National Mentoring Month Has New Partner in Washington, D.C.
Tuesday, November 08, 2011 - HandsOn Greater DC Cares and Concerned Black Men – National Organization have joined together to be the official lead partner in National Mentoring Month 2012 for Washington, D.C.
“It is wonderful that these organizations will be leading the National Mentoring Month efforts in our nation’s capital next January,” said MENTOR’s President and CEO Dr. Larry Wright. “When residents there want to respond to National Mentoring Month’s call for youth mentors, they will have a central place to go to find the quality mentoring opportunities that suit them best.”
HandsOn Greater DC Cares CEO Greg Roberts added, “HandsOn Greater DC Cares has partnered with a broad coalition of mentoring organizations in the greater D.C. region to recruit 500+ mentors, build each organization’s capacity and raise awareness for mentoring. Among the members of this mentoring coalition, Concerned Black Men – National Organization stands out as a leader in building partnerships for effective mentor recruitment, leading a collaborative effort to ensure that the mentor volunteer pool is reflective of the diverse community we live in. We’re glad to be a local partner for National Mentoring Month.”
"Concerned Black Men – National Organization (CBM) is proud to partner with HandsOn Greater DC Cares for National Mentoring Month. Concerned Black Men and HandsOn Greater DC Cares share the vision of ensuring that every child in the nation's capital has a responsible adult in his or her life,” said CBM Executive Director George Garrow. “Mentoring is an organizational priority for CBM, and we thank MENTOR and its partners for the opportunity to highlight this work."
The Harvard School of Public Health and MENTOR created National Mentoring Month 11 years ago this coming January and in 2006 welcomed the Corporation for National and Community Service as a national partner. It is an annual, concentrated burst of national and local media activity combined with White House and Congressional involvement and extensive community outreach that serves as a vehicle for institutionalizing America’s commitment to long-term youth mentoring.
The goals of National Mentoring Month are to: 1) raise awareness of mentoring; 2) promote the rapid growth of mentoring in all of its forms, including workplace, school-based and faith-based mentoring; 3) advocate for federal and state mentoring support; and 4) recruit individuals to serve as mentors.
The theme for National Mentoring Month 2012 is Invest in the Future. Mentor a Child, and General Colin Powell will continue to be the national spokesperson for the initiative.
The successful implementation of National Mentoring Month in individual media markets depends on the support and participation of local media outlets, businesses, faith-based institutions, membership organizations, schools and nonprofits in the mentoring field. In each media market, a Local Lead Nonprofit Partner (LLNP) is responsible for coordinating a community's activities to take maximum advantage of National Mentoring Month.
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