Mentor Vermont Inc

Centering Quality: Identifying, promoting, and driving the implementation of evidence-based practices combined with community wisdom to increase the quality of mentoring relationships for Vermont's young people. MENTOR Vermont aims to improve the quality and broaden the reach of youth mentoring in Vermont. MENTOR Vermont's resources, support, and training strengthen the quality of local mentoring relationships through research-based effective practices and enable local program staff to focus more time on supporting matches.

Advancing the Mentoring Mindset:Supporting the effectiveness of new and existing youth mentoring models to broaden the reach and deepen the impact of youth mentoring throughout Vermont - ensuring more adults are confident and effective mentors, more youth are engaged in quality relationships, and communities in Vermont are committed to youth mentoring. MENTOR Vermont recognizes that everyone has the ability and opportunity to offer mentor-like support to the young people in their lives. Instilling a mentoring mindset helps inform and foster relationship-rich environments helping teachers, coaches, crossing guards, neighbors, and others surround youth with a web of support.

Enhancing Public Will:Motivating civic leaders, employers, and individual stateholders to prioritize and participate in ensuring all young people have access to supportive mentoring relationships throughout Vermont. MENTOR Vermont strategically leverages social channels, earned media, marketing materials, storytelling, and public events to convey diverse and authentic representation of youth mentoring. Building awareness is thoughtfully planned to destigmatize, inform, and inspire more Vermonters to get involved in youth mentoring.