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Maine Mentoring Partnership, Inc. (MMP) a 501( c )3 established in 2001 is a supporting organization of Jobs for Maine’s Graduate Inc. and is a statewide public-private partnership of mentoring program providers and supporters. MMP was initially developed as an initiative of the Maine Children’s Cabinet.
MMP’s work reflects widespread belief among stakeholders that assuring children and youth access to a caring mentor is a top priority. Research shows that a mentoring relationship is a significant protective factor for both the person mentoring and the person receiving the attention of the mentor.
To increase the number of volunteer mentors requires vision and reach that goes beyond what one mentoring program alone can accomplish. A coordinated, state wide effort can bring leaders together, eliminate duplication of effort and offer centralized, high quality mentoring services. MMP is a state partner member of MENTOR, the national mentoring partnership.
Vision: A Mentor will be available to every child and youth in Maine.
Mission: To promote, advocate for, foster and support child and youth mentoring programs throughout Maine.
Goal: To provide appropriately recruited, screened, trained and supported mentors for 35,000 Maine children and youth.
Role: MMP’s primary role is to increase the number of formal mentoring relationships available to Maine’s children and youth.
Mark your calendars!
The Northeast Regional Mentoring Conference will be held October 15-16, 2009 at the Providence Marriott in Providence, RI.
Want more information? Click here to download or print a pdf flyer for this conference.
Interested in attending? Click here to download or print a pdf registration form for this conference.
You may also get additional information about this conference by e-mailing Debbie Bechard, JMG’s Financial Literacy & Mentoring Coordinator, at dbechard@jmg.org.