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SUMMARY:Ribbon Cutting at Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a ribbon cutting to welcome Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County as a new member of the Portage Chamber of Commerce.\n\n1115 West Pleasant Street\, Suite 8\n\n608-697-3260\n\n\n\nKinship\, Inc. is a private\, nonprofit organization which believes in and promotes the concept of youth mentoring. The National Kinship office exists to serve as a resource for established and emerging local Kinship affiliates. In 2020\, Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County became an affiliate of Kinship\, Inc. Currently\, the Kinship Affiliate Network is made up of 30+ affiliates located in the upper Midwest\, having established mentoring relationships for nearly 1\,800 of today's youth. \n\n \n\nWHAT THEY DO:\n\nThe Community Based Mentor Program is at the center of our organization. We match children ages 5 14 with positive adult influences. \n\n\n   All adult volunteers are interviewed\, undergo criminal background checks\, and comprehensive screening before being matched with a child.\n\nThe Program Coordinator then matches the child with mentors based on age\, gender\, location\, interests\, and mentor's previous experience working with youth. \n\n  Our Program Coordinator is also responsible for maintaining a relationship with the mentee's parent and/or guardian. \n\n We provide support\, structure\, and supervision needed to make sure everyone experiences a safe and positive relationship throughout their experience. \n\n\n\n\nMore details on how you can be involved can be found at www.kinshipcc.org
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Join us for a ribbon cutting to welcome Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County as a new member of the Portage Chamber of Commerce.<br />\n1115 West Pleasant Street\, Suite 8<br />\n608-697-3260<br />\n<br />\n<span class="color_25">Kinship\, Inc. is a private\, nonprofit organization which believes in and promotes the concept of youth mentoring. The National Kinship office exists to serve as a resource for established and emerging local Kinship affiliates. In 2020\, Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County became an affiliate of Kinship\, Inc. Currently\, the Kinship Affiliate Network is made up of 30+ affiliates located in the upper Midwest\, having established mentoring relationships for nearly 1\,800 of today&rsquo\;s youth.</span>&nbsp\;</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p class="font_8" style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><u><span class="color_24">WHAT THEY DO:</span></u><br />\n<span class="color_24">The Community Based Mentor Program is at the center of our organization.&nbsp\;We match children ages 5&mdash\;14 with positive adult influences.&nbsp\;</span></span></span></p>\n\n<div class="_2bafp" data-testid="richTextElement" id="comp-k9zx3cs3">\n<p class="font_8" style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span class="wixGuard">&#8203\;</span><span class="color_24">&#8203\;&#8203\;All adult volunteers are interviewed\, undergo criminal background checks\, and comprehensive screening before being matched with a child.</span></span></span></p>\n\n<p class="font_8" style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span class="color_24">The Program Coordinator then matches the child with mentors based on age\, gender\, location\, interests\, and mentor&rsquo\;s previous experience working with youth.&nbsp\;</span></span></span></p>\n\n<p class="font_8" style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span class="wixGuard">&#8203\;</span><span class="color_24">&#8203\;Our Program Coordinator is also responsible for maintaining a relationship with the mentee&rsquo\;s parent and/or guardian.&nbsp\;</span></span></span></p>\n\n<p class="font_8" style="font-size:18px"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span class="wixGuard">&#8203\;</span><span class="color_24">We provide support\, structure\, and supervision needed to make sure everyone experiences a safe and positive relationship throughout their experience.&nbsp\;</span></span></span></p>\n</div>\n\n<p><br />\n<span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">More details on how you can be involved can be found at <a href="http://www.kinshipcc.org" target="_blank">www.kinshipcc.org</a></span></span></p>\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n<br />\n&nbsp\;
LOCATION:Kinship Mentoring of Columbia County 1115 West Pleasant Street\, Suite 8 Portage\, WI 53901 608-697-3260
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DTSTAMP:20260505T100649Z
URL:https://business.portagewi.com/events/details/ribbon-cutting-at-kinship-mentoring-of-columbia-county-28414
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