As you may already know, the Academy Awards are coming up on March 4th. This brings to mind the incredible influence the award ceremonies and movie industry have on adults and youth. Whether speaking on social justice issues or in the world of healthcare, the voice of media is loud and heard by many. Here […]
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Did your New Year’s resolutions involve giving back to your community? If so, January, National Mentoring Month, is a great time to get started! Mentoring impacts more than just the youth involved. Consider the mission statement of Mentor Dubuque: Mentor Dubuque creates and supports one to one mentoring relationships between youth facing challenges and caring […]
Read MoreI find myself at a strange crossroad in my life. I am a mother of a two-year-old girl and a fourteen-year-old, 8th grade, girl. I find their behavior and personalities strikingly parallel. Teenagers remind me of toddlers…one second moody, independent, emotional, destructive, and upset with little reason or explanation. Then, like the flip of a […]
Read MoreJanuary is National Mentoring Month. It’s time when we reflect on the incredible power of the little things that make a big difference in the lives of a child. Last month, I got to hear one of our matches from the Mentor Dubuque program talk about their experience to a big group of people. The […]
Read MoreIn 2010, Jim Sporleder went to a conference with no idea of the impact that the information was going to have on himself, or the change that it would influence. The Principal of an alternative high school in Walla Walla, Washington, Sporleder had charged himself with the task of turning around a school populated with […]
Read MoreComing back to school from summer vacation can be challenging for students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and other identities (LGBTQ+). While it is often a return to supportive friends and teachers, it can also be a return to harassment, indifference, and exclusion. The Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools has […]
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January is National Mentoring Month and Mentor Dubuque is celebrating mentoring all month long. We want to take a moment first to say “thank you” to each and every one of our mentors, past and present. The commitment and dedication our mentors have to the program and their mentees is amazing. National Mentoring Month is […]
Read MoreAll around the Dubuque area, Hillcrest’s Mentor Dubuque program is creating lasting relationships, stronger families and smiles a plenty.
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