WEBINAR: Mentor Recruitment

Mentor recruitment is the process of promoting your mentoring initiative to potential mentors. It involves creating a strategy to attract participants (mentors) who can help guide mentees. The success of your mentoring initiative relies significantly on the quality of your mentors. Join us as we uncover different strategies to recruit mentors, both adults and teens, to your mentorship initiative. About …

WEBINAR: Knowledge Keeper Series: Adrian LaChance

Adrian LaChance is a Plains Cree originally from James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, a traditional dancer/ singer & helper. Mr. LaChance has been in the helping field since 1999 and still continues to help when needed. Most recently Mr. LaChance was involved in the 2017 National Elders Gathering in Edmonton Alberta as the Cultural Day Coordinator as well as …

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 …

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, …