Calendar
Mentor-related events, training, and other notable dates.
- Sep. 3rd, 2008
- Sep. 6th, 2008
- Sep. 24th, 2008
- Oct. 2nd-3rd, 2008
- Oct. 8th, 2008
- Oct. 22nd-24th, 2008
- Oct. 27th-29th, 2008
- April 2nd-3rd, 2009
9/3/2008 & 10/8/2008 – Portland – Mentor 101 Training
Mentor 101 Training - 6:30 p.m.
Overview:
Oregon Mentors is pleased to host a free mentor training presented by the Oregon National Guard.
Description:
This is a free training, open to mentors or program staff. The space is limited to a maximum of 25 participants and is reserved on
a first come, first-served basis with priority given to mentors and staff from registered OM members. Please email or call Oregon
Mentors at info@oregonmentors.org or 503-517-8990 to register and for more information. Mentors will learn the basic skills
involved with mentoring youth. The course will cover effective communication skills, stages of the mentoring relationship, listening
skills, establishing trust, goal setting, creating capable youth, problem solving, confidentiality and separation.
Contact Information:
Contact Information: RSVP to Oregon Mentors by calling 503-517-8990 or emailing info@oregonmentors.org. Location will be announced once an RSVP is received.
9/6/2008 – Portland – Greg's Summer Slam: A Celebration of Team ODEN
FREE event – Rose Garden Arena – 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Overview:
Join Greg Oden (Trail Blazers #52) for a day of games, music, food and fun as he celebrates mentoring in Oregon.
Description:
This event is FREE and open to the general public.
Youth and mentors of registered Oregon Mentors programs must RSVP to have access to the V.I.P tent – which will include lunch, autographed photos of Greg and more time with Greg. The V.I.P. tent is limited to the first 500 mentors and youth who respond.
How to RSVP:
Mentors or youth of registered Oregon Mentors’ programs, please complete these two steps:
- Contact your program to RSVP and ask them to send you the photo release forms – your ticket into the V.I.P. tent. All registered programs have copies of the release forms.
- Complete your photo release forms with parent/guardian signatures. Both Mentors and youth must each have a signed photo release to enter the tent.
More about the festival:?Greg’s bringing some of his teammates, Trail Blazer alumni, BlazerDancers, Blazers Stunt Team, and other game night entertainment personalities.
The party will feature kid-friendly, interactive games and events. An outdoor BBQ will serve up hot dogs, snacks, cookies, and beverages. Kids’ games will be placed outdoors and on the arena’s 100 Level concourse and kids will also have time for hoops with Greg on the Trail Blazers home basketball court.
Location/Directions:
Rose Garden Arena, Portland, OR
Contact Information:
Mentoring programs, and mentors of programs registered with Oregon Mentors, please contact us at info@oregonmentors.org to RSVP.
If you’re a friend of mentoring and would like to attend, then we’ll see you at the Rose Garden on September 6. Admission is free and open to the first 500 people to arrive.
9/24/2008 – Portland – Sexual Abuse Prevention Training
Sexual Abuse Prevention Training - Portland 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Overview:
Oregon Mentors and Mentor Portland co-host Cory Jewel Jensen, M.S. for an important training that every staff member in a youth development agency should attend. Cory Jewel Jensen is co-director of the Center for Behavioral Intervention in Beaverton. Ms. Jensen has a career treating sex offenders. Come learn the facts about this important problem. Ms. Jensen will give you new information on grooming techniques, often-held misconceptions, and the statistics about sexual offenders.
Description:
The FBI estimates there is a sex offender living in every square mile of the United States. Most child molesters are able to molest dozens of children before they get caught and have less than a 3% change of being apprehended. Boys and girls are at equal risk to be abused and about 30% of all children are molested sometime before their 18th birthday. Fewer than 5% will tell anyone. The overwhelming majority of child victims are abused by someone they know and trust. At this workshop, with forensic sex offender expert, Cory Jewell Jensen, M.S., you will learn:
- The specific strategies offenders use to select, engage and seduce children
- The tactics offenders use to avoid detection by parents and community members
- The need for parent/guardian training and "informed supervision"
- Information to include in family discussions about personal safety
Participants should be aware that the presentation includes videotaped interviews with convicted sex offenders and graphic discussions about sexual crimes against children. Participants who have a personal history of sexual abuse should have support people available to them following the presentation. CHILDREN SHOULD NOT ATTEND and there will be no child care provided.
Space is limited 20 participants from Oregon Mentors; reservations are required. To register, go to http://www.mentorportland.org/programactivities.html and then click on Wednesday the 24th: Sexual Abuse Prevention Training.
Location/Directions:
Boys and Girls Aid Society, Up-stairs Conference Room, 018 SW Boundary Ct. in John’s Landing, Portland.
Contact Information:
Space is limited 20 participants from Oregon Mentors; reservations are necessary. To register, go to http://www.mentorportland.org/programactivities.html and then click on Wednesday the 24th: Sexual Abuse Prevention Training.
For questions, please contact Oregon Mentors - 503-517-8990 or info@oregonmentors.org, or contact Lindsay Johnson at Mentor Portland at ljohnson2@boysandgirlsaid.org
10/2-3/2008 – Corvallis – Connecting Communities Conference
Reaching out to Latino youth and families - LaSells Stewart Center, Oregon State University
Overview:
Conference designed for people working in community based agencies and organizations who want to improve their ability to reach and engage Latino community members.
Description:
The conference program will reflect a focus on practical and applied information presented by researchers and those who work daily in communities. The information presented will relate to the challenges of serving a new audience that brings with it a different culture.
For specific topics, speaker information, and registration go to: http://oregonstate.edu/conferences/connectingcommunities2008
Location/Directions:
LaSells Stewart Center, Oregon State University
Contact Information:
Beverly Hobbs
Professor and Extension Specialist
4-H Youth Development Education
Oregon State University
105 Ballard Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331
Phone: 541-737-1319
Fax: 541-737-1332
beverly.hobbs@oregonstate.edu
10/22-24/2008 – Eugene – Healthy Brain Development Conference
Overview:
Healthy Brain Development: Key Impacts & Interventions at the Valley River Inn in Eugene, Oregon hosted by Lane County Health & Human Services from October 22-24, 2008. This regional conference will provide cutting-edge research, prevention strategies and intervention techniques to maximize child brain development.
Description:
The goals for this conference are to: (1) present current research and prevention science on brain development of children ages zero through adolescence, and (2) provide evidence-based strategies and tools to promote healthy brain development aimed at children ages zero through adolescence and their families who are challenged by risk factors such as substance use, trauma, environment, violence and poverty.
Who should attend? Every professional who supports healthy brain development for infants and children, including: childcare providers, educators, healthcare professionals, mental health providers, social service providers, substance abuse treatment/prevention professionals.
Contact Information:
Visit http://lanecounty.org/prevention/braindevelopment or contact Sandy Moses, Lane County Health & Human Services at 541-682-3650 or Sandy.Moses@co.lane.or.us
10/27-29/08 – Portland – Advanced Volunteer Management Conference
Advanced Volunteer Management Conference with Oregon Volunteers
Overview:
Climbing Higher, Diving Deeper
October 27-29, 2008
Portland, Oregon
Description:
Join internationally known volunteer management experts Susan J. Ellis, Rick Lynch, Steve McCurley, Linda Graff, and Martin J. Cowling as they lead us through timely and relevant topics designed for the experienced manager of volunteers. Don't miss this opportunity to gather best practices and develop new skills from the top trainers.
Register online at www.oregonvolunteers.org by September 1st for the Early-Bird rate of $250. We have limited capacity, so register now!
Sponsored by:
- Institute for Nonprofit Management at Portland State University
- Mid-Valley Volunteer Managers Association – MVVMA
- Northwest Oregon Volunteer Administrators Association – NOVAA
- Oregon Volunteers
Contact Information:
Registration, lodging information and conference agenda available online: http://www.oregonvolunteers.org/
4/2-3/2009 – Portland – Oregon Mentors Annual Conference
SAVE THE DATE: Oregon Mentors Annual Conference – Portland – April 2 & 3, 2009.
Overview:
Save the Date! Oregon Mentors Annual Conference will be April 2 and 3, 2009.
Description:
Due requests from mentoring programs, Oregon Mentors’ has moved its Annual Conference from the fall to the spring. The Provider Council is currently developing the Conference’s theme, sessions, keynote, etc. If you have any suggestions, send them to Oregon Mentors and we will share them with the Provider Council.
Location/Directions:
NW Natural center in NW Portland.
Contact Information:
For information on the conference, continue to check online or call Oregon Mentors 503-517-8990 or info@oregonmentors.org.
