Project Report
| Jan 3, 2014
Off to a great start
By Linda Parsons | Lunch Buddy Coordinator
The North Clackamas Lunch Buddy program is off to an amazing start this school year. We currently have close to 70 mentor/mentee matches. This is up from 48 at this time last year. We are on target to break all mentor match records in the 20 year history of the North Clackamas Lunch Buddy program.
In addition to this wonderful news, the North Clackamas Lunch Buddy program is also going through a Quality Based Mentoring (QBM) program training with Oregon Mentors. The purpose of this 2 year training is to strengthen the Lunch Buddy program's current practices and standards. We are excited to see the improvements that we can make to an already outstanding mentoring program.
The Lunch Buddy office will be closed during the school winter break. We look forward to making more quality mentor/student matches in the new year!
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Oct 2, 2013
Off to a great start!
By Linda Parsons | Lunch Buddy Program Coordinator
The Lunch Buddy program has gotten off to a great start this Fall! We currently have 55 Lunch Buddy mentors either already out meeting with their Buddies or in the process of being screened, trained and introduced to their new Buddy. Last year we started with 36 adults and ended the year with 73 matches. It is very exciting to think of just how many students we can help again this year if we are able to double our numbers from the beginning of the year to the end, like we did last year.
Currently there are Lunch Buddy mentors in 15 different North Clackamas Elementary schools.
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Apr 12, 2013
Lunch Buddy Mentoring Program
By Linda Parsons | Project Coordinator
This school year we have placed well over 70 Lunch Buddy mentors with young students in 15 different North Clackamas elementary schools. These pairs spend lunch and lunch recess together first eating then playing outside, doing a craft project, reading or playing a quiet game.
One school principal recently said, "The students who are lucky enough to have a Lunch Buddy greatly benefit from the relationship they develop with a caring adult mentor. It is a joy to see the faces of our students light up when their Buddy arrives for lunch, often bringing with them a craft project or game to complete with their student. Some of these relationships last throughout the students' elementary school experience, and by the end of that journey, the Buddy is really more like family. Our students learn and grow from the guidance, patience and focused attention of these caring volunteers. We couldn't ask for better relationships, we would only ask for more volunteers, as we have a very long waiting list of students who are hoping to be partnered up soon!"
At this point in the year we are busy planning our end of the year celebration where Lunch Buddies say good bye for the summer or permanently if the student is moving on to middle school next Fall.
We are accepting applications for the 2013-2014 school year.
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