Help Safer Society raise money for the Woofstock: Walk for the Animals fundraiser for Addison County’s Humane Society, Homeward Bound!
The New Circle Mentoring program is awarded a $2,000 Vermont Community Action Team grant from the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation.
“The Vermont Community Action Teams (CATs) offer general support grants within the guidelines and funding provided by the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation. Every month, the CATs make small grants, generally …
Resource: Becoming a Better Mentor
MENTOR National introduced a new resource written by experts for people who take on a mentoring role. Becoming a Better Mentor: Strategies to Be There for Young People is a good read and is available as a free PDF download.
A Note from the Director of New Circle Mentoring
Spring is here! Vermonters experience a lift in spirits as green growth begins to appear. The transition from snow storms and freezing temperatures to yellow daffodils and warmer weather provides the perfect setting for New Circle’s mentor matches. Mentors and mentees will begin enjoying simple things: late sunny afternoons, sitting by the lake, and indulging in the popular Vermont treat — the creemee.
We’re standing with the children of Ukraine. Please join us.
This campaign has ended. Click here to find out how it went! There is still time to double your donation for the children of Ukraine.Children have been killed. Children have …
Lawson’s Finest Sunshine Fund Donates to New Circle Mentoring
Lawson’s Finest Liquids of Waitsfield has selected New Circle Mentoring as one of their 2022 Sunshine Fund donation recipients. We encourage our readers to visit the Lawson’s Finest Liquids taproom to enjoy a hearty brew and fantastic customer service—especially between September 16th and 30th of this year, when your donations to the Sunshine Fund will benefit New Circle Mentoring.
Thank You, Stone Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep & Ram of Middlebury
New Circle Mentoring would like to give a big THANK YOU to Stone Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep & Ram of Middlebury, Vermont, and their employees for their time and donations to the New Circle Mentoring 2021 holiday gift giving. These efforts helped make the holidays brighter for our mentees and their families this holiday season.
New Circle Mentoring Receives a $5,200 Vermont Mentoring Grant from Mentor VT!
New Circle Mentoring is one of the initiatives of Safer Society Foundation. The Foundation’s mission is to provide services and resources for preventive and restorative responses to sexual and social violence. The goal of the mentoring program is to support mentees academically, psychologically, and emotionally so that they can overcome the obstacles on their paths to healthy adulthood. Mentors help mentees build social connections and support their learning and extracurricular activities, all of which encourage resilience and emotional competence in our mentees.
A Note from the New Circle Mentoring Director
It’s a New Year for New Circle Mentoring and there is so much to look forward to!
The Chronical of Evidence-Based Mentoring: How teachers and mentors can help students navigate the return to in-person learning
Adults such as teachers and mentors, who interact with youth on a regular basis have a profound impact on their successes. Beyond that, that nature of the relationship affects the quality of these successes.