Resources
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Stress and Coping
Outbreaks can be stressful The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be stressful for people. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be...
Screen time soars for US children amid global pandemic
by Sara Fischer, Axios With almost all U.S. states closing schools until at least the end of the month, most children ages 6–12 say they are...
What a wildly improbable movie can teach us about mentoring
by Jean Rhodes In the comedy, Role Models, two self-absorbed salesmen, Danny and Wheeler, are arrested following a road rage incident and elect to...
Mentoring a child is simpler than you think
There are all kinds of ways that a caring adult can make a difference in the life of a child. With a little bit of effort and patience, you too can...
Speaking to our kids about how to work (school) from home. How to make this a successful and productive time for our kids.
Links of interest:
Children’s Crisis Hotline Children’s Crisis Intervention and Prevention Services
Kinship, Inc. is a private, nonprofit organization which believes in and promotes the concept of youth mentoring.
The Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota – MPM formed in 1994 as a community initiative to promote mentoring for Minnesota youth.
A Years Worth of Mentoring Activities – Check out this list of activities that you can do with your mentee throughout the year from Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota.
MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership – MENTOR gives a global look on mentoring resources. On this site you can find the latest research on mentoring theory, practice and programs, national statistics on youth mentoring, media outreach, and public policy legislation and efforts.
Tools for Mentoring Adolescents were developed by MPM in collaboration with the Search Institute to support and strengthen relationships between mentors and mentees.
Reporting of Maltreatment/Mandated Reporter Training modules offer guidelines for mandated reporting in Minnesota.
The Kinship Endowment Fund is administered as part of the Northwest Minnesota Foundation, a regional community foundation.
Kinship of the Park Rapids Area serves children and youth living in southern Hubbard County, including Park Rapids, Nevis, and Osage.
