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Book Contributors & Current Mentors and Mentees Gather To Celebrate Release of "The Person Who Changed My Life"
21:06PM on January 27 2012
Pictures from Matilda Cuomo's new book celebration: The Person Who Changed My Life
White House Highlights Stephen Powell as a “Champion of Change” For Following in the Footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
12:44PM on January 12 2012
WASHINGTON, DC – Thursday, January 12th, eight local leaders who are following in the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. will be honored at the White House as Champions of Change. These men and women, who include business and non-profit leaders and community volunteers, have each taken great strides to improve the lives of others through volunteerism and in providing economic opportunity to others in their community
The Person Who Changed My Life: Prominent People Recall Their Mentors
19:01PM on December 22 2011
Mentoring has the power to make a significant difference in young person’s life. Mentors act as positive adult role models, nurture our youth through the more challenging times, and help them navigate towards a successful adult life.
Mentoring USA’s Executive Director to be Honored at Determined to Educate, INC. Third Annual Awards Gala
19:23PM on November 11 2011
In 2009, Determined to Educate piloted a program called “The Journal Project-Our Stories”—matching teens from Christopher Columbus High School in the Bronx with senior citizens at the Pelham Parkway Nursing Home in the Bronx.
Mentoring USA Participates in 1st International Conference on Sharing in Seoul Korea
20:48PM on June 23 2011
On June 16, 2011 Mentoring USA Executive Director, Stephen Powell, accepted an invitation from the Korean Minister of Health and Welfare, Chin Hoo-see, to join domestic and international experts on volunteerism and philanthropy at the inaugural International Conference on Sharing.
Mentoring USA Awarded USTA Serves “Aces for Kids” Grant for a Third Year in a Row; Powell to Chair USTA Eastern Multicultural Participation Committee
14:43PM on April 07 2011
USTA Serves, the National Charitable Foundation of the United States Tennis Association, announced that it has awarded 33 year-end grants totaling $420,650. Among the organizations recognized with grants were: Project Lovematch in Saddle River, NJ ($3,000 grant); Say Yes to Education in Syracuse, N.Y ($10,000 grant); HERO in Purchase, N.Y. ($18,630 grant); the New York Junior Tennis League in Queens, NY ($15,000 grant), and three in New York, NY - Abundant Waters ($5,000 grant), Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program ($25,000 grant), and Mentoring USA ($15,000 grant).
Bloomingdale’s Employee Named Mentor of the Year At First National Mentoring Summit
11:43AM on February 03 2011
Bloomingdale’s Vice President of Finance Richard Pittelli received the National Mentoring Summit Mentor of the Year award January 25, 2011, in the Library of Congress.
Bloomingdale’s Dresses MENTORING USA Elite, Deneen Beatrice Borner, to Introduce First Lady Michelle Obama
14:31PM on January 21 2011
Through participation in this career oriented program, Deneen Beatrice Borner, a spirited 15 year-old freshman from Harlan Community Academy High School has been selected to go to Washington DC to represent Polished Pebbles. Deneen will introduce First Lady Michelle Obama at the 2011 National Mentoring Summit held at the Library of Congress on January 25, 2011.
NASDAQ Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship Success Program
15:50PM on October 21 2010
Ryan Mack has a life mission to build and develop a durable financial empire geared towards educating his community and beyond.
Mentoring USA C0-Hosts WorldForum 2010
11:25AM on October 18 2010
International delegates and child welfare experts will gather at the IBM Learning Center in Palisades, New York this November 8 to 11 for WorldForum 2010, the 21st annual summit of the International Forum for Child Welfare (IFCW).
