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Welcome to the official blog for the Alexandria Mentoring Partnership in Alexandria, Virginia,

AMP was founded in 2006 and today represents over 10 programs, supporting over 300 mentors and 400 youth. As anyone who has worked with children knows, each day brings something new.

Here, we celebrate the amazing work and progress of all of our programs, volunteers, and youth. Learn about upcoming events, read inspiring stories, and share how being a mentor has changed your life too.

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Virginia Mentoring Awards

Mayor of Richmond, Levar M. Stoney, giving the main address
at the Virginia Mentoring Awards luncheon.

AMP had the honor of attending the Virginia Mentoring Awards at The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond last Thursday, hosted by the Virginia Mentoring Partnership.


The day began with executive director of VMP, Elizabeth Bass, welcoming and thanking everyone for all that they do.  She then introduced the main speaker, Levar M. Stoney, who is the current mayor of Richmond and youngest mayor ever elected in the city.  Mayor Stoney spoke about how growing up with strong adult role models got him to where he is today, and how important it is for youth to have mentors to guide them away from poor choices and towards their full potential.

After a luncheon, awards were given out to two best mentors and two best mentoring programs.  Visit the VMP website to learn more about the winners.

Following the awards, VMP Director of Program Services Rose Marie Wiegandt updated everyone on the 2016 survey and assessment put out by VMP and MENTOR.  Next, there was a conference on data collection and match quality assessment featuring John Harris of Applied Research Consulting (ARC).

Attendees ended the day with a renewed sense of pride and purpose in our work with youth.  AMP is honored to be a part of a state-wide network of dedicated mentors and mentoring programs.
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