Partners
As the statewide partnership for mentoring programs, Oregon Mentors understands that great results can be achieved through collaboration. Below are only a few examples of our collaboration:
National Mentoring Month – Business
This marks the fifth year that Liberty Northwest has underwritten Oregon Mentors‘ National Mentoring Month Advertising. The campaign increases awareness about the importance of mentoring and reinforces Liberty Northwest’s mission of Helping People Live Safer, Healthier Lives. Liberty Northwest is a leader in providing its employees paid time-off to volunteer with non profit organizations. Its employees volunteer for several mentoring programs, including SMART and Big Brothers Big Sisters. The company employs several interns through the INROADS program each year. Generous with their corporate philanthropy, Liberty Northwest was named Oregon Mentors 2007 Premier Partner.
Youth Development Networks – Nonprofits, government, foundations
Oregon Mentors and OregonASK have partnered to assist each of three communities in building a regional support network for mentoring and after school programs. Oregon Mentors is sponsoring the three-year project with funding from Meyer Memorial Trust and the Corporation for National and Community Service. Additional support is being provided by the host sites for the project: Citizens for Safe Schools (Klamath Falls), Kids Unlimited of Oregon (Medford), and OregonASK (Salem).
An AmeriCorps*VISTA member will serve as coordinator for each region, building a Youth Development Network (YDN). Network activities will promote the quality and sustainability of programs that serve youth throughout the region. The network will convene around a locally-defined agenda, identify resources, offer trainings, and share practice wisdom through the Oregon Mentors’ Web site. This effort will leverage local resources to positively impact youth in each region.
