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News and Announcements
Kansas Mentors strives to serve as a resource center for existing programs and
communities wishing to start a program. The following are helpful resources for
programs and recent announcements regarding mentoring in Kansas.
Training Opportunities
Kansas Governor's Mentoring Conference June 11 & 12
The second annual Kansas Governor’s Conference on Mentoring will be held
June 11-12th at the Hilton Wichita Airport Executive Conference Center. The festivities
will begin at 5 p.m. on June 11th with a networking reception, while the conference
will convene at 8 a.m. on June 12th.
One of the notable features of the conference will include a panel discussion between
former football rivals Coach Bill Snyder and Tom Osborne. Other featured speakers
include Lt. Governor Mark Parkinson, international mentoring expert Danny Holland,
and Spirit AeroSystems Community Relations Manager Brian Black.
This conference is appropriate for anyone interested in mentoring including nonprofit
managers and board members, professional and development staff, people hoping to
start mentoring programs, law enforcement officials, educators and others from the
nonprofit sector. The event will include discussion on the following topics:
- Business and Education Partnerships
- Expanding Rural School Based Programs
- Hispanic Mentoring Initiatives
- Recruitment of Male Mentors
- Government Sector/Public Safety Services Partnerships
- Faith Based Mentoring
There is a registration fee of $25. Lunch and all program materials are provided.
For more information, contact the Wichita Educational Foundation at (316) 268-1141
or click here for a registration form,
agenda and session descriptions (pdf).
Kansas Mentors is now accepting applications for a conference administrator
To provide the necessary support to mentoring efforts across Kansas, a statewide
mentoring conference should be held that covers the critical national and state issues related to mentoring.
Kansas Mentors Council of Mentors, which is composed of mentoring experts from across the state,
will oversee the curriculum development of this conference. The grant recipient will be responsible
for the administration of the conference including booking a location, hiring presenters, developing
conference materials, promoting the conference, and other duties necessary for a successful event.
The grant recipient will also need to coordinate with Kansas Mentors to identify the appropriate topics
and presenters for the conference. The conference should be held in April 2009. Eligible applicants must
submit a plan detailing how a conference administered by their organizations would be the most beneficial
to both established and developing mentoring programs in Kansas. The plan should also include a budget for the event
including presenter fees and funds for a nationally known keynote speaker, promotional strategies to
attract attendees, and possible dates and locations for the event. Applications must be received by June 26, 2008.
They can be submitted electronically to mentor@kdhe.state.ks.us
or by mail to 1000 S.W. Jackson, Suite 570, Topeka, KS 66612-1368.
Grant Applications are due June 26, 2008
In an effort to provide every young Kansan (ages 5 to 18) access to a quality mentoring
relationship, statewide financial support is needed for communities wishing to start
a mentoring program and to sustain or expand existing programs. Kansas Mentors
(KM) defines mentoring as a consistent, structured, stable relationship between youth
and a caring role model(s) that: (1) involves regular, ongoing, and ideally face-to-face
meetings and (2) is focused on developing the character, capabilities and confidence
of the young person(s). Applicants whose programs fit this definition are eligible
to apply. KM’s mission is to provide all young Kansans access to a caring
and quality mentor. Eligible applicants must submit proposals that address how their
program/project/initiative will help KM to pursue this mission. This may include
but is not limited to expanding mentoring opportunities into communities that are
currently without access to mentoring programs or to communities that are underserved,
providing an innovative approach to help with mentoring program staff retention, developing
an effective volunteer recruitment plan, or improving existing mentoring efforts.
Click on the links below for the grant application requirements, contractual requirements
and budget form. Applications must be received by June 26, 2008. They
can be submitted electronically to mentor@kdhe.state.ks.us or
by mail to 1000 S.W. Jackson, Suite 570, Topeka, KS 66612-1368.
Kansas Mentors newsletter "Mentor Matters" is
now available.
Mentoring in the News
Mentoring
training sessions to be held in Junction City, Kansas City
Mentoring
efforts statewide to receive extra support
Governor
Sebelius and Coach Snyder announce Leadership Council
Governor
Sebelius and Coach Snyder establish a Council of Mentors
Snyder: Mentoring
Needs and Solutions in the State of Kansas
Governor Kathleen
Sebelius stresses the importance of mentoring
Coach Bill Snyder
encourages fellow Kansans to mentor
Helpful Web sites:
MentorMap, http://www.MentorMap.org,
supported by YouthFriends, provides the technical assistance needed to launch
and sustain safe and effective school-based mentoring efforts that meet national
best practice standards. This site contains many tools that would be useful to
organizations starting or sustaining school-based mentoring efforts.
MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership, www.mentoring.org serves
as a resource for mentoring initiatives nationwide. This site provides a step-by-step
toolkit, which includes the Elements of Effective Practice™ for program managers.
The National Mentoring Center, http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/,
offers a wide variety of publications and training materials to programs and mentoring
professionals. All publications are available for download on this website. |
