The Mentoring Network, Inc. serves five rural school districts (Nampa, Caldwell, Parma, Homedale, Vallivue) offering school-based mentoring to at-risk students, grades 1st-8th.

The goals of the mentoring program are to improve at-risk students attendance, grades, and behaviors through friendship building with responsible, caring adults (18yrs. and older) who meet with their student one hour, once a week, on the school grounds, during the school year.

Project VanGo Meets The Mentoring Network

Take a successful 35-year project which provides art instruction to rural communities, add a dynamic 11-year program that pairs amazing volunteers with at-risk youth, and catalyze the event with a local cause that allows the youth to give back in a creative and deeply meaningful way. Combine these three and you have this year's Art Day Camp.

Jennifer Williams, adjunct BSU/George Fox Professor and 2002 Idaho Teacher of the Year brought her ... . Read on...

Check out the photos of the rafting trip in the gallery! Click HERE.

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TICKETS Fore CHARITY™

Would you like the opportunity to see some of the finest up-and-coming golfers in person and at the same time contribute to The Mentoring Network?
 
The Sara Lee TICKETS Fore CHARITY™ program has generated over $3 million for Boise area non-profit organizations since its inception, over $900,000 in 2009 alone. The event is takes place September 13th-19t at Hillcrest Country Club. Some facts about the tour:

• Two out of three PGA TOUR members played on the Nationwide Tour.
   
• 33 of the top 50 finishers in the 2009 PGA TOUR FedEx Cup standings played on the Nationwide Tour.
  
  
• Former Nationwide Tour players have won 13 major championships and four PLAYERS Championships.
  
  
• 2000 Albertsons Boise Open Champion Tim Clark won the 2010 PLAYERS Championship!

Best of all, The Mentoring Network gets to keep 100% of the money raised from their ticket sales. Together with your help, we are striving for new heights with respect to the tournament’s impact on the community and the quality of life for children in Idaho.

As you can imagine, this is an incredible opportunity to support your favorite non-profit organization that positively impacts the quality of life for young people in Idaho. Click here for more information.

The Haircut

Dylan's hair wanted cutting. What's more, Dylan wanted his hair cut. He was hanging out with his mentor, Scott, at the art day camp and in the course of conversation Dylan mentioned that he really wanted a haircut. Scott, who cuts his own children's hair, told him that he had trimmers at home he could get and would be happy to cut Dylan's. Dylan got permission to call his mom who then talked with Scott and... Read on...