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Riverside DREAM Monthly Snapshot October 2014 Program Happenings and Highlights •
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Riverside mentors held a mentor retreat at a co-chair’s apartment one Sunday this month to talk about the future of their program, how things are going, what can be improved and had a discussion about the Theory of Change. Mentors found it to be really useful and are planning on having more mentor retreats moving forward. Riverside sent 5 mentors to DREAMstock, the annual event hosted by the DREAM office to provide mentors with workshops and sessions that aim to help improve programs. Mentors from across Vermont attended and shared their experiences with each other. Mentors brought what they learned back to their program and are excited to start implementing their new ideas!
Participants Mentees
Mentors
Total: 19 • Females: 14 • Males: 5
Total: 25 • Females: 20 • Males: 5
Weekly Programming with Children • • •
Riverside mentors and mentees shared five wonderful Fridays together this month! Activities earlier in October included a dodge ball at Roosevelt Park and apple picking at Shelburne Orchards. In the second half of the month mentors and mentees spent an afternoon having one-onones and small group activities. The month culminated on Halloween with the mentors and mentees venturing off for an evening of trick-or-treating!
Thank you for your ongoing support of DREAM! If you have any questions, feel free to contact me by email or by phone. DREAM big, Kate Cahalane, 802.338.8979 kcahalane@dreamprogram.org Program Empowerment Director VYT AmeriCorps VISTA
Office: 30 Community Drive, South Burlington, VT | Mail: P.O. Box 361, Winooski, VT 05404 │ (802) 338-8979 | info@dreamprogram.org
dreamprogram.org The DREAM Program @DREAMprogram
The Village Mentoring Organization
Office: 30 Community Drive, South Burlington, VT | Mail: P.O. Box 361, Winooski, VT 05404 │ (802) 338-8979 | info@dreamprogram.org