The second annual National Mentoring Summit on January 24th and 25th will build on the overwhelming success of the inaugural Summit of 2011.

MENTOR, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), Harvard School of Public Health, the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and United Way Worldwide will once again bring together major youth mentoring organizations, along with government, civic, research and corporate leaders, to evaluate best practices, review new research, chart the field’s future and fundamentally ensure that more youth receive quality mentoring.

The theme for the 2012 National Mentoring Summit is Invest in the Future: Mentor a Child which captures the long-term benefits for young people, their mentors and their communities that an investment in quality mentoring can offer.

One of the most effective mentoring models is a site-based approach where mentor pairs meet at a school, community center, or place of business, such as a corporate office. Research has shown that the relationship doesn’t need to be over a long period of time, it simply needs to be consistent. Corporations are ideal partners as they can provide an appropriate setting and/or effective participants.

The 2012 Summit will include:

• An update on the Corporate Mentoring Challenge issued by the First Lady.
• An update on The Center for Evidence-Based Mentoring, a partnership between the University of Massachusetts- Boston and MENTOR, announced at the 2011 Summit.
• A keynote address by a champion of mentoring.
• Presentation of the Mentor of the Year award.
• The latest trends and analysis on mentoring presented by the field’s premier researchers.
• Ninety-minute workshops highlighting: examples of best-practices programs; cutting-edge training tools and resources; innovations in financial sustainability and funding opportunities; collaborative partnerships, including corporate/community engagement; faith-based perspectives; and advocacy and organizing.
• An evening reception held at the International Spy Museum on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 for all summit registrants.

The registration fee is $275 per attendee.  Please note that space is limited and will be on a first come first serve basis. Please visit this site to register and learn more about the 2012 National Mentoring Summit.

For more information on the 2012 National Mentoring Summit, contact summit@mentoring.org.

       
2012 Host Committee

2012 Summit Partners

2012 Honorary Host Committee