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Services

VMP's primary services include:

  1. Training
    VMP provides ten different trainings for: mentors, mentees, and program managers.

  2. Technical Assistance
    VMP provides consultation on the best practices for operating a mentoring program.

  3. Public Awareness
    VMP raises public awareness for mentoring by maintaining a network of more than 1,000 mentoring program providers and mentors, acting as a partner in the National Mentoring Month media campaign, and promoting mentoring through Public Service Announcements

  4. Clearinghouse & Referrals
    VMP acts as a clearinghouse for incoming calls from individuals interested in becoming a mentor, individuals interested in finding a mentor for a child and groups interested in collaborating with existing mentoring programs.

  5. Convening the Mentoring Community
    VMP galvanizes the mentoring community through an annual awards event to celebrate mentoring; offering educational workshops at our statewide conference, and hosting Regional Training Institutes for program operators in Virginia.

  6. Virginia Mentoring Advocacy Network (VMAN)
    VMP coordinates a network of 650 individuals and 180 programs in an effort to prioritize the issues of concern for the mentoring field, develop a cohesive, effective public policy agenda, and implement that agenda at the federal and state levels.