Youth Mentoring

You can show your LOVE for Howard County's mentoring program by attending the virtual February Steering Committee meeting. Agenda items include talking about the upcoming Bowl-A-Thon (March 26), all the activities during National Mentoring Month, and an update on matches. Please contact mentoring@helpingservices.org for more information.

Let's have some fun in the snow! Mentors, mentees, waiting youth, and Mentors For A Day are invited to join us for a fun-filled day of sleigh riding, snow tubing, hot chocolate drinking, and fun. All this fun will happen at Ironwood Springs Ranch near Stewartville, MN. Lunch and transportation will be provided. For those...

There are just some topics that it is hard to talk about-substance misuse, suicide, bullying, peer pressure, loss of a loved one, and others. This training will give you tools in your toolbox as a parent, teacher, mentor, youth group leader, or professional working with youth. This training will be lead by Kathy Schwartzhoff, Mentoring...

Mentors, Mentors For A Day, community members, college students, and others are invited to join Sam Jennerjohn and Jenny Rose, Advanced Certified Prevention Specialist from Helping Services, for facts, resources, and ways to help prevent problem gambling. The training will emphasize sports betting. This training will be held via Zoom. You are encouraged to pre-register...

What apps are youth using today? How can we as role models for youth encourage them to use the internet safely? These questions and more will be part of this interactive training being lead by Kathy Schwartzhoff, CPS and Mentoring Coordinator. Attendees who pre-register will get extra materials. Pre-register at www.bit.ly/internetsafety-registration Join the training at...

Let's all raise money for Youth Mentoring in Allamakee, Howard, and Winneshiek Counties! The Youth Mentoring Bowl-A-Thon is a time to have fun bowling. It is THE fundraiser for supporting mentors and mentees having great times together. You do NOT have to be part of Youth Mentoring to participate. Visit www.helpingservices.org/ymbowl to learn more and...

Come and join a committed group of committee members who help guide and support the Allamakee Mentoring Program. To find out more, contact mentoring@helpingservices.org

Howard County's county-wide mentoring program, MY Club, has a Steering Committee that meets every other month for an hour. They help guide the program, recruit participants, and play a vital role in the success of the program. Are you from Howard County? Would you like to join this meeting? If so, contact mentoring@helpingservices.org for more...

Winneshiek County's Building Bridges Through Mentoring is hosting a quarterly meeting. Attendees will discuss recruitment efforts to get 6 mentors for youth in the program by June 30th. Other important information will be discussed. For further details, contact mentoring@helpingservices.org

Mentors, mentees, waiting youth, and Mentors For A Day are invited to attend this fun and creative event. Youth Mentoring participants will be lead by Katy Buck from Decorah Rocks on how to paint a rock. Each participant will get to take one rock home and create others that promote mentoring. Group members will also...