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Entries by Josh Pilcher
A New Home for Mentoring Plus:
We’re excited to announce that Mentoring Plus has moved to 840 Washington Avenue in Newport, Kentucky! This new space allows us to better serve our youth, mentors, and community by providing the resources and environment we need to make an even bigger impact. Our facility now includes a gymnasium for recreational activities and team-building, classrooms […]
Longtime Program Director Says Goodbye
It is with great sadness we announce that long-time volunteer and program director, Robin Anderson, has moved on from Mentoring Plus. After working with this organization for nearly ten years, Robin is pursuing other interests. What started as a volunteer gig to work with local youth, quickly turned into a passion and eventually a career. […]
Three Graduates in 2020
Class of 2020, we salute you! The world is facing a crisis that will be written about in history books. Our lives have been disrupted, and a cloud of uncertainty looms over us all. While we are all in this together, I couldn’t help but think about my students at Mentoring Plus in Newport Kentucky, […]
Fundraiser Postponed, Now What?
The 2020 Seeds of Hope Gala was going to be a grand event. The fundraiser, originally scheduled for March 20th, would be celebrating its tenth anniversary. This year also marks the 225th anniversary of the founding of Newport, KY. Mentoring Plus, headquartered in Newport, was hosting the event in Newport’s legendary Syndicate, and was honoring […]
Program During Pandemic
The changing landscape brought on by CoronaVirus has been a challenge for so many people, businesses, and organizations. Mentoring Plus is no exception, and navigating this new landscape has taken monumental efforts from our team. At its core, the program flourishes as a site-based, face-to-face mentoring program, and provides a loving, family-style atmosphere where youth […]
A Note from the Mentoring Plus Board Chair
April 1, 2020 The COVID-19 challenge has turned our daily lives inside-out, and forced us to adapt to a “new normal.” This is true for everyone from the wealthiest to poorest among us, and it’s particularly challenging for those who were facing high risk and adversity even before this virus arrived. As the world navigates […]
Nonprofit tries to put teens on right track
Mentoring Plus was featured in the Enquirer! Click here to see the story.