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This network is part of the Tutor/Mentor Connection's internet strategy that connects people who work with inner city youth or workforce development issues, with each other, and with knowledge they can use in the own efforts.

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"They are being robbed of their childhood"

Today the Chicago SunTimes concluded a three-day series titled "Schooled in Fear" with an article titled "They are being robbed of their childhood" In today's article children were quotes as asking parents "to volunteer to lead after-school programs in drawing, painting, handcrafts, dancing, sports, cheerleading and chess." For such activities to take place in non-school hours, there need to be

Mapping impact of violence on kids. Moving to solutions.

This week the Chicago SunTimes is hosting a series of feature articles to show the impact of violence on inner city kids. In April a story titled Hidden Wounds of Violence focused on the same issue. I wrote about it here . I included a quote from the article in which a parent said "she has enrolled him in tutoring, mentoring and other programs to give him an outlet for his energy in a safe,

Connecting Tutor/Mentor Networks. Making a Bigger Impact.

As we enter the month of August, volunteer-based tutor/mentor programs in Chicago and other cities will be trying to gain public attention that helps recruit volunteers and donors so that as school starts more inner-city kids have the hope and opportunity that well organized tutor/mentor programs can provide. However, we're competing against the National Election, the Olympics, local sports

Get into the game! Be a mentor!

With these inspirational words, Kevin O'Donnel, or O'Donnell and Associates, ended his Mentor of the Year acceptance comments at the July 30, 5th Annual My Hero Awards banquet, held at the Standard Club of Chicago. The event, hosted by the SunTimes, Judge Marovitz Lawyers Lend-A-Hand to Youth Program, was attended by more than 200 lawyers, judges, friends and representives of volunteer-based

How Many Volunteer-Based Tutor/Mentor Programs are in Chicago? How do we tell the difference?

Since 1993 the Tutor/Mentor Connection (T/MC) has been working with scarce resources to build a more comprehensive understanding of the availability and distribution of volunteer based tutor/mentor programs in Chicago. This is part of our mission to help constantly improving programs be availble to youth in high poverty neighborhoods of the region. In the Program Locator of the T/MC web site

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Tutor/Mentor Connection History and Tracking System (OHATS)

Since 2000 we have been documenting actions intended to help grow volunteer-based tutor/mentor programs in the Chicago region. These actions relate to

a) gathering and sharing information
b) increasing public awareness and the number who look at the information
c) increasing results for tutor/Mentor programs as a result of the first two steps
d) helping people understand and use the information (training & facilitation)
e) integrating technology in to these goals
f) creating events to help achieve these goals

View the Metrics pages at http://www.vattsystems.com/ohats/Home.aspx and you can see how we show the number of documented actions in each category.

I've set up a group on this ning.com page for discussion of the metrics charts. If you'd like to join the group let me know.

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Talent of volunteers and interns expands capacity of non profit

I encourage you to visit http://tutormentor.blogspot.com/2008/06/conference-presentation-created-by.html and view a flash presentation about the Tutor/Mentor Conference, which was created for my organization by two student interns from Korea. This does a great job of showcasing the conference and drawing attention to some of the tutor/mentor programs who participate on panels and delivered workshops. I… Continue

Posted by Daniel Bassill on June 12th, 2008 at 3:17pm — No Comments (Add)

My opinion after Tutor/Mentor Leadership and Networking Conference(May.29-30)

I attended the conference from May.29 to 30 in Northwestern University Law school in downtown. I felt honored to attend this conference because anybody can not have this chance like me. I was anxious because I should meet someone who attended at this conference. But they were very ki… Continue

Posted by SEUNG JUNG LEE on June 5th, 2008 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment (Add)

Tutor/Mentor Leadership and Networking Conference

May 29- 30, 2008 I attend to the conference for 2days. I had attended 3 conferences while I was in the work shop. The first one was the "panal of tutor/Mentor program Leaders share strategies, challenges of different program" There were lots of people from other countries. hearing peoples opinion,they had a great feeling about the volunteers and the donors. They had talked that showing the outcome of the student will help the people who wantes to donate to the T/MC. like showing the GPA of the… Continue

Posted by Eunjin Cho on June 4th, 2008 at 2:54pm — No Comments (Add)

It takes a Village ... who are we trying to reach?

I created a new concept map today, showing the many different groupings of people/organizations with an interest in helping kids born in poverty move through school and into jobs and careers over a 25 year period of support. You can view the charg here In the chart I included links to information sections on the T/MC web site, where you could find links to other… Continue

Posted by Daniel Bassill on March 7th, 2008 at 4:01pm — No Comments (Add)

It takes a Village ... who are we trying to reach?

I created a new concept map today, showing the many different groupings of people/organizations with an interest in helping kids born in poverty move through school and into jobs and careers over a 25 year period of support. You can view the charg here In the chart I included links to information sections on the T/MC web site, where you could find links to other… Continue

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