Do you want to make an airplane? This is a very popular activity for our matches lately! Due to the social distancing requirements, mentoring has looked a bit different this Spring, but BCYMP and our Mentoring Pairs have adapted. Recently, over a 6-week period, with the partnership of Avera Behavioral Health’s intern and SDSU graduate […]
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BCYMP’s first Core Value is Relationship, so during this time of social distancing, we have prioritized keeping our BCYMP Mentoring Pairs and Volunteers connected. We continue to share resources with our BCYMP Mentors from The National Mentoring Partnership on how to maintain connection at a distance. These include being mindful about how the pandemic may
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by Nikki Eining, MSW CSW-PIP QMHP April brings us all a new journey this year. This journey can look very different for each of us, yet similar in a lot of ways. Working from home, temporarily losing a job, enjoying spending extra time with our children, learning how to be a teacher and finding creative
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Written by Laura Hoiten Hy-Vee Giving Tag Program Brookings County Youth Mentoring Program (BCYMP) is participating in the Hy-Vee Giving Tag Program for April. BCYMP builds relationships and provides trained mentors for K-12 students in order to increase resiliency of young people in our community. Our #1 core value is Relationships, and donations to the
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by Laura Hoiten Can you remember where you worked ten years ago? Where were you living? If you have kids how old were they or were they even born yet? What was your household income? As you may know a lot can happen in a decade — yes, a decade a full ten years. BCYMP
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I originally started to mentor because I had a lot of time throughout the week, and in my future career will be helping youth, so I found it fitting. I figured the experience would benefit me, and I would get to help someone in Brookings County, so I signed up to be a BCYMP Mentor.
You are invited to be a part of BCYMP’s own G.A.M.E., a casual, fun dinner and raffle benefiting the Brookings County Youth Mentoring Program. The event is being held on Tuesday, April 7, 2020 at Wilbert Square Event Center from 5p.m. to 8p.m. Members of the SDSU Men’s and Women’s basketball teams will attend to
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Already in 2020, BCYMP has seen many changes. Our recent Volunteer Coordinator Katie Goosen accepted a full-time position with All About U Adoptions as a caseworker. Katie plans to pursue a Masters in Social Work, so working at an adoption agency will serve as a great start for her future career. Congratulations are in order
Even though National Mentoring Month is coming to an end, there is still a need for mentoring more than ever. MENTOR: The National Mentoring Alliance reports 44% of Americans who do not already mentor would consider mentoring and when employers encourage mentoring, 73% of employees report strong career satisfaction. This past month, BCYMP’s Executive Director,
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The 2020 BCYMP Night with Jackrabbits happened last week on Friday, January 24. The home game was SDSU’s Women’s basketball team against the popular rival North Dakota State University. Currently, four of the WBB players are BCYMP Mentors: Paiton, Addison, Myah and Tylee.. We are so grateful for the Jackrabbit support both Men and Women’s
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