12th Annual Volunteer of the Year Award - 2016
Our Winner Is
Ann Smith - Portland Mentoring Alliance
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Top Left: Glenn Nerbak - Director of Portland Mentoring Alliance, Ann Smith, and Anita Chandler of Altrusa Portland at our progam meeting on May 18, 2016
Learn more about Portland Mentoring Alliance at: Portland Mentoring Alliance
Here's what you should know about the 2016 Volunteer of the year!
Ann was nominated by Glenn Nerbak, Director of Portland Mentoring Alliance for the amazing services she volunteers for at Portland Mentoring Alliance including founding Bright Future, a mentoring program for young men and women, which assists youth from numerous countries learn how to plan for success in the United States.
One project she set up was mock interviews for participants with banks. The kids also engage in volunteerism by delivering furniture to needy families with the Furniture Friends organization. The youth have set up their own blog, brightfuturepb.com, and some are currently creating films for public access tv. Ann shared many heartfelt stories of her interactions with these young people.
The Portland Mentoring Alliance was established in 1992 and, over the past twenty-six years, volunteers from the business, education, and retirement communities throughout Greater Portland have been matched with Portland High School students to create supportive mentoring relationships. Many students who request a mentor are first generation immigrants or refugees and especially benefit from having a native born English-speaking adult help them navigate this important time in their lives. The program focuses on academic success, post secondary planning, and socialization as experienced in a one-on-one mentoring relationship.
Ann was nominated by Glenn Nerbak, Director of Portland Mentoring Alliance for the amazing services she volunteers for at Portland Mentoring Alliance including founding Bright Future, a mentoring program for young men and women, which assists youth from numerous countries learn how to plan for success in the United States.
One project she set up was mock interviews for participants with banks. The kids also engage in volunteerism by delivering furniture to needy families with the Furniture Friends organization. The youth have set up their own blog, brightfuturepb.com, and some are currently creating films for public access tv. Ann shared many heartfelt stories of her interactions with these young people.
The Portland Mentoring Alliance was established in 1992 and, over the past twenty-six years, volunteers from the business, education, and retirement communities throughout Greater Portland have been matched with Portland High School students to create supportive mentoring relationships. Many students who request a mentor are first generation immigrants or refugees and especially benefit from having a native born English-speaking adult help them navigate this important time in their lives. The program focuses on academic success, post secondary planning, and socialization as experienced in a one-on-one mentoring relationship.