Mentor Management Systems

This is the first time I've created a GoFundMe page. It's for a young man that my friend (and former NFL great) Ed White and I have been helping out for the past few years. Nate has symptoms of PTSD from the physical and emotional violence he experienced as a child. He also has an intense social phobia, which has kept him from finishing school, and from being able to complete common tasks such as getting a drivers license. But he has many strengths--Nate is smart and funny, and he's a hard worker. Ed and I set up this GoFundMe page for Nate to help him buy an electric bike so that he can find steady employment. We believe it will be a game changer for him. Anything you can give will help! Thanks! Jerry Sherk

Help Two Ex-NFL Linemen Support Their Friend Nate!, organized by Jerry Sherk Nate is a young man with a great heart and a sharp mind who is working … Jerry Sherk needs your support for Help Two Ex-NFL Linemen Support Their Friend Nate!

This was from a recent gathering to promote youth mentoring in LA. From left to right, Corbin PIcket, speaker and consultant; Julie Babyatsky, MENTOR, David Shapiro, CEO of MENTOR, Florence Parks, Shoulder to Shoulder Mentoring Program; Jerry Sherk, Mentor Management Systems; Rosario Di Prima, Catholic Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Los Angeles.

Two works of art from the "Build an Ideal Mentor" exercise, COOL Mentoring Program, Irvine CA, 3.18.17

Jerry conducted a training yesterday at the COOL Mentoring Program in Irvine, CA. This is their first batch of youth mentors, and I just know it will be a great program--Jerry

Happy Wednesday all! Here is a photo of MMS consultants Judy Taylor and Jerry Sherk conducting a workshop last week for YouthBuild USA, which took place at a YouthBuild pre-National Mentoring Summit conference in Washington D.C. It was fantastic- thanks to all the workshop participants!

This is a photo of Judy Taylor during a presentation on Tuesday at Jewish Family Service in San Diego. Jerry Sherk (who was taking this photo), also co-presented. January is a busy month for MMS consultants as it is National Mentoring Month. Judy and Jerry had four trainings this week (in San Diego, San Bernardino, and Rancho Cucamonga)! They also have upcoming workshops at the National Mentoring Summit, taking place February 1-3, 2017 in Washington, D.C. More info on the Summit can be found here: http://www.mentoring.org/our-work/events/national-mentoring-summit/

Calling all youth mentoring programs: Are you interested in improving or developing any aspect of your program? Apply now to receive free technical assistance from the National Mentoring Resource Center!

Whether you're new to the application process, or simply need to refresh your memory, NMRC now offers a short tutorial for submitting your request- the video is located under the first text box on the right hand side.

Simply follow the link to apply: http://www.nationalmentoringresourcecenter.org/index.php/training-ta/technical-assistance.html

NOTE:

If you have worked with Jerry Sherk, Judy Taylor, or Dustianne North before and would like to continue working with them, please remember to mention their name in the application when prompted. [Please note that Dustianne is on maternity leave until the end of April, although you can still request to work with her now and she will contact you when she returns, or get you started with another consultant].

Additionally, if you have received technical assistance from NMRC in the past, please be sure to complete your evaluation of our last technical assistance before you re-apply.

We look forward to serving your program again... or for the first time!

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A time for focusing on the good things in life. I just received these photos from Pat Braendel of the GANAS Mentoring Program of Fallbrook, CA. A program for underserved youth, the pumpkins were made by the mentees.

Jerry recently did a mentor training at SportsWorks in Raleigh, North Carolina. Great people, great program: http://www.sportsworks.ngo/

SportsWorks NGO - providing sports instruction and equipment around the world.