NEWS
Why is the SLM Camping Trip so Important?
By Alaina Rosenberry Much has changed in my nine-year tenure at SLM. Over the years we’ve changed our name, more than tripled the number of youth we serve in mentoring relationships, developed new services and more recently launched a national arm to bring our best practices to me... Read More >
Silver Lining Mentoring Awarded Mentoring Matching Grant of $18,500
Contact: Sandra Hodgetts, Development Manager, (617) 778-1312, sandra@silverliningmentoring.org For immediate release Boston, October 22, 2019: Mass Mentoring Partnership (MMP), the only statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to expanding quality youth mentoring in Massachuset... Read More >
Former Harvard Kennedy School Director Barbara Best to join Silver Lining Mentoring as Executive Director
CEO Colby Swettberg excited to lead alongside Best as national division opens Contact: Cori Mykoff, Director of Development, (617) 209-5307, cori@silverliningmentoring.org For immediate release BOSTON, Sept. 23, 2019: Barbara Best, former Executive Director of the Center for Publi... Read More >
How SLM’s Values Show Up for Me as a Grant Writer
By Sannie Hodgetts At Silver Lining Mentoring, we have five core values: Commitment, Community, Innovation, Cultural Responsiveness, and Gratitude. These values guide every aspect of our work for every member of our team. As Development Manager, my primary responsibility is to wri... Read More >
Interview with Lee Nave, Jr.: Silver Lining Mentoring Board of Ambassador member and City Council Candidate for District 9
Lee Nave, Jr By Kelly Ferguson Staff member Kelly Ferguson sat down with Lee to talk about his background in student organizing and juvenile justice and his vision for a more equitable Boston. Meet Lee Lee Nave Jr. is a native of St. Louis, Missouri and is the oldest of three ch... Read More >
Mentee Spotlight: What Silver Lining Means To Me
Sofia and Hannah By Sofia Cusick, mentee Hi! My name is Sofia and my mentor is Hannah – we’ve been matched together for almost a year and a half with Silver Lining Mentoring. Silver Lining Mentoring is an organization that brings together youth in foster care with mentors to do ... Read More >
A Day in the Life of SLM’s Data & Evaluation Manager
By Taylor Folt As Silver Lining Mentoring’s Data and Evaluation Manager, I am privileged to bring together the excitement of technology with the mission of the organization. There are so many positions and ways to propel the work of a nonprofit without being directly involved in t... Read More >
“What is the main takeaway”? Spoiler alert: Connection
By Valentina Alfaro E. As a Community Based Mentoring (CBM) Program Coordinator here at Silver Lining Mentoring, I support mentor-mentee matches throughout their journeys with the organization. One of my favorite parts of this role is working with teens and young adults as they tr... Read More >
Pride: 365 Days of Celebrating Identities
Mobile Burrell and Juliana Scherer at Boston Pride Parade 2019 By Mobile Burrell This month many around the globe are celebrating LGBTQ Pride in commemoration of the Stonewall Riots of 1969 as a way to recognize the value & contributions of folks in the LGBT community. While... Read More >
Silver Lining Mentoring Raises $570,000 and Announces Going National at their 10th Annual Match Gala
Colby Swettberg, CEO Silver Lining Mentoring, the only mentoring organization in Massachusetts focused specifically on youth in foster care, recently raised $570,000 during its 10th Annual Match Gala. The funds raised will support Silver Lining Mentoring’s mission to empower you... Read More >
Match Spotlight: An Interview with Andrea & Jennifer
By Andrea and Jennifer Ingham Andrea and Jennifer were matched through SLM's Learn and Earn opportunity in 2014 and have continued as a match through the Community Based mentoring opportunity for over 4 years. Jennifer is a former Big Brother Big Sister mentee with lived experienc... Read More >
On Identity and Social Justice: Racial Identity and the Role of Mentors
by Christina Haines Adolescence is a critical time of identity development. The teenage and young adult years present a strong drive to answer the question, “Who am I?” The quest for this answer informs a young person’s confidence, aspirations, and relationships, among other pilla... Read More >
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