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Michigan Community Service Commission Awarded $262,500 to Support Volunteer Efforts The Michigan Community Service Commission, the state's lead agency on service and volunteerism, announced today the receipt of $262,500 in funding to support various volunteer activities and efforts in the state. The grant was provided by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency for volunteering and service, as part of their Volunteer Generation Fund.

2013 Mentor Michigan Survey of Mentoring Programs To help collect data about the mentoring field in our state, Mentor Michigan is conducting the 2013 Survey of Mentoring Programs. This survey is seeking basic numbers and demographics on mentors and mentees. Share your data to help tell the story of mentoring in Michigan and your organization could win an iPad Mini!

Michigan Joins Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota & Nebraska in Coaches' Challenge for Mentoring The National Mentoring Partnership has identified 15 million youth in need of a mentor. Each year, in an effort to help close the gap, the head football coaches from universities within Kansas, Iowa, and Nebraska have issued a friendly challenge to see which state can recruit the most new mentors. This year, the challenge will be reinstated with two exciting new additions joining the efforts: the Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota and Mentor Michigan.

2013 Coaches' Challenge: Team Michigan In an effort to help close the gap between children in need of mentors and mentors available to help, the head football coaches from universities within Kansas, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Nebraska have issued a friendly challenge to see which state can recruit the most new mentors. Learn how you can become part of Team Michigan!

Mentor Michigan & Michigan Department of Natural Resources Fisheries Division Team Up to Support Youth Fishing Statewide Thanks to a generous donation from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Fisheries Division, mentoring programs throughout the state received mini-grant funds in 2013 to support fishing-related activities.

May is National Foster Care Month: Pass It On & Change a Lifetime! Approximately 14,000 Michigan children are in foster care at any given time. To help draw attention to this important youth population, the month of May is celebrated as National Foster Care Awareness Month.

Mentor Michigan & DNR Fisheries Mini-Grant Resources In December 2012, employees of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Fisheries Division, held a silent auction with the proceeds benefiting Mentor Michigan. In total, the group raised $3,340 that will be granted out to mentoring programs throughout the state to support fishing-related match activity and expenses.

Michigan Mentoring Month Celebrates Impact of Mentoring & Draws Awareness to the Need for More Michigan Mentors Governor Snyder proclaimed January 2013 as Michigan Mentoring Month. This annual effort highlights the importance and impact of mentoring in communities across the state and is held in conjunction with National Mentoring Month.