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Duluth Public Schools is also providing transportation for the event! Here's more info!

Tonight is Duluth Public Schools Unity in Our Community event at Bayfront Park from 4-7pm. There will be a ton of different resources available to families including backpacks, clothes, and over 70 different vendor booths including Mentor North! We'd love to see you down there so stop by and say hi!

Need a new backpack for the new school year? 🎒 Stop by Bayfront Festival Park on Monday, Aug. 19 from 4-7 p.m. and pick one up!

Three organizations will be giving away backpacks and supplies: Costco, Aspirus Health and Neighborhood Youth Services, Inc.

Thank you to all of these organizations! 🫶

Our annual BBQ may have been a bit rainy this year but we still had a blast! This year, our participants got to enjoy some tasty food, try out archery, get family & match photos taken, make a spin-art project and so much more!

We want to extend our deepest gratitude to UnitedHealthcare for partnering with us and providing our community with dinner, take-home snacks, outdoor toys, and hard working volunteers to put everything together!

We also want to thank 1854 Treaty Authority for providing the opportunity to try archery (a huge hit!), Duluth Whole Foods Co-op for their donation of some tasty watermelon, and WLSSD for providing some fun, sustainable giveaways.

We can't wait to do it again next year!

We want to extend a huge "thank you!" to Ursa Minor Brewing for choosing Mentor North as their July round-up recipient! With this round-up, we're able to continue growing our mentoring communities in Duluth and Superior. We're so grateful for their support, as well as the support of the Twin Ports community! Thank you!

Wondering what it takes to make a great mentor? It is not someone who has all the answers to all of life's biggest questions or someone with a ton of resources. A good mentor is someone that is willing to make time to support a young person in their journey!

If you're ready to start on the path of supporting a youth in the Twin Ports through one on one mentoring, contact our Mentor Engagement Coordinator Molly today at [email protected] or 218-606-2568 and she can get you started!

Tonight is the night! All Mentor North participants are invited to come celebrate summer with us at our annual summer BBQ! We'll be at Harrison Park in Duluth from 5:00pm-7:00pm.

**Last minute addition! Come learn about Baaga'adowewin (traditional lacrosse) - Great Lakes Stickball. All gear will be provided!!**

Join us for food, a ton of fun activities, and an opportunity to meet other Mentor North folks! If you have any questions, please contact your PA. We can't wait to see you there!

We often hear folks share with us different reasons they don't feel like they're "ready" to be a mentor, even if they're interested. Did you know at Mentor North, you'll have support through the entire process as well as into the match? Just as Marie Forleo says, there is so much success to be had even if you're not feeling "ready."

Would you consider tapping into the secret of success and saying yes to becoming a mentor today?! We'd love to share more with you and answer any questions you have. Feel free to reach out to our Mentor Engagement Coordinator, Molly, and she can answer your questions! Contact her at [email protected] or at 218-606-2568.

Will you share in our celebration of new matches that have been made this summer?! These new matches have jumped in feet first and have enjoyed all of the beauty and fun that the Twin Ports brings during these summer months! We can't wait to see how these matches grow and evolve over the next year!

We're only a few days away from our annual Summer BBQ! All Mentor North participants are invited to join us for a free night full of fun! We'll have:

- BBQ Food 🌭🍉
- Live DJ 🎶🎧
- Yard Games 🎲🥅
- Spin Art and Crafts 🎨
- Professional Photo Ops 📸😁
- Archery 🏹
And More!

We can't wait to see everyone there! If you have any questions, please contact your Program Advocate.

Meet Darius! Darius is a 10 year old boy looking for a mentor who enjoys doing different activities like sports, riding bikes, playing games and being outdoors. He would really love someone that could teach him how to do some woodworking projects and teach him more about working on cars! A good mentor for Darius would be someone who is consistent, patient, and can help set healthy boundaries.

Do you feel like you and Darius have some shared hobbies that you could do together? Consider becoming his mentor! We ask our volunteer mentors to commit to 4 hours/month and stay on with their mentee for at least 1 year.

If you're ready to get started today, you can find our mentor application at MentorNorth.org or reach out to our Mentor Engagement Coordinator Molly at [email protected] or by calling/texting 218-606-2568.

Save the date! On Wednesday August 7th, we'll have our annual summer BBQ for all Mentor North participants! We'll have some yummy food as well as some really fun activities like spin art, archery, yard games, and more! We're also going to have a couple of photographers there that can take family photos!

If you have any questions, please contact your Program Advocate. We can't wait for you to join us for this fun event!

Join Mentor North at the July 23rd celebration of the ADA at UWS Yellow Jacket Union great room! This resource fair for disabilities related information is sure to be a great spot to learn and we hope to see you there!

This month, our Mental Health Consultant Biz Sorenson shared some valuable tips on maintaining structure across the summer months for youth that might struggle with the unexpected schedules and transitions.

As a mental health consultant, Biz is able to provide assistance and support to our Mentor North participants and we're so grateful for her knowledge and guidance to help our mentors, youth, and families care for their mental health!

We're looking for a Volunteer Program Specialist VISTA! In this role, you will be helping to expand our volunteer capacity and expand our opportunities for volunteer engagement in the community.

The Ecolibrium3 VISTA Program is a great opportunity to try something new and learn more about yourself and the world around you, all while finding and developing solutions to some of our nation’s most pressing problems.

Learn more at https://www.ecolibrium3.org/eco3vista/

The start date for this position is mid to late August. If you are interested, please submit your application ASAP!

Tonight is the night! Come on down to Barkers Island at 5:30pm for a night of fun on and off the water! We'll have snacks, yard games, and of course stand up paddle boards to try out! If you have any questions, please contact your Program Advocate! This event is open to all Mentor North participants and we can't wait to see everyone there!

Do you love playing video games in your down time? Or maybe you're a superhero fanatic! Do you enjoy taking things apart and putting engines back together? Or spending the afternoon at the zoo?! We're looking for you!

We currently have 22 boys waiting for male mentors and the hobbies below reflect just a fraction of what our youth are interested in connecting over with their mentor. We are careful to match you based on shared interests so that you're able to form that initial bond. You don't have to have all the experience or answers to make a great mentor. You just have to want to spend time with a really awesome kid!

Our mentors commit to mentoring for 4 hours/month and stay on with their mentee for 1 year so that you have a chance to build that important relationship. If you're interested in learning more or getting started, reach out to our Mentor Engagement Coordinator Molly today! You can email her at [email protected] or call/text at 218-606-2568.

We can't wait to hear from you!

Save the Date! Join Mentor North this Thursday at Barkers Island for a night of fun! Come try out your hand at stand up paddleboarding with Duluth SUP. They'll have all the gear you need and lessons for anyone who has never tried it. The Lake Superior Estuarium will also be open with activities! This event is open to all Mentor North participants. If you have any questions, please reach out to your Program Advocate! We can't wait to see you there!

Wow! We can't say it enough, but thank you to everyone who helped make our Summer Fest event a HUGE success this year! Whether you helped by sponsoring, donating prizes, preparing desserts, selling food, playing music, or just showing up to enjoy all of the above, we couldn't have done it without you! This year, we had 342 attendees and raised almost $32,000 all to grow the mentoring community across the Twin Ports!

We can't wait to do it again next year!

We're only a couple of days away from our Mentor North Summer Fest at Earth Rider Brewery festival grounds! We can't wait to enjoy the weather with some great live music, delicious food trucks, games, and prizes! Come out and join us, all while supporting mentoring in the Twin Ports!

You can get your tickets through the QR code below or at https://mentornorth-bloom.kindful.com/e/summerfest-2024

Can't wait to see you there!

We had an awesome time representing Mentor North during the Juneteenth celebration! We’re so grateful for this wonderful Twin Ports community!

Check out this incredible summer camp opportunity offered by Northern Expressions Arts Collective! It’s not too late to register!

We want to take a moment and give a very special thank you to our incredible sponsors for this year's Summer Fest! These community groups and businesses are so important and we're so grateful for their continued support to grow the mentoring community across the Twin Ports!

Thank you to Viterra US in Superior, Solid Foundations of Minnesota, Minnesota Power, North Shore Bank, Duluth International Airport, 𝑺𝑶𝑼𝑵𝑫𝑺 𝑼𝑵𝑳𝑰𝑴𝑰𝑻𝑬𝑫 𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑻𝑨𝑰𝑵𝑴𝑬𝙉𝙏 , Duluth Harbor Monsters - Arena League Football,North Shore Dental, National Bank of Commerce, Halvor Lines, Inc., and Nummi Jewelers!

Join us on June 27th at Earth Rider Brewery Festival Grounds for a fun night of food, music, and games all in the name of supporting mentoring! You can find tickets here: https://mentornorth-bloom.kindful.com/e/summerfest-2024

Hope to see you there!