By: Kianna Bermudez Our recent celebration at Baltimore City Hall marked the conclusion to National Mentoring Month. Held on January 31st, this inaugural event, a collaboration between the Mayor’s Office […]
May was National Mental Health Month and youth involved in quality mentoring relationships experience a number of mental health benefits. Here at MENTOR MD | DC we want to encourage […]
Every February, during Black History month, as a nation we exalt the strength and endurance of our ancestors, the persistence and brilliance of the generations after, and the stealth and […]
A couple of weeks ago, our staff at MENTOR MD | DC had a great discussion on the differences between mentoring vs. coaching! Here’s the simple definition: “A mentor is someone […]
by Renee Angelo Mauk What feels like so many years ago now, I worked frontline at a youth program that served teenagers involved in systems- social services, juveniles services, etc. […]
At MENTOR MD DC, we encourage programs, mentors, and mentees to find new and innovative ways to engage with each other. This February is Black History Month, so we worked […]
Blair McQueen Here at MENTOR MD | DC we like to kick off the new year with National Mentoring Month. As a part of an ongoing initiative to advance the […]
By Sadiq Ali, MENTOR Maryland | DC Executive DirectorBuilding a movement is hard work. It’s why we rarely see sustainable movements very often. It takes sustained commitment, patience, a completely unrealistic, unreasonable and zealot-like sense of optimism. It takes people — the unrelenting […]
We couldn’t end National Mentoring Month without having our young people’s voices heard loud and clear. This past summer MENTOR Maryland | DC partnered with WYPR, and co-produced a segment […]
As the COVID-19 pandemic takes its toll on the entire world, it’s hitting Maryland youth hard, too. Carlos Avent, with Maryland Mentor, talks with Fox45 about what the organization is […]