Engaging & Empowering: How to Become an Effective Mentor for Vulnerable Youth

Register now for the Free Online Vulnerable Youth Mentor Training for your Staff and Mentors: http://bit.ly/2nn6Rn7 This 9-module course is designed for people interested in mentoring vulnerable youth by helping them build resilience and overcome barriers. The course will sensitize you to the issues facing vulnerable youth and equip you with effective tools to use when working with your mentee. …

WEBINAR: Fundraising Feature: engaging your sponsors and donors — making them count

Webinar: Fundraising Feature: engaging your sponsors and donors — making them count Recorded: Thu, Jul 21, 2017 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM MDT Download the Power Point Presentation   Fundraising is essential to the sustainability of our mentoring programs. Join special guest Danisha Bhaloo, Fund development manager with Boys and Girls Club Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton for a …

Make Canada 150 Count

Partnerships are essential to supporting Mentoring. We are thankful for all of the partners of the AMP who champion mentoring in their work and in our communities. For example, We are very happy to have Ryan Stasynec on our Leadership Team who was previously our youth rep and is now a community partner on behalf of the Royal Bank of …

WEBINAR: Mentoring can help all youth grow their Natural Supports

New research published by the Change Collective in Calgary, (co-funded by the Burns Fund and the United Way of Calgary and area, with a number of agency partners and co-authors including Big Brothers Big Sisters Calgary & Area) provides a framework for enhancing natural supports as a critical lever in promoting healthy youth development. Within the mentoring movement we talk …

Mentoring in 2020 and What we Need to Get There: Unveiling the AMP Strategic Plan

Download the AMP Phase IV Strategic Plan Download the AMP Phase IV Strategic Plan Executive Summary Together, we are the mentoring movement in Alberta. Great News! The Alberta Mentoring Partnership has just been funded for and approved a strategic plan for the next three year cycle of our work. That means you can look forward to continued services and supports …

Three easy ways you can participate in Volunteer Week 2017…

Did you know that across Canada it is Volunteer Week April 23-39? That’s right! Volunteer Week is a great way to celebrate our wonderful volunteer mentors who make our programs thrive. It’s also a great opportunity to help engage Albertans in new volunteer opportunities— such as becoming a mentor! Here are three easy ways to tap into the enthusiasm of …

Mentoring At a Glance: Unveiling the 2016 Population Lab Research Report

Thanks to the fantastic work of PolicyWise and the Population Lab Laboratory at the University of Alberta, we are excited to unveil Mentoring At A Glance: University of Alberta Population Lab Research on Mentoring for 2016. We encourage you to download and share the full report (Mentoring at a Glance_2016 Alberta Population Lab Survey Final Report – April 2017) This report provides you …

Mentoring helps Vulnerable Youth Enhance Their Natural Supports

New research published by the Change Collective in Calgary, (co-funded by the Burns Fund and the United Way of Calgary and area, with a number of agency partners and co-authors including Big Brothers Big Sisters Calgary & Area) provides a framework for enhancing natural supports as a critical lever in promoting healthy youth development. Within the mentoring movement we talk about reframing the …

Resources for Mentoring Black Youth: Alberta officially recognizes Black History Month

On January 31st, 2017 Premier Rachel Notley proclaimed February as Black History Month in Alberta, recognizing the contributions people of African and Caribbean descent have made to the province. According to the Alberta Government Media Announcement, Alberta has the third highest black population in Canada at 74,435 (2011 census). In honour of Black History Month in Alberta we thought we …