AWM: Joshua Imdieke

SNS: Thelma Benitez Gutierrez

Pen Pals:

Your AWM Site Leads

Grace Kuebelbeck, Rory Antilla, Maiya Karls Klatt, Ellyse Harmon, Ericka Freeland -- Your team leaders!

• You belong here

• You matter

• You’re capable of more than you think

• Your presence can change a path, close a gap, and rewrite a future.

For these reasons, we require students in the youth serving programs (Mentors, Site Leads, and Program Managers) to have consistency in their attendance. We expect all students to communicate any absences early and effectively to designated staff for accurate planning. Below is the absence policy for the Y Mentors Youth Serving Programs, which applies to all scheduled trainings, team offsites, leadership meetings, and site dates.

Adapted from Big Brothers Big Sisters

• Undergrad/Grads

• All Majors/Programs and years in college - welcome

• Work Study (Financial Aid)

• Scholarships - Page Foundation

• Volunteers

• Courses and/or Internships for College Credit

Planned Excused Absences

• Health appointments, planned trips, required events for classes, family/religious obligations, final exams.

• Planned absences NEED to be communicated at least 2 weeks in advance.

Unplanned Excused Absences

• Illness, family emergency, hazardous weather conditions, transportation issues

• Unplanned absences NEED to be communicated as soon as possible.

• Contact your Site Lead(s) AND Program Manager directly via GroupMe or email about absences, both planned and unplanned. 

• Provide the details of your absence. If you feel uncomfortable with having your student leaders know the reasons for your absence, please contact UY staff Patti Neiman patti.neiman@ymcamn.org.

• Homework, tests, group projects, social plans, being tired, forgetting, oversleeping alarms, etc.

• All unexcused absences are tracked and are followed up with:

  • 1 unexcused absence = email reminder from PM about program expectations

  • 2 unexcused absences = meeting with PM about program expectations

  • 3 unexcused absences = meeting with Patti about program expectations to discuss whether we can continue your "at will" position in the UY.

7:00 - 7:30 Program Meeting

5:30 - 6:00PM - Lite Diner

6:00 - 7:00 Seminar

7:00 - 7:30 Program Meeting

5:30 - 6:00PM - Lite Diner

6:00 - 7:00 Seminar

7:00 - 7:30 Program Meeting

1. Social Emotional Learning: Watch videos

Video Questions: What are the highlights from the video’s? Were any of them more helpful than others and why?

• https://youtu.be/oeiI38Szy9M?si=Pxsiza48Hkw6pxh6

• https://youtu.be/ikehX9o1JbI?si=GctyNuJl7jvwdyd4

• https://youtu.be/Y-XNp3h3h4A

• https://youtu.be/YMDp8FHvZt0

• https://youtu.be/GMRkowGUhuQ?si=K5uCAYU-zg8GB8AJ

2. Read information from CASEL on this page, then respond to questions below: https://casel.org/fundamentals-of-sel/

Questions:

What does SEL mean to you as a young adult?

Why does empathy matter, both learning it and applying it?

What makes it important for mentors to know when serving young people?

How will learning about SEL impact how you serve young people in the community?

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Article: How to talk to your kids about ICE - Evanston RoundTable

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Books to Support Children Through Scary News, Violence & Family Separation

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