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February 3, 2015
Washington State Mentors Changes Name to Mentoring Works Washington
Non-Profit to Increase Profile as State’s Leading Mentoring Advocate
ISSAQUAH, Wash. – This week, the state’s leading organization for supporting and
. The new name and brand identity emphasize the non-profit’s growing role as the principal advocate for youth mentoring throughout Washington. This responsibility is in addition to providing targeted creative, financial and training resources to, and developing best practices and growing capacity for mentoring groups around the state, as well as helping match the thousands of children seeking mentors with the appropriate services.
Mentoring Works Washington currently serves 34,000 K-12 children through 180 community-mentoring organizations. The non-profit’s 10-year effort has benefited youth, as well as Washington communities, by establishing best practices for mentoring that lead to improved academic performance and emotional well-being among young people who are mentored, and by heightening their awareness of the importance of good citizenry, as well as the harmful impact of drugs and alcohol. |