Other Resourses:

Kinship, Inc. is a private, nonprofit organization which believes in and promotes the concept of youth mentoring.

The Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota  - MPM formed in 1994 as a community initiative to promote mentoring for Minnesota youth.

Learn to Mentor - This online course is offered to help prepare you

to be an e-mentor, but is valuable for all mentors. It includes:

-  Topics ranging from "What is Mentoring" to "Your Role as  Mentor", "The Lifecycle of a Mentoring Relationship," and "How to End Your Relationship"

- A downloadable "Learn to E-Mentor Workbook" that includes exercises and tools you can use personally and share with your mentee

- A "Self Check Quiz" to try out your new skills at the conclusion of the training .

Man-Making blog by Earl Hipp - The blog is about, "men, boys, male culture, mentoring, rites of passage, and men helping boys on their journey to manhood."

A Years Worth of Mentoring Activities - Check out this list of activities that you can do with your mentee throughout the year from Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota.

MENTOR/National Mentoring Partnership - MENTOR gives a global look on mentoring resources. On this site you can find the latest research on mentoring theory, practice and programs, national statistics on youth mentoring, media outreach, and public policy legislation and efforts. 

Crow Wing County Social Services - To promote and protect the health, well-being and self-sufficiency of all people in Crow Wing County.

United Way of Crow Wing and Southern Cass Counties is advancing the common good by creating opportunities for a good life for everyone in the Brainerd Lakes Area. 

Healthy Brains for Children - to increase the awareness of the devastation of prenatal exposure to alcohol and to promote the healthy practice of refraining from drinking alcohol during and immediately after each pregnancy.

"The Good Men Project: Real Stories from the Front Lines of Modern Manhood" is a collection of first-person stories about what it means to be a man in America today ~ from Pulitzer winners and Poet Laureates to ex-cons, Pro Football Hall of Famers and just regular guys. The authors describe their defining challenges, losses and triumphs through honest and simple truths, and are hoping to spark conversations about what it means to be a good man today.

The Warehouse, Pine River, MN This Community Center is a ministry of Riverview Church of Pine River, MN. It is open to the public for a variety of events with an emphasis on the 5th - 12th grade youth of our community. Our youth enjoy on a regular basis: snacks, games (board games, ping pong, air hockey, foosball), open gym (basketball, soccer, volleyball), computer lab, video games and more.