Organizations that support and motivate local youth will celebrate National Mentoring Month by uniting at the Pasadena Mentoring Partners’ (PMP) 6 th Annual Breakfast, on Saturday, January 28th, 2017. The event will bring together members of several community and faith-based groups that provide support, guidance and opportunity to hundreds of disadvantaged youth throughout Pasadena and Altadena. Attendees will hear from three inspirational speakers:
• Dr. Edgar Villamarin, clinical psychologist and radio/TV host, chosen by MENTOR, the National Mentoring Partnership as the Mentor of the Year for his twelve years of mentorship service to NW Pasadena youth Ulises Reyes.
• Casswell Goodman, C.E.O. & Founder of Exceptional Quality Professional Development (EQPD) focusing on workforce development programs and trainings related to mentoring and youth development.
• K-Rahn Vallatine, educational consultant and author of Live Above the Hype, a life skills curriculum used to assist at risk you in making healthy life choices.
The Pasadena Mentoring Partners’ 6 th Annual Breakfast is set for Saturday, January 28th , at 8:30 a.m. in Gilmore Hall at First Church of the Nazarene, 3700 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. Pasadena. Breakfast is free for mentors and $12.00 for guests. To register, please visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pasadena-mentoring-partnersnational-mentoring-month-tickets-30866499531. For additional information, contact Flintridge Center, (626) 449-0839 x116 or [email protected].
About Pasadena Mentoring Partners
Coordinated since 2008 by the Flintridge Center, Pasadena Mentoring Partners provides leadership, resources, training and opportunities for networking to mentoring-focused organizations in the Pasadena/Altadena area. PMP supports mentor matches of more than 300 PUSD students through partners such as: • A Step Ahead • Boys and Girls Club of Pasadena • Catholic Big Brothers Big Sisters • Flintridge Center • Door of Hope • Lake Avenue Community Foundation • Mentoring and Partnership for Youth Development • YouthBuild PMP is grateful to La Fuente Ministries of First Church of the Nazarene for supporting this event.
