Mentoring in Alexandria - Informational Meeting 8/19

Alexandria Mentoring Partnership Seeks Volunteers

Alexandria Mentoring Partnership

Want to use a small amount of your time to impact a child and the community? Mentoring is proven to be among the most effective ways to prevent crime, drug abuse, poor school performance, gang involvement and teen pregnancy. A short amount of an adult’s time can make a long-lasting impact on a child, the community, and the volunteer.

The Alexandria Mentoring Partnership is hosting an information session. Please consider attending and please share with your groups. Thanks a lot.

Monday, August 12, 6 p.m. registration; 630 program. See attached, including RSVP information.

http://www.alexandriava.gov/uploadedFiles/MentoringFlyer.pdf

Also, please view the attached, short video on mentoring and hear from some of Alexandria’s mentors and youth.
www.alexandriava.gov/Video/2202

MENTOR A CHILD. CHANGE 2 LIVES.

The Mentoring Experience

Alexandria Mentoring Partnership

invites you to

The Mentor Experience

• Would you like to learn how to become a mentor?

• Are you in process of becoming a mentor but would like to learn more about the year ahead?

The school year is fast approaching and we need at least 100 new mentors. 

Please come to this FREE, fun and dual-themed event!! 

Bring a friend. 

Refreshments provided.

RSVP to loralei.coyle@alexandriava.gov or at 703-746-4144.

Once a week, for one year. Mentor a Child, Change Two lives.

When?

Thursday, August 18 6:30pm-8:30pm

Where?

The Lyceum 201 South Washington St.

Alexandria Mentoring Partnership: Mentor a Child, Change 2 Lives

The Alexandria Mentoring Partnership is hosting a FREE
dockside reception and riverboat cruise on Tuesday, June 28, 2011.

Reception: 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Cruise: 7:30pm - 9:30pm.

RSVP is required loralei.coyle@alexandriava.gov


The goal is to provide 100 or more guests with information on MENTORING.

Did you know?
Mentoring, an adult spending time with a child, one hour a week is PROVEN to
help kids do better in school, avoid fights/crime, feel better about
themselves, and graduate from high school.

The cost of incarcerating a young person for 1 year is over $100,000. The
cost to help prevent it is 1 hour of an adult's time per week.

A high school drop out turning to a life of crime or drugs can cost the
country 2.3 million dollars. Mentored youth are 60% more likely to
graduate.


For more information contact:
City of Alexandria Court Service Unit
520 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
703-746-4144

Mentor a Child. Change 2 Lives:
www.alexandriava.gov/mentoring

For more information on area gang prevention:
www.alexandriava.gov/gangprevention
www.preventgangsnova.org <http://www.preventgangsnova.org/>