You're invited to attend the 2017 Sangamon County Youth Mentoring Summit!
Please join youth mentoring organizations from across Sangamon county in a half-day program of speakers, workshops, and networking as we explore evidence-based best practices for youth mentoring.

This event is free and is primarily intended for youth mentoring program organizers, coordinators, and administrators who serve Sangamon County. Multiple staff members per program are welcome to attend, and please feel free to share this event with friends and peers who are engaged in youth mentoring.

Event Program:

12:30-12:50 Registration, Check-In & Networking​

12:50-1:00 Introduction: Welcome from the Sangamon County Continuum of Learning​

1:00-2:30 Workshop: The Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring: Cheryl Howard-Neal, Director of Programs & Partnerships at MENTOR Illinois, will host a workshop-style overview of the National Mentoring Partnership's guiding best practices handbook, the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring.​

2:30-2:40 Break​

2:40-3:10 Panel: Best Practices in Practice: Three local organizations share their efforts towards using evidence-based best practices to benefit their program's mentors, mentees, and families. ​

3:10-3:40 Small Group Discussions & Activity: MENTOR Illinois will lead interactive small group activities that will help participants envision how they can implement ideas from the day's best practices discussions in their own organizations.​

3:40-3:50 Break​

3:50-4:20 Presentation: Resources for Mentoring Organizations: Presenters share mentoring organization resources that are rooted in evidence-based best practices.​

4:20-4:30 Closing

Watch this space and visit www.innovatespringfield.org/youthmentoringsummit for updated information. Please contact Nadia Gronkowski, Innovate Springfield's Social Innovation Coordinator with questions and ideas: Nadia@InnovateSpringfield.org or 217-670-1770.

The Sangamon County Youth Mentoring Summit will be held at the Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation's M.G. Nelson Family Auditorium in Springfield, Illinois. Free parking is available in the adjoining parking lot and parking garage. Coffee, water, and light snacks will be provided. Additional food and beverages are available for purchase in the event venue's Food for Thought Cafe, located just outside the auditorium.

Event Partners: MENTOR Illinois, Big Brothers Big Sisters Illinois Capital Region, the Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln, Frontiers International, Lincoln Land Community College's Open Door Program, and United Way of Central Illinois.