation with a mentor and his sophomore … Read more
Can you help support a student? This week I received a call from someone who works for the Whatcom County Mobile Crisis Team. She was working with a student from our school and looking for additional support for him. Her question: “Do you still have Be the One, and how does he get signed up?” I … Read more
Stories to Share Lots of Matches this Month The mentoring program has been booming here at the middle school. We have seven new matches this past month alone, and now we have 23 pairs total! Six of those pairs were matched in one single day! This is great progress, considering we only had eight pairs … Read more