Have You Heard About the Rhode Island Mentorship Program?
THEIR MISSION: To enhance the lives of Rhode Island’s youth through mentoring.
WHO THEY ARE: In 1990, a partnership was formed among Warwick Public Schools, MetLife and the Chamber Education Foundation (now d/b/a the Rhode Island Mentoring Partnership) to develop a mentoring program to help youth succeed. What started with 10 volunteer mentors from MetLife and 10 elementary school students (mentees) has grown to include nearly 300 mentoring pairs at all 23 Warwick Schools. Through the generosity of The Feinstein Foundation, they brought this successful model statewide, resulting in the development of the RI Mentoring Partnership. Since 1999, RIMP has served as the statewide expert in mentoring.
WHAT THEY DO: The Rhode Island Mentoring Partnership is the state leader in youth mentoring and responsible for collaboration, training, and support among mentoring agencies so that each Rhode Island child who needs a mentor gets one. We offer collaboration among mentoring agencies, provide volunteer referral services, statewide marketing campaigns and advocacy for mentoring. RIMP also directly operates The Feinstein Mentor Training Institute, which offers high-quality trainings for mentors and mentor program coordinators; The Men2B Program, a 12-hour role model training course for men that’s designed to foster better communication skills between adult males and the boys and young men in their communities; and One-to-one school-based mentoring programs in Warwick, Woonsocket, and Newport, where mentors meet for one-hour each week with their student mentees on school grounds, during school hours.
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
BECOME A MENTOR:
We are always in need of positive, responsible adults, who can serve as positive role models for children across our state. By giving as little as ONE hour each week, you can have a dramatic impact on a child’s chances for success in life. If you want to BE THE CHANGE, please contact us at 401-732-7700.
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