“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 …
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. …
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 …
An Innovative Approach to Mentoring High-Risk Children—A Safer Society Foundation Webinar
On September 26, 2018, Mary Falcon, Safer Society’s Executive Director, and Erika Linskey, Director of Safer Society’s New Circle Mentoring Program, presented a live one-hour webinar sponsored by the Global …
Mentees Attend Art Classes – Middlebury Studio School
ChIPs Mentoring & Circles of Support Program mentees can now attend art classes at the Middlebury Studio School thanks to the support of our partner, the Counseling Service of Addison County! With kids on …
ChIPs Mentors and Mentees visit the Middlebury College Museum of Art
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 …