WEBINAR: Mentors Needed for Indigenous Children & Youth Throughout Alberta
Bent Arrow’s Coyote Pride Program, Boys & Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters Edmonton and Area , Big Brothers Big Sisters Calgary and area, and AMP have come together to bring awareness to Indigenous Mentoring! Mentoring organizations throughout Alberta are currently looking for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Mentors to mentor an Indigenous child or youth. There are over 50 children and youth currently on …
Honoring & Remembering the 215 Indigenous Children
It is with heavy hearts that we, the Alberta Mentoring Partnership (AMP) team, join others across the country in remembering and honouring the 215 Indigenous children whose bodies were recently found buried in an unmarked grave near the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. The wounds from the legacy of residential schools still run deep and this discovery reminds us that …
WEBINAR: Meet the Staff of AMP
Meet the Alberta Mentoring Partnership team and hear about the exciting work planned for the coming year. AMP has recently added team members – Anayah Phares-Youth Engagement Lead, Caroline Gosling-Community Engagement and Communications Lead, and Tanya Tourangeau- Indigenous Engagement Lead. They join Andrew Harris-Communications and Website Administrator Rachelle Tong and Scott Mair-Alberta Children’s Services, and Meghan Cox -Alberta Education. In …
WEBINAR: Natural Supports with Nancy Reynolds and Dr. Suzanne Tough
About this Webinar Natural supports are mutual relationships that include close connections, such as family and friends, and broader connections, such as neighbours and coaches. Natural supports can lessen the effects of stress and difficult experiences by providing opportunities for learning, as well as receiving encouragement and advice. These connections have been shown to be key for children and youth …
Evaluation in the Community Context | A Practical Workshop for Building Capacity to Conduct Community-Based Evaluation
December 9th, 2020 | 9:00 am – 12:00 MST Introduction to the basics of evaluation, including the foundations, approaches, steps, strategies, and ethical considerations of evaluation, with an application across diverse disciplines (e.g., health care, community development, government, not-for-profit). Special thanks to Rebecca Gokiert, Director, Evaluation Capacity Network, University of Alberta and Pieter de Vos, Postdoctoral Fellow, Evaluation Capacity Network, …
E-EVAL: Building Capacity to Evaluate Virtual Mentorship Programs
What A two-part learning opportunity taking place online. During this learning opportunity you will (1) learn about the purpose and steps to completing an evaluation, and (2) design and complete an evaluation of your organization’s virtual mentorship program. The learning opportunity will include online classes and personalized coaching to support you in learning about evaluation, completing an evaluation, and sharing …
WORKSHOP: Evaluation in the Community Context | A Practical Workshop for Building Capacity to Conduct Community-Based Evaluation
Introduction to the basics of evaluation, including the foundations, approaches, steps, strategies, and ethical considerations of evaluation, with an application across diverse disciplines (e.g., health care, community development, government, not-for-profit). Special thanks to Rebecca Gokiert, Director, Evaluation Capacity Network, University of Alberta and Pieter de Vos, Postdoctoral Fellow, Evaluation Capacity Network, University of Alberta.
WEBINAR: Sexual and Gender Diverse (SGD) Youth Mentoring Program Guide
View and Download the Resource Here The Alberta Mentoring Partnership is excited to share a new resource, the Sexual and Gender Diverse (SGD) Youth Mentoring Program Guide. We are excited to share this resource with you and have secured two special guests, Amy Jeske (Mentoring Manager) and (Alexandra Jansen) Match Facilitator, Boys and Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters of …
International Mentoring Day: Ministers LaGrange, Schulz
Jan 17, 2020 Minister of Education Adriana LaGrange and Minister of Children’s Services Rebecca Schulz issued the following statement for International Mentoring Day: “Jan. 17 is International Mentoring Day, on which we recognize the thousands of mentors across the province who play critical roles in the lives of young Albertans every day. “Mentoring helps young people by strengthening their skills, …