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Youth Mentoring is excited to announce that they are one of 11 recipients in the state of Iowa to receive an Improving Tomorrow: Prevention focused Mentoring grant from the Iowa Department of Public Health. The grant has four exciting goals! They are: Support 91 mentoring matches in our four counties. Substance abuse prevention and problem…
I had the honor and pleasure of interning with Youth Mentoring at Helping Services from early February to mid-May. I had the opportunity to do many wonderful things during that time. Two of my favorites were: starting with a new mentor and taking them through the entire journey of their one-on-one interview, the two hour…
My name is Meg Gelner and I am the new Mentor Coordinator for Delaware County! My husband, three kids, and I live on an acreage Northeast of Strawberry Point. We love the outdoors! Hiking, biking, fishing and just playing together are some of our favorite things to do. Aside from raising our family, we also…
It’s time to pump up the jams and rock ’n’ roll! The Rock ‘N’ Bowl Mentoring Bowl-A-Thon will take place on March 21st at Arrowhead Lanes in Waukon. We invite you all to get involved in this important fundraiser to support Youth Mentoring and have fun. Now is the time to register to bowl. You…
My name is Laura Lehman, a senior social work major from Minneapolis, attending Luther College. I love Luther and am grateful for all the opportunities the social work program has given me over the years. I will be interning with Youth Mentoring at Helping Services for Youth & Families for my final spring semester and…
Being a mentor is as simple as being a friend. Mentoring involves making yourself available to support and advise someone when they need it, delivering that support in a way that makes sense to them, and always keeping that person’s best interests in mind. Mentors come in all shapes and sizes. Take a minute to…
School is starting up across Iowa and school based mentoring in Delaware County is kicking into high gear! Youth in West Delaware, Maquoketa Valley and Edgewood Colesburg School Districts are seeking mentors this year. We hope you will consider mentoring a local youth this year. There are two types of school based mentoring: School-Based Mentoring…
Youth Mentoring partners with the Immigration Working Group out of the Northeast Iowa Peace and Justice Center to bring mentoring to immigrant youth. Five youth and their families signed up for mentoring and were matched with an adult friend to be their mentor. The matches have been going on hikes, watching movies at the theater,…
Thank you for all that responded to the appeal helping us unlock the $6,250.00 in matching dollars. 50 donors have stepped up to give over $5,200.00 towards Helping Services programs. We are close to unlocking all of the matching dollars and we can not thank you enough! Consider making a gift today to double your…
Mentoring makes a life changing impact on youth, their families, and mentors. A parent recently shared, “My son needs a positive male influence in his life. He is the type of person that will follow what his friends do, just to be included. Every Tuesday morning when my son wakes up to go to school,…