Parental incarceration of is one of the 10 Adverse childhood experiences and it affects more than 5 million school-aged children in America today. “Schools are becoming more aware of the …
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 …
May 2-3, 2019 – VTSCA Spring Conference 2019
Equity and Students’ Pathways Date: May 2-3, 2019Location: Hilton Burlington Lake Champlain, Burlington VT Click here to register! Participate and expand your knowledge about Career Pathways and Career and Technical …
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 …
Safer Society Receives Grant from Vermont Community Foundation to Support New Circle Mentoring
Safer Society Foundation recently received a $3,000 grant from the Vermont Community Foundation’s Spark! Connecting Community grant program. This grant will go toward expanding Safer Society’s New Circle Mentoring Program …
SSF01: A Conversation with Director Erika Linskey about the New Circle Mentoring Program
Erika Linskey earned her Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Colorado, taught elementary school in Colorado, and has maintained a life-long career in teaching and child advocacy. …
Too Many Cooks in the Glass Onion Restaurant Kitchen?
Earlier this month, Culinary Instructor Woody Danforth and the Glass Onion Restaurant at the Patricia Hannaford Career Center (PHCC) hosted the New Circle Mentoring group for a special cooking class. …
MENTOR Vermont Grant for New Circle Mentoring
The Safer Society Foundation is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $4,000 grant from MENTOR Vermont (formerly known as Mobius, Vermont’s Mentoring Partnership), which will help continue …