Category: Press
New Opportunity For Mentor International’s Secretary General
Sara Revell Ford will leave her role as Secretary General for Mentor International to become President & CEO of Samhall, a Swedish state-owned organization that creates meaningful work for people with disabilities and varied work capacity.
Lockdown Learning In Lebanon
The pandemic has not stopped youth from worrying about the future, rather the opposite. Young people are feeling more uncertain than ever before and need our support. For this reason, technology has never been more central to Mentor’s work than now.
Youth and Racism
Below is an abridged version of a blog post from the New York Times (in case you can't access it there). We have included it here as an important and relevant topic for good mentoring and a stronger society. According to journalist Jessica Grose and many other experts, the race conversation needs to start early and keep happening.
Virtual Inspiration During Pandemic
The pandemic has not stopped youth from worrying about the future, rather the opposite. Young people are feeling more uncertain than ever before and need our support. For this reason, technology has never been more central to Mentor’s work than now.
COVID-19 Mentor Information
Due to the current development of the coronavirus (COVID-19) worldwide, Mentor has adapted its current plans and activities based on advice from international health authorities.
COVID-19 And The Upside Of Social Media
Social media might have its downsides and risks for adolescents, but the fact that it offers the ability to stay in constant touch and actively interact in the face of an infectious virus is a big plus.
Mentoring Summits Q1 2020
There are two big mentoring summits taking place in the beginning of the year - the Annual National Mentoring Summit in Washington, DC and the Biannual Mentoring Summit in Barcelona.
Looking Back At 2019: Highlights
This year was a special year for Mentor as we celebrated 25 years of helping young people find a path towards a promising future. As always, we were encouraged by our many generous supporters and fantastic youth. We could go on forever about every single one of them, but here's a summary!
A Mentor Wristband Shows People Who You Are
Everybody needs a strong role model. By wearing a Mentor wristband, you show the world – and remind yourself – that you are a hero to someone. Mentor has made over a thousand of these wristbands to share with our supporters.
Mentor Holds TUI Workshops To Promote Youth Academy
On 3 December, a team of colleagues from Mentor filled the office of one of their Youth Academy pilot project partners, TUI Nordic in Stockholm, Sweden. TUI employees were invited to listen to both an xTalk and Masterclass.
