CALENDAR of EVENTS!

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Visit OHATS for T/MC. See how we document what we are accomplishing.

The Tutor/Mentor Connection (T/MC) mission is
accomplished through a four-part strategy.

1) It  aims to increase knowledge about what works, where programs are located and where more are needed. 2) It aggressively shares this knowledge in a marketing and public awareness campaign aimed at 3) creating a greater involvement of all adults, and a greater  flow of essential resources to individual programs; and a 4) better understanding among all stakeholders of the long-term, integrated actions needed to help children and youth move from a birth in poverty to a job and a career. For each child this is a minimum  25-year commitment. The Tutor/Mentor Connection goals are illustrated by this Power Point essay: Connecting those who can help with those who need help

Tutor/Mentor Exchange (T/ME) web site is a service of the Tutor/Mentor Connection (T/MC). The T/ME site hosts an on-line documentation system, interactive learning resources, sections of the Tutor/Mentor Institute, and forums that connect tutor/mentor stakeholders.  Read more about the contents of this site below.

Words don't illustrate the T/MC strategy as clearly as pictures and maps. Click through the following sections and you'll have a better understanding of the T/MC vision and action plan.  
 
*  The Total Quality Mentoring (TQM) chart illustrates the T/MC's vision and is a unifying graphic that reappears throughout this web site. Read this Power Point essay and you'll have a better understanding of all T/MC goals and actions. 

*  The Education to Careers link shows how business can be involved in "pulling" youth to careers, while educators, parents and mentors "push".  

*   The Calendar section shows actions T/MC organizes to draw programs together to share ideas and actions, while building a public awareness that grows volunteer and business involvement.  

*   The Tutor/Mentor Institute section outlines the many actions of the T/MC, tells about our Cabrini Connections parent organization, and uses Power Point presentations to illustrate key points in our strategy.

*   The Role of Leaders sections shows actions CEO's can take to say "The Buck Stops Here" on education to careers issues.  Anyone can be a CEO just by taking charge of their own actions. Visit The Rest of the Story to see how GIS maps are used to focus attention on neighborhoods where the most help is needed from volunteers, donors and business leaders.

As more and more individuals and organizations take the lead at different times and in different ways to support the T/MC strategy, more stakeholders will become more  informed and/or get more involved. The result will be a growing the army of volunteers, donors, business partners and youth working together to help inner-city youth move from poverty to careers.

We cannot do this without generating more revenue for the T/MC, and for individual programs operating at the neighborhood level. Please click the Lend A Hand  link to make a contribution that supports this movement.

Read the Cabrini Connections and Tutor/Mentor Connection 2005-2006 Annual Report and Meet our Leaders (pdf)