MENTOR Advocacy Efforts
BILL TO CREATE GRANT FUND FOR MENTORING PARTNERSHIPS AND
PROGRAMS -- CONTINUE TO ASK YOUR SENATORS TO CO-SPONSOR
Earlier this summer, Sens. John Kerry (D-MA), Arlen Specter
(R-PA), Daniel Akaka (D-HI) and Norm Coleman (R-MN) introduced a
major new bill crucial to the field of mentoring: The Mentoring
For All Act of 2008 (S. 3200). It is a Senate-only bill which
creates a competitive grant fund of $50 million to strengthen
and grow mentoring infrastructure--known as Mentoring
Partnerships-- across the country and provide over $30 million
in grants plus support for direct service mentoring
organizations.
Mentoring Partnerships help ensure that thousands of local
mentoring programs can bring the benefits of mentoring to even
more children. Among their many roles, Mentoring Partnerships
offer training and technical assistance, recruit mentors, and
provide research to mentoring programs-- leading to more
programs, stronger programs, and more children in mentoring
relationships.
Please take the time to read more about this important bill and
let your Senators know how meaningful their support is to you
and the field of mentoring! For more information on S. 3200, you
can refer to our Web site: www.mentoring.org .
Contact your Senators today; click on the following link to send
your e-mail:
http://capwiz.com/mentor/issues/alert/?alertid=11551611
This is an ongoing pledge that should be fulfilled as often as possible.
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