We hope that mentors and mentees everywhere have a safe and fun Halloween. If you're not a mentor, learn more about mentoring at Friends for Youth. Bring a friend. We have over 48 boys and 19 girls who want a mentor on our waiting list. Don't wait. Make a difference in your community today.10/31/2011
10/31/2011
We hope that mentors and mentees everywhere have a safe and fun Halloween. If you're not a mentor, learn more about mentoring at Friends for Youth. Bring a friend. We have over 48 boys and 19 girls who want a mentor on our waiting list. Don't wait. Make a difference in your community today.10/24/2011
10/24/2011
This is the last week you can buy tickets to the Charles Schwab Cup Championship! The tickets are $25, and three quarters of the proceeds benefit Friends for Youth.
The Charles Schwab Cup Championship is the final event in the year-long Champion’s Tour. The championship is held at TPC Harding Park. This is a first-rate tournament, featuring big names like Fred Couples, Tom Lehman, and Bernhard Langer. It’s also a first-rate opportunity to give to charity with the purchase of your ticket.
10/17/2011
10/17/2011
The past week or so has seen the passing of several important iconoclasts in our world, including Steve Jobs, who was relentless in his vision for Apple, and Al Davis, a passionate coach of the Oakland Raiders. Added to that list is a man who greatly influenced the field of youth development and mentoring, Peter Benson of the Search Institute.
When I first encountered the 40 Developmental Assets (now also offered as the 41 Developmental Assets, with one more asset related to cultural competency added by Project Cornerstone in San Jose), I was amazed at how right and simple the framework seemed to be. It made perfect sense and applied to our mentoring program, and the young people we work with, effortlessly. Since then, I have used this model in countless trainings for mentors, for program staff, and for funders. By giving mentors a concrete, achievable outcome, they can appropriately channel their desire to help in ways that actually help youth.
For more wonderful tributes to Dr. Benson, please read the Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota's blog. They were fortunate to work closely with the Search Institute and with Dr. Benson himself.
Thank you, Dr. Benson, for your relentless pursuit of helping young people achieve.
10/11/2011
10/11/2011
Friends for Youth would like to acknowledge IBM for contributing a $500 cash grant to the organization. Senior Friend Saba Deyhim, an IBM employee, took the initiative to connect Friends for Youth to this grant opportunity at her workplace.
Saba was matched with her Junior Friend Wendy more than a year
ago, and they have since become really close friends. Wendy acknowledges that Saba has helped her through some hard times, and thanks her for “being there in [her] time of need.”We thank Saba for being such and outstanding volunteer!
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