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MESSAGE TO MENTORS

Week of November 29, 2021

DEAR MENTOR,

Professional Development

In this last week of focus around poverty education, please be sure to check out the resources below:

This video about a family working to move out of poverty.

These holiday resources,which were sent our parents regarding material support through the season.

We also talked about a recommended reading list (Bridges Out of Poverty, Hillbilly Elegy, and The Glass Castle), which have been read by our OHuddle staff to increase awareness around poverty alleviation

As a final leg of our professional development around poverty, OHuddle has partnered with the Orrville Area Boys and Girls Club and with Big Brother Big Sisters to create the brief poverty training video to your right. Please click on the video, watch it, and reach out with any questions.

Thank you for continuing to prioritize learning as your support your mentee.

ASSET OF THE WEEK

Weekly Guidance on our highlighted Developmental Asset:

This week, as we talk about SAFETY consider asking your youth: Name some of the rules in your family.

40 Developmental Asset List

Optional Weekly Project:

This week, we will be talking about family boundaries. In this conversation try to focus on what your teen can positively control with the details below.

Family Boundaries

HUDDLE HAPPENINGS

Mark your calendar to support our Soupscription Broken Rocks fundraiser benefitting Triway Mentorship!

A portion of your purchase will be generously matched by Ports Petroleum. Thanks for their support of mentorship!

Winter is coming! Please be sure to review your Site Coordinator's calamity day details in your Mentor Site Handbook.

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We are excited to organize the blessings of our many donated dresses to benefit more students!

In order to keep the prom styles current, we are evolving the Fairy Godmother program into a dress sale.

OHuddle youth will still have an opportunity to be blessed with a free dress.

Are you interested in volunteering on this day? Would you like to meet your youth to shop for a dress? Let your Site Coordinator know or sign up at the link below:

Volunteer Sign Ups

Our wait list is longer than ever for youth waiting to be matched with a mentor. Are you available to take on a second student?

Or are you willing to get the word out about mentorship? Please let your Site Coordinator know and she will give you a yard sign to display!