MENTOR RHODE ISLAND COODINATED SCHOOL-BASED MENTORING PROGRAMS IN WARWICK, WOONSOCKET, NEWPORT, MIDDLETOWN, PORTSMOUTH, BRISTOL-WARREN, AND PROVIDENCE RI PUBLIC SCHOOLS THROUGH QUALITY ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING, WHICH INCLUDES MENTOR RECRUITMENT, SCREENING, TRAINING, AND MATCHING WITH YOUTH ALONG WITH ONGOING RELATIONSHIP SUPPORT. 201 STUDENTS WERE CONNECTED WITH A MENTOR THROUGH THESE SCHOOL-BASED PROGRAMS.
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Dates
Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
Source
990
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$179K
Mentoring Training and Support Programs
PROVIDED TRAINING AND SUPPORT THROUGH A NETWORK OF 56 MENTORING PROGRAMS SERVING 5,217 YOUTH IN 37 OF RHODE ISLAND'S CITIES AND TOWNS TO HELP PROGRAM COORDINATORS BEGIN MENTORING PROGRAMS AND/OR ENHANCE EXISTING PROGRAMS THROUGH THE NATIONALLY ACCEPTED "ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE PRACTICE IN MENTORING." MENTOR RI CONDUCTED 35 TOTAL TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS FOR 798 PEOPLE REPRESENTING 35 ORGANIZATIONS. TRAININGS INCLUDED: PROGRAM COORDINATOR TRAINING, MENTOR TRAINING, EVERYDAY MENTOR TRAINING, CONNECT/FOCUS/GROW, ELEMENTS OF EFFECTIVE PRACTICE TRAINING, AND SEVERAL WORKSHOPS FOCUSED ON TOPICS IMPORTANT TO YOUTH, MENTORS, AND MENTORING PROGRAMS. PROVIDED 1850 HOURS OF FREE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE VALUED AT 138,750 TO 32 MENTORING PROGRAMS AS RHODE ISLAND'S ONLY APPROVED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDER FOR THE NATIONAL MENTORING RESOURCE CENTER.
