Community Presentation & Luncheon Second Chances (open to public)
Name:
Community Presentation & Luncheon Second Chances (open to public)
Date:
May 9, 2023
Time:
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT
Event Description:
CANCELLED - WILL BE RESCHEDULED AT A LATER DATE
Community Presentation & Luncheon
Community Presentation & Luncheon
Second Chances
12:00pm: Registration/Networking/Optional Lunch ("BYOL" -bring-your-own-lunch OR pre-order one during registration)
12:30pm-1:30pm: Presentation by Anthony Mills, Mentor Coordinator, Michigan Department of Corrections
We invite anyone interested to attend, meet Tony and learn more!
Description:
Call for Mentors
Michigan Department of Corrections is seeking Mentors for our new "Walk A Mile" mentoring program. Mentors provide mentees with the opportunity to change, encourage them during difficult times, model positive behavior and help develop pro-social and problem-solving skills.
The main objectives of the mentoring program will be to reduce recidivism, reduce abscond rates, reduce technical violations, and reduce drug/alcohol use and/or relapse.
Participation in the mentoring program will be 100% voluntary for both our clients (Mentees) and for Mentors. Mentors will not be paid or compensated and nothing about our clients participation (or lack thereof) will be punitive. We would prefer that all clients be matched with Mentors, but we will not mandate their participation. If our clients choose not to participate, or begin participating and later decide to stop participating, that will not be held against them.
- The focus of mentoring program will be the peer mentoring concept. To the extent possible, we want Mentors to be persons who have turned their lives around, are now on the right track, and would be good prosocial role models. However, we will also actively recruit Mentors from community service organizations, volunteer groups, faith-based organizations, and individual community members.
- Mentor training will be administered via online modules, self-paced, and will include topics such as boundary setting, avoiding manipulation, Motivational Interviewing, trauma-informed care, communication skills, community resources and social services, etc.
For additional information, please contact:
CONTACT TONY MILLS
MILLSA13@MICHIGAN.GOV
The main objectives of the mentoring program will be to reduce recidivism, reduce abscond rates, reduce technical violations, and reduce drug/alcohol use and/or relapse.
Participation in the mentoring program will be 100% voluntary for both our clients (Mentees) and for Mentors. Mentors will not be paid or compensated and nothing about our clients participation (or lack thereof) will be punitive. We would prefer that all clients be matched with Mentors, but we will not mandate their participation. If our clients choose not to participate, or begin participating and later decide to stop participating, that will not be held against them.
- The focus of mentoring program will be the peer mentoring concept. To the extent possible, we want Mentors to be persons who have turned their lives around, are now on the right track, and would be good prosocial role models. However, we will also actively recruit Mentors from community service organizations, volunteer groups, faith-based organizations, and individual community members.
- Mentor training will be administered via online modules, self-paced, and will include topics such as boundary setting, avoiding manipulation, Motivational Interviewing, trauma-informed care, communication skills, community resources and social services, etc.
For additional information, please contact:
CONTACT TONY MILLS
MILLSA13@MICHIGAN.GOV
