Latest Mentorship Stories
Nine individuals and eight organizations are recognized President Obama today named nine individuals and eight organizations as recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. The mentors will receive their awards at a White House ceremony later this year. Administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring is awarded by the White House to...
NEW YORK, Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Rolex Mentor and Protege Arts Initiative has announced the names of the six internationally recognized master artists who will serve as mentors in dance, film, literature, music, theatre and visual arts in 2012-2013. The mentors, each of whom will select a talented young artist for a year of creative dialogue and exchange, are: Canadian author Margaret Atwood, French theatre director Patrice Chereau, Brazilian singer/songwriter Gilberto Gil, South...
Non-Profit Tailors Business Expertise to Returned Military Members Starting New Ventures and Rejuvenating Family Businesses WASHINGTON, Nov. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SCORE, -www.score.org- America's premier source of free and confidential small business advice for entrepreneurs, is accelerating veterans' ability to succeed as small business owners through their "Veterans Fast Launch" program this Veterans Day and every day. The program aims to ease the transition for...
Founder/Chairman Dr. Mehmet Oz Contributed to Study NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- HealthCorps, a peer mentoring program implemented in thirteen states, has been shown to be an effective program according to a study published in the October issue of the journal Childhood Obesity. The most striking finding was a reduction in soda pop consumption among HealthCorps participants, but there was also evidence of increased physical activity and improved health...
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- MentorNet, a non-profit that helps university students in technical and scientific fields achieve their career goals through one-on-one online mentoring relationships, today announced an effort to significantly increase its roster of mentors. Since September, the program has added hundreds of students seeking mentors in industry and research with the goal of meeting the critical national need for university-trained engineers and scientists...
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Forever 21 is giving customers an easy way to make a difference this holiday season. Beginning November 11 the trend-setting retailer's top 250 stores will offer a Big Brothers Big Sisters charity t-shirt line where one dollar from each sale will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters, giving customers a fashionable way to support the organization's proven mentoring programs. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111107/PH00690 ) (Logo:...
Whether it’s parents, teachers, coaches, or family friends, there’s no question that adults serve as powerful role models for youth as they transition from childhood to adolescence to adulthood. Mentoring programs across the United States have tried to harness the power of positive role models in the hopes that relationships with an adult mentor will help to support kids’ socioemotional and cognitive development. But are mentoring programs effective? And do all programs have equally...
OREFIELD, Pa., Oct. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- KidsPeace, the national organization serving children with mental health needs and their families, is one of only nine nonprofits nationwide to be awarded a federal grant to launch a new mentoring program for children of military families. Will Isemann, KidsPeace President & CEO, today announced the award of $570,000 from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), and the Department of Defense. "KidsPeace...
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Brothers Big Sisters presents the Start Something(TM) Web Series, a unique multiple-episode social media reality documentary. The series, developed pro bono by Publicis Modem New York in partnership with The Advertising Council, will reveal how the nation's largest mentoring network carefully partners with families, volunteers and communities to help children and teens overcome adversity to drive achievement in school and succeed in life. To...
Rose State College receives a mentoring grant for cyber security from the Department of Homeland Security and the National Science foundation. Midwest City, OK (PRWEB) October 12, 2011 The Department of Homeland Security and the National Science Foundation awarded a grant to Rose State College recently to invest in its Cyber Security program. The $50,000 grant is also for the college “to assist in the growth of cyber security programs at other community colleges,†according to...
