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VMP 10th Annual Mentoring Awards Luncheon and Workshops

Friday, March 2, 2012 from 11:00 AM to 1:15 PM (ET)

Richmond, VA

VMP 10th Annual Mentoring Awards Luncheon and Workshops

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Virginia Mentoring Partnership



Virginia Mentoring Partnerships' mission is to provide educational services to existing and developing mentoring programs to increase the number and quality of mentoring relationships for children and youth in the state of Virginia.

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Friday, January 27, 2012

We are excited to announce our 2012 Event Workshops!

1:45-3:15

Orientation to Mentoring for New Mentors
Participants will discuss the definition of mentoring, communication skills, and the phases of a mentoring relationship in this interactive session. 

Understanding Poverty: Effects on Mentees
Participants will gain a deeper understanding of socioeconomic class and increase awareness on the challenges of poverty on youth in Richmond. Participants will consider how to cultivate climates that support youth from all backgrounds so they may feel a sense of belonging.  

3:30-5:00

Inside the Teenage Brain: Understanding Adolescent Mentees
This panel will feature a researcher, middle school counselor, and parenting expert. They will entertain questions on adolescent development and behavior. Mentors and program providers are encouraged to come with questions about their middle and high-school aged mentees and how they can connect with and support them.

Preventing, Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse 
This panel will feature professionals from the field of child abuse, advocacy, and mentoring. They will entertain questions on how mentors and mentoring program providers can recognize and report child abuse, advocate for the protection of children in youth-serving programs and how to effectively screen so as to prevent child abusers from volunteering as mentors.