NEWS
Video: Colby Swettberg Announces Silver Lining Mentoring
On Wednesday, June 4, 2015, at our 6th Annual Match Celebration, CEO Colby Swettberg announced that Adoption & Foster Care Mentoring is now Silver Lining Mentoring! Watch the video of the exciting announcement below.... Read More >
A Blog from Colby Swettberg: If I Could Speak, I Would…
June 4, 2015 Celebrating with Katherin (Mentor) and Rayne (Mentee). Rayne is the young person who inspired the name Silver Lining Mentoring. I'm still reeling from last night's Match celebration (as evidenced by the fact that I've completely lost my voice)! Thank you to all of y... Read More >
Match 2015 Auction Sneak Peek
We are looking forward to seeing you at Match. Click here to see all of the auction items! [su_spacer size="40"] TRIPS [su_spacer size="10"] Would you like to visit Ireland, South Africa or Martha's Vineyard? [su_spacer size="40"] ONE-of-a-KIND EXPERIENCES [su_spacer size="10"] Wo... Read More >
We will announce our new organizational name at Match on June 3rd!
CEO Colby Swettberg will announce the new name of the organization currently known as Adoption & Foster Care Mentoring at Match on Wednesday, June 3rd. "I look forward to sharing our new name and logo with our supporters at our Sixth Annual Match Celebration. We have spent man... Read More >
Boston Marathon Runner Profile: Natasha Walth
"I have so many great memories with AFC! I love hearing stories about matches that are long-lasting and the impact that AFC is making" says Natasha Walth , who is running the Boston Marathon for AFC Mentoring. "I was first introduced to AFC through business but quickly fell in lov... Read More >
Innovation: Thinking Outside the Box
AFC's Executive Director Colby Swettberg is focused on continuous improvement. Collaborating with Social Venture Partners (SVP) is helping the team at AFC think creatively about our work. SVP Consultant, Laura Hockett, explained, "Innovation isn't always about a new service. Innov... Read More >
Join the Board of Ambassadors for Mentoring, Mingling & Merlot!
You are invited to join the AFC Board of Ambassadors for a night of Mentoring, Mingling & Merlot! When: Thursday, April 9, 2015 5:00 PM Where: Brownstone, 111 Dartmouth Street, Boston What: Join us for a great night with great people, amazing prizes to be won and drinks to be ... Read More >
Boston Marathon Runner Profile: Why I Believe in Mentoring
"Having been adopted and briefly spending time in foster care I knew that I had something to offer youth also in foster care or who had been adopted. I also knew that as a minority; I could add even more value," says Donna Hardwick, who is running the Boston Marathon for AFC Mento... Read More >
Recruiting Mentors of Color
At AFC Mentoring, our first priority is to meet our youth where they are at and listen to their requests. AFC youth are not passive recipients of our services but active participants in their own success. At AFC Mentoring, seventy-five percent of youth identify as people of color ... Read More >
Julia & Cynda’s Committment
“Julia asks me what my goals are, but she doesn’t say what’s your plan to get there, she says, let’s work on a plan together,” says Cynda. “When I was opening a bank account she didn’t say, where do you want to open a bank account, she said, let’s visit some banks together, and yo... Read More >
BREAKING NEWS: Our Average Mentoring Match Length Now 55 Months
AFC Mentoring is thrilled to announce that our average mentoring match length is now 55 Months, more than six times the national average of 9 Months! Studies show that adolescents in relationships that last a year or longer report the largest number of improvements, with progressi... Read More >
New Board Members for 2015
“We are so excited to have these four individuals join the AFC Family, and we know that their diverse skills and talents will be of great benefit to our organization,” said Colby Swettberg, AFC’s Executive Director. The four new Board Members are: Terry Dalton, of Citizens Bank, J... Read More >
Silver Lining is a Social Innovator!
