On Wednesday, June 13th, the ChIPs mentors and mentees got together as a group for the very first time since the program began in January! This group mentoring activity was …
An Evening of Mentor Development and Fun!
Earlier this month, the Safer Society Foundation hosted an evening of professional development and fun for the dedicated mentors of the ChIPs Mentoring & Circles of Support program. Mentors and …
The Case for Neurodiversity in Vermont (and beyond) – Vermont Learning-Support Initiative
The Vermont Learning-Support Initiative (VLSI) provides mentors for another at-risk population, children with learning disabilities. In this blog post, VLSI argues that children whose brains are wired differently deserve to be …
Safer Society Receives Grant from VT Community Foundation to Help Launch ChIPs Mentoring & Circles of Support Program
Safer Society Foundation has received a $2,500 grant from the Vermont Community Foundation’s Small and Inspiring grant program. The grant will help further Safer Society Foundation’s mission of mitigating the …
Beatrice Lozada Shares Her Story of Parental Incarceration
Last month, Erika Linksey (Program Director of ChIPs Mentoring and Circle of Support) had the chance to sit down and hold a short interview with Beatrice Lozada of Prison Families Anonymous …
Meet our ChIPs Mentoring & Circle of Support Program Director, Erika Linskey!
The Fay Honey Knopp Institute (part of the Safer Society Foundation) is proud to introduce Erika Linskey as the Program Director of the ChIPs Mentoring and Circles of Support program. Erika has …
Jill Levenson During the Trauma-Informed Practice Workshop
On Monday, July 31, the Fay Honey Knopp Institute hosted a workshop with presenter Dr. Jill Levenson. The focus of the workshop was trauma-informed practice when working with children, especially …
Executive Director Mary Falcon Discusses Trauma-Informed Mentoring at the Vermont Mentoring Symposium
Safer Society Foundation’s Executive Director, Mary Falcon, was invited to hold a workshop on Trauma-Informed Mentoring at the 2017 Vermont Mentoring Symposium (hosted by Mobius, Vermont’s Mentoring Partnership), an event in which …