by BTO | Dec 21, 2020 | Mentoring
This holiday season we are using the Mentor Minute to celebrate mentors and the positive impact of mentoring in our communities! And, we’re doing that by focusing on words that we typically see or hear around this time of year. Words like joy, hope, peace, and...
by BTO | Dec 14, 2020 | Mentoring, News
This holiday season we are using the Mentor Minute to celebrate mentors and the positive impact mentoring has in our communities! And, we’re doing that by focusing on words that we typically see or hear around this time of year. Words like joy, hope, peace, and...
by Jason Matthews | Dec 8, 2020 | Mentoring, News
Tis the season… š December is here! This holiday season we’d like to take a minute to focus on words that we typically see or hear around this time of year. Words like joy, hope, peace, and light. We’d like to use these words to help us focus on (and...
by Jason Matthews | Nov 30, 2020 | Mentoring
As mentors, we have the opportunity to bring HOPE to students when we meet with them face to face. In one hour, we can bring HOPE to them when we remember these four basic needs and act on them… Students need you to HEAR them. Students need you to be OPEN with...
by Jason Matthews | Nov 23, 2020 | Mentoring
This week, we’ll take a closer look at the third need…BEING PRESENT. We cannot ever underestimate the power of presence in a young person’s life. For a variety of reasons, students today often feel alone (and are left alone). Even with the rise of...
by BTO | Nov 23, 2020 | Mentoring
āEven the Helpers Need Helping: Self-Care for Mentorsā featuring guest speaker, Lindsay Anderson, Mental Health Counselor, Nooksack Valley Elementary Schools Why adult mindfulness and self-care are vital for us as we mentor youth How to notice the signs that we may be...