Training

Lt. Governor Brad Owen, Jim Marsh and Dana Gray from Bank of America will present 2011 BAMI Awards to Eastside Academy, Girl Scouts of Western Washington and ROYAL. 

Lt. Governor Brad Owen, Jim Marsh and Steve Harlow from Bank of America will present 2011 BAMI Awards to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Washington, R. Merle Palmer Minority Scholarship Foundation

Learn from an experienced and certified Gang Specialist how to effectively work with the most vulnerable youth; those that are in gangs and those that are at risk of joining gangs.  

Learn from an experienced and certified Gang Specialist how to most effectively work with the most vulnerable youth; those that are in gangs and those that are at risk of joining gangs.  

The key outcomes for this workshop is to help youth leaders, parent, educators, mentors and community become more equipped to work with gang involved or at-risk youth. 

• Identify primary risk factors for gang affiliation

• Remove stereotypes and gain a true understanding of gangculture

• Date: 

  03/31/2011
  Time: 

  11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  Location: 

  5 N. Naches, Yakima, WA 98901
  URL: 

  Gang Training
  Register Now: 

  http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/159826

This is a 3-hour, interactive, hands-on workshop designed to walk participants through the tax-exempt status application process, IRS Form 1023. Participants will:

What are best practices for formally closing a match?  How can I provide match support and training to increase the quality and duration of matches? How do I ensure that my mentees understand why his/her match closed prematurely?  What steps can my program take to ensure that the mentee/mentor is able to be rematched?

Are you thinking about building a youth mentoring program? Are you looking for online resources, tools, and templates for program design and planning? Do you want to gain skills to strengthen your agency's capacity to serve young people in your community?

If you answered yes to these questions, please join MENTOR for a webinar on Program Design and Planning from the Elements of Effective Practice for Mentoring(TM), Third Edition (EEPM). This webinar will guide participants on the updated guidelines.

ACEs: What’s Next and How Do We Get There?
Friday, February 11, 2011; 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Pacific Lutheran University
At the University Center on Park Ave S between 122nd St S and 123rd St S
Have you heard presentations and information on the Adverse Childhood Experience Study and wonder what to do with this knowledge. Join others in creating plans and action steps for using ACEs.

Attendees will learn to understand depression and how it affects young people; how to recognize and know the warning signs of depression and suicide; how to develop healthy environments for yough people with communication skills; and, most importantly, to help students who are dealing depression or thoughts of suicide.  There will be interactive components of the seminar including some role-playing and Q&A time.

For additional information, please contact: Tina Gehrig at 360.867.2509 or gehrig@co.thurston.wa.us

Washington State Mentors is excited to bring Unite 4 Life training for Helping Hurting Students Seminar to South King County.
This is a 3 hour seminar that will cover topics of youth depression and suicide.  Attendees will  understand how depression affects young people.  Also learn to recognize the warning signs of depression and possible suicidal thoughts.  Learn how to develop healthy environments for young people, with communication skills, and, most importantly, to help students who are dealing with depression or suicide.