Safer Society Foundation recently received a $2,500 grant from the Walter Cerf Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation. The grant will help further the Safer Society Foundation’s initiatives to mitigate …
Why Youth Mentoring Programs Should Prioritize Mental Health
“Mentors have a valuable role to play in delivering or supporting the delivery of evidence-based mental health care.” Jean Rhodes points out in “Why youth mentoring programs should prioritize mental …
New Circle Group Mentoring Event at the Addison County Field Days
On August 7th, a group of New Circle mentors and mentees visited the annual Addison County Fair & Field Days for the second time. We had a fun day, petting …
A Word from the Program Director – July 2019
Listen to Erika discuss New Circle Mentoring’s recent mentor gathering!
Mentoring Symposium – Empowering Young People through Strengths-Based Approach
Written by: Erika Linskey, Director of New Circle Mentoring On May 23, 2019, Mentor Vermont hosted the 4th annual Vermont Mentoring Symposium. The symposium is something that I look forward …
SSF03: A Conversation with a New Circle Mentor
The identity of this mentor, who we call Jane, has been kept confidential out of respect for the privacy of her mentee and her mentee’s family. Jane has been mentoring …
New Circle Mentoring Program Director Discusses ACEs
Parental incarceration is ranked among the ten most serious “adverse childhood experiences” (ACEs) which are statistically linked to health and social problems in adult life. (Resilience Beyond Incarceration Fact Sheet) …
May 23rd, 2019 – Vermont Mentoring Symposium
Join us on May 23rd for the 4th annual Vermont Mentoring Symposium! This year’s event will once again take place at the State Office Complex in Waterbury. We hope you’ll …
SSF02: A Conversation with the New Circle Mentoring Program Clinical Director Dottie Neuberger
Dottie has six decades of experience as a high school, middle school, and elementary school counselor (through the Counseling Service of Addison County) and a community activist in Addison County. …
Celebrating National Mentoring Month – A Note from our Program Director
To help spread awareness of mentoring, January has been recognized as “National Mentoring Month” by the United States Senate. On January 23rd, mentoring organizations from across Vermont gathered together at …