Trainings & Workshops
Marketing Support Workshop Series for Youth Mentoring Programs
Join Ryshun Sampson, MENTOR Washington’s Marketing & Communications Officer, in our 2024 Marketing Mastery Series starting Wednesday, November 6th. This four-part series equips youth mentoring programs with essential marketing strategies to enhance their visibility and impact. Dive into marketing planning, content creation, digital strategies, and preparations for National Mentoring Month. Sessions continue every other week, concluding on December 19th. Equip your team with the skills to thrive! It is recommended to register and attend all workshops, but not a requirement.
Series Schedule:
*All Workshops will be held @ 1-2:30pm (PST)
Wednesday, November 6, 2024: Introduction to Marketing Planning
Wednesday, November 20, 2024: Content Creation and Brand Messaging
Thursday, December 5, 2024: Digital Marketing and Social Media Engagement
Wednesday, December 18, 2024: Preparing for National Mentoring Month
Perfect for program coordinators, marketing staff, and organizational leaders aiming to enhance their marketing efficacy and community engagement.
Mentor Learning Series: Empowering Mentees: Practical Approaches to Manage Anxiety in Youth
Dr. Werntz will describe the important role that anxiety plays in our lives, and how it can make life more challenging. Mentors will learn the common symptoms of anxiety and how our “anxious brain” can make us act in ways that aren’t aligned with our values.
She will also cover effective, evidence-based strategies for supporting youth experiencing anxious feelings and worries.
When: Wednesday, Dec 4th 12-1pm PST
Supporting Youth Experiencing Loss
Workshop Outcomes:
- Increase your knowledge of the definition of trauma and grief
- Learn more about the various ways loss can be present in youth
- Understand trauma-responsive care and post-traumatic growth
- Apply these learnings to strengthen resiliency in youth via strength-based language and other tools
- Build your knowledge around how mentoring can help youth walk healthy post-loss journeys
About the Presenter: Sara Wingerath-Schlanger, Senior Director (She/Her)
Senior Director of Mentoring, Sara Wingerath-Schlanger, returned to Tuesday's Children in September 2017, where she had previously served for many years as the Director of Tuesday’s Children’s Youth Mentoring Program - for children who lost a parent on 9/11. Prior to rejoining Tuesday's Children, Sara was the Executive Director of Special Ops Survivors, serving bereaved spouses of Special Operations heroes, and Program Director of ArtWorks, the Naomi Cohain Foundation, bringing innovative arts programming to medically complex youth in hospitals. Sara began her career at Big Brother Big Sisters of Massachusetts Bay where she learned the power of matching agents of change with children through a strength-based model.
Sara went to Hobart and William Smith Colleges for her undergraduate experience and holds a Master’s in Public Administration (MPA) from Suffolk University, with a concentration in nonprofit management. She brings extensive knowledge of best practices in mentoring—including outreach, recruitment and screening—as well as an instrumental understanding of the landscape of current services available to bereaved military families and their long-term needs for support and growth. Sara has designed and executed trainings for other mentoring professionals on supporting grieving children and has served on advisory boards and boards of directors at various nonprofits impacting positive change.
Sara has presented at conferences on such topics as Trauma Responsive Mentoring, Leadership in Uncertain Times, and was part of a chosen group of mentoring leaders at the Summer Institute on Youth Mentoring at Portland State University. Sara has led the team through several Technical Assistance pro bono grants as selected by MENTOR, and has completed the National Quality Mentoring System evaluation which recognizes high quality mentoring programs though a standardized process. Sara has been a guest at Capitol Hill to speak about supporting military bereaved youth as well as being a spokesperson on the impact of mentoring.
Sara has worked with Empower Youth Network as a volunteer and serves of the Board of Timber Ridge Elementary School’s Parent Teacher Student Association, the Chief Kanim Middle School Music Boosters and the Snoqualmie Valley Parent Teacher Student Association Council. She lives in Snoqualmie, WA with her two children, partner and rescue dog.
When: Monday December 9th 1-2:30pm PST
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