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Youth Services Program Specialist Attends National Mentoring Summit

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Youth Services Program Specialist Attends National Mentoring Summit

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Ike Powell III, senior program specialist with the Youth Services Department, attended the 2020 National Mentoring Summit in Washington D.C., January 29-31. U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee, of Houston, Texas delivered the summit's opening address during Capitol Hill Day.

Throughout Capitol Hill Day, Powell joined fellow community partners in meetings to share mentoring success stories and advocate for mentoring with our local congressional representatives. Additionally, he had the opportunity to meet with staff at the offices of U.S. Representatives Alcee Hastings, Brian Mast and Lois Frankel, and U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott.

The theme for this year's summit, "Building Relationships, Advancing the Movement," inspired workshop sessions highlighting six specific areas of mentoring interest. Individual sessions focused on program models, collaborations, research, and innovations in mentoring.

This is the 10th anniversary of the National Mentoring Summit. It is the only national convening of youth mentoring professionals, researchers, MENTOR affiliates, philanthropic investors, and government and civic leaders aimed at collectively strengthening and expanding quality mentoring relationships for young people across the country.

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