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“Foster care mentoring turns into 20-year relationship” – CommonWealth Magazine

By |2022-12-13T15:21:41-05:00December 5th, 2022|All Posts, Mentor Spotlight, News, Youth Voice|

Silver Lining Mentoring's longest mentoring matches were recently featured in a CommonWealth Magazine article by Shira Schoenberg called, "Foster care mentoring turns into 20-year relationship." In the article, Henry and Mike ... Read More >

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My Experience With The SLM Program And Having A Mentor

By |2021-11-10T09:58:28-05:00November 10th, 2021|All Posts, Youth Voice|

By Deavonie Cowan, SLM Mentee Having a mentor is one of the most humbling things that can happen to a kid, young youth, or anyone that is about to age out of foster care. When I was in foster care right around the year before ... Read More >

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Mentoring Milestone: Celebrating One Year

By |2022-11-03T16:40:14-04:00October 18th, 2021|All Posts, News, Youth Voice|

Join us in congratulating Yamil and his mentor Monica on their one-year match anniversary! Since they matched in October 2020, Yamil and Monica’s mentoring relationship—like many relationships throughout the COVID-19 pandemic ... Read More >

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Mentor-mentee spotlight: “seeing the world in a different light”

By |2021-11-10T10:14:41-05:00May 3rd, 2021|News, Youth Voice|

We recently had the privilege of hearing from a mentee-mentor pair reflecting back on their time together. Listen to what Deavonie and Keith had to say about each other and how mentoring has affected their lives. Mentee Deavo ... Read More >

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Mentee Spotlight: “When will our pain be heard?”

By |2021-11-10T10:15:03-05:00November 13th, 2020|All Posts, Cultural Responsiveness, Youth Voice|

A young woman of color is wondering why so many things are going on in life right now with people of color like her: Why must we present ourselves a certain way to not be stopped by the police? Why do we get judged for how we ... Read More >

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