Did you know BCYMP partners with an SDSU student organization called Jackrabbit Youth Mentoring Club (JYMC for short)? Recently, BCYMP had a chance to connect with three of the student leaders from JYMC. JYMC is a SDSU student club that helps provide all Mentors and Mentees a way to connect through group events each semester […]
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Being a BCYMP Mentor sparked my interest after hearing about it in a First Year Seminar Class at SDSU. In high school, I had been involved in a mentoring program that partnered high schoolers with elementary students. What was appealing to me about BCYMP was I would be able to plan the activities and have
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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
