2. WELCOME Melany Mendoza
Manager of Targeted Communities - Western MA Mass Mentoring Partnership

3. WELCOME Kathleen Toomey
Highland Street AmeriCorps Ambassador of Mentoring
Berkshire Children & Families’
Family Resource Center

4. WELCOME Kidon Gebersadik, Financial Center Manager
Bank of America, Springfield

6. Marty Martinez, President & CEO Mass Mentoring Partnership
DATA PRESENTATION
Marty Martinez, President & CEO
Mass Mentoring Partnership

7. Building Futures Through Relationships
The stories behind the data
A presentation of the 2017 Mass Mentoring Counts data

8. Background
At the core of the youth mentoring field is the belief that high-quality youth-adult relationships are central to the healthy development of young people, enabling them to reach their full potential and to create more vibrant and resilient communities.

9. Overview of Study Mass Mentoring Counts 2016
Case Studies of Relationships in Action

10. The Voices: Who did we hear from?
122 formal mentoring programs across the state
Serving over 35,000 young people
7% increase over last two years
Young people, mentor, program staff of four developmental relationships
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Massachusetts/Metrowest
Crossroads
Raw Art Works (RAW)
Scholar Athletes

11. The Numbers
Over 50% of formal mentoring programs are 1 to 1 with group and team growing
52% of programs - 10 years or older
Over 80% report at least 4 hours a month
Only 12% of programs larger than $500K

12. The Numbers
Youth of color comprise overwhelming majority of youth served - over 70%
50% programs report majority are academically at risk
Over 90% report youth being from low-income families
# of youth served increased in 50% of programs reporting
34% of youth served are 15 +
Youth of color served number has stayed same over the past several years of this data. 34% are 15 and older

13. Where Young People are Served
Over 30% served through a nonprofit
Over 30% served during the day at school
Under 40% served in an afterschool program
Just under 45% served in general community

14. Key Findings of Case Review
Program Level, Youth Participants & Mentees, Program Staff & Volunteers

15. Program Level Centrality of Relationships Intentionality
Structure and Flexibility
Ongoing Training

16. Youth Participants & Mentees
Full Self
Open and Accessible
Meaningful Issues
Fun with Opportunities

17. Program Staff & Volunteers
Characteristics that plant seeds
Empowering role
Share power
Challenge for impact
Prepared for role

18. What this says about relationship building for youth
Not one-size-fits-all
Deliberate effort - Not by chance
Ingredients matter

19. Our call
Increase Access
Improve Impact

20. Questions?

21. Access the full reports: massmentors.org/mmc

23. PANEL DISCUSSION Danielle Letourneau-Therrien, Executive Director
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Franklin County
Ana West, Program Director
New England Farm Workers’ Council
Dr. Stephen Zrike Jr., Superintendent
Holyoke Public Schools
Facilitated by - Beth Fraster, VP & Chief Program Officer
Mass Mentoring Partnership

25. Michael Knapik, Director Governor’s Western MA Regional Office
CLOSING REMARKS
Michael Knapik, Director
Governor’s Western MA Regional Office

27. Contact Us massmentors.org/mmc info@massmentors.org @massmentors
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