Impact of Mentoring and Tutoring - Stories

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If you have been a student or volunteer in a tutor/mentor program this is a place where you can post a short essay (or link to a blog or longer article) where you describe your experience and it's impact.

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Daniel Bassill July 3, 2021 at 2:43am

Here's comment received today from Tiffany Beals:

"Hey Dan! I just wanted to pop in and let you know I really appreciated everything you and the tutors did for me and my family well not just us the community I talk about the program so much to my kids well two of them are adults and I have a 9 yr old, but I talk about the program so much that they be saying I wish it was still open oh my goodness I really appreciate everything Montgomery Ward was like a safe haven for us thank you so much."
Daniel Bassill December 5, 2020 at 3:56am

Here's Dec. 2020 Facebook post from former student

Kaeaiya Holmes

Daniel F. Bassill
"thank you, I am so grateful for the Tutor Mentor Connection at the Church that followed to the Montgomery Wards building that gave some concern to inner city youth like me. Letting us know we can achieve anything we put our minds to and that there is life outside the walls of Cabrini Green , I built long lasting mentor relationships with many of you and I am forever blessed!"
Daniel Bassill March 25, 2016 at 9:36am

Here's a March 2016 Facebook conversation including myself and Maurice Lomax. Maurice wrote "I love u Daniel F. Bassill You helped save my life literally love u ALWAYS"

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Relationship building

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Stories of Mentoring Collected in 2012

In this group I'd like to collect stories written by youth and volunteers who have been part of volunteer-based tutor/mentor programs in the past. You can post a story, or a link to a web site where you post your story. You can also create a page on this site and write a blog to tell your story in many chapters. The stories of mentoring and tutoring can present a rich collection of experiences and attract the attention of philanthropist and future volunteers to the programs you were part of,…

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