BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//summitcasagal.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.10// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:13877fc3-6673-482a-b732-7afc371b9f52 X-WR-CALDESC:Please join us for an informational session on mentorship agen cies in and around Akron\, Ohio. These agencies act as great resources for CASA volunteers to refer CASA children and families to once their case is closing. Participants will learn about 5-8 different programs in the comm unity that serve children and youth through mentoring services. CASA Volun teers are only involved for a period of time\, and serve as an advocate\, not a mentor. Learning about what options are available would be a great w ay to connect families to programs for when our involvement ends. \n \nWe are going to use a “speed dating” approach. Each agency will be at a table \, with about 6-8 CASA volunteers/staff. When the buzzer goes off\, the CA SA volunteers/staff will get up and rotate onto the next table. Our goal w ith this approach is to have a smaller audience for each agency to discuss their program and highlight the population served and what services can b e provided. Once participants have visited all the tables\, we can come ba ck together as a large group for questions and to wrap up.\n\nA light lunc h will be provided so please RSVP are arrive on time! \n\n\nDid you know? \n\n• 1 in 3 young people will grow up without having a mentor \n• Young adu lts who face an opportunity gap but have a mentor are 55% more likely to b e enrolled in college than those who did not have a mentor. (The Mentori ng Effect\, 2014)\n• 78% more likely to volunteer regularly\n• 90% are inter ested in becoming a mentor themselves \n• Students who meet regularly with their mentors are 52% less likely than their peers to skip a day of school and 37% less likely to skip a class. (Public/Private Ventures Study of Bi g Brothers Big Sisters)\n• 46% less likely than their peers to start using illegal drugs and 27% less likely to start drinking. (Public/Private Ventu res study of Big Brothers Big Sisters)\n\n\nhttps://www.mentoring.org/why- mentoring/mentoring-impact/#1442856425662-6157b444-bcc4\n X-WR-RELCALID:700481335692949a8ec1df6289862f04 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20181104T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20191103T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20190310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20200308T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4c3fff6c-e1da-4697-a4f3-8115f98e17a1 DTSTAMP:20261112T114856Z DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an informational session on mentorship agenc ies in and around Akron\, Ohio. These agencies act as great resources for CASA volunteers to refer CASA children and families to once their case is closing. Participants will learn about 5-8 different programs in the commu nity that serve children and youth through mentoring services. CASA Volunt eers are only involved for a period of time\, and serve as an advocate\, n ot a mentor. Learning about what options are available would be a great wa y to connect families to programs for when our involvement ends. \n \nWe a re going to use a “speed dating” approach. Each agency will be at a table\ , with about 6-8 CASA volunteers/staff. When the buzzer goes off\, the CAS A volunteers/staff will get up and rotate onto the next table. Our goal wi th this approach is to have a smaller audience for each agency to discuss their program and highlight the population served and what services can be provided. Once participants have visited all the tables\, we can come bac k together as a large group for questions and to wrap up.\n\nA light lunch will be provided so please RSVP are arrive on time! \n\n\nDid you know?\n \nn 1 in 3 young people will grow up without having a mentor \n• Young adult s who face an opportunity gap but have a mentor are 55% more likely to be enrolled in college than those who did not have a mentor. (The Mentoring Effect\, 2014)\n• 78% more likely to volunteer regularly\n• 90% are interes ted in becoming a mentor themselves \n• Students who meet regularly with th eir mentors are 52% less likely than their peers to skip a day of school a nd 37% less likely to skip a class. (Public/Private Ventures Study of Big Brothers Big Sisters)\n• 46% less likely than their peers to start using il legal drugs and 27% less likely to start drinking. (Public/Private Venture s study of Big Brothers Big Sisters)\n\n\nhttps://www.mentoring.org/why-me ntoring/mentoring-impact/#1442856425662-6157b444-bcc4\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190430T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20190430T133000 LOCATION:1st Floor Conference Rooms 650 Dan St. Akron\, OH 44310 SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn: Mentoring Programs for At-Risk Youth END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR