National Quality Member Archives - Winning Futures - Mentoring Programs - Empowering youth to succeed through mentoring and strategic planning

Focus: Exploring careers and learning life skills
Students: 10th grade and alternative high school students, C average
Career Mentors: Matched with 3-4 students, coaching and providing students with encouragement
Sessions: Held at partner schools during the school day with students, teachers, career mentors, and staff present – Two or three one-hour sessions each month – 10-15-minute lesson facilitated by staff – Fun hands-on activity, reinforces lesson – Winning Futures workbook page based on lesson
Topics: vision; positive attitude; public speaking; communication skills; study skills; reputation and personal brand; managing emotions; budgeting basics; perseverance; value-based decision-making; goal setting; education and career exploration

Winning Futures First and Only in Michigan to Earn National Quality Member Designation

March 28, 2018March 19, 2018 by Chris Cahill, MA

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Dipita Das (right) with her mentor, Sharon vanSpronsen (left), at the 2017 Awards Ceremony where Dipita received a Winning Futures scholarship. We are very proud to announce that our mentoring program was recently awarded the National Quality Member designation from MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership (MENTOR). We are the first … Read More »