From all of us at the Alberta Mentoring Partnership, we wish you Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year! May you find much laughter, joy, and rest this season. Please note that AMP will be closed from December 24, 2013, to January 1, 2014. We will reopen on January 2, 2014, and look forward to connecting with you in the …

Owning our Health: Social contact central to a healthy community, a recent article in the Vancouver Sun, shares how intergenerational connections are important for all those in our community. The article highlights LINKages, whose vision is “a community where youth and older adults connect for social contact, support and learning.” LINKages is an AMP Partner, and we are proud to share …

AMP Website Upgrade The Alberta Mentoring Partnership (AMP) Website has recently been upgraded and now sports a new look! We’ve also included a few new features:  A Research Portal, where you can search through mentoring research and even submit articles. Check back regularly, as we’ll continue adding additional articles and literature. New Partner Profile Pages. A fully dynamic and ready-made …

Black Friday… Cyber Monday… Giving Tuesday! Giving Tuesday (December 3, 2013) is a new Canadian movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year following Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The “Opening day of the giving season,” it is a day where charities, companies and individuals join together to share commitments, rally for favourite causes and think about others. There …