| Who We Are The Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota (MPM) is the driving force in the mentoring movement. Our efforts translate into more caring adults mentoring a generation of children and youth at every level of our community. Our mission is to lead the state in building and sustaining quality mentoring for every child. MPM formed in 1994 as a community initiative to promote mentoring for Minnesota youth.
- Support more than 500 youth mentoring programs through training, technical assistance, and marketing around quality mentoring
- Provide resources on how to initiate and maintain a mentoring program
- Educate the public on the importance of mentoring and lead statewide public awareness campaigns
- Lead National Mentoring Month in Minnesota during the month of January
- Host the region's only annual mentoring conference focused exclusively on supporting quality mentoring
- Recruit caring adults to become mentors and provide referrals to youth mentoring programs
- Host an interactive website to connect interested volunteers and youth people to mentoring programs across the state
- Shape public policy to increase funding and support for all youth mentoring programs
Mentoring Works! Young people who have mentors have a better chance of succeeding and are more likely to make positive choices. Yet, in Minnesota there are an estimated *265,000 at-risk young people who need and could benefit from an adult mentor.
The start of 2008 was the beginning of a new strategic plan. Our plan outlines aggressive goals, demands more measurement accountability, and formalizes our focus areas.
In the next four years, MPM will focus on three key strategic areas: Increase and support quality mentoring, Champion and promote the value of quality mentoring and Generate sustainable resources to further the mentoring movement. *Based on MPM's 2007 Prevalence of Mentoring Survey reflecting number of youth served |