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Welcome to the area of our web site designed to make relevant information available to the media. Please use the links below to access PDF documents. For further information please contact: Sandi Grimm, Director, Special Projects and Outreach.

In the Greater Kansas City area call 816.842.7082 or 913.322.1401
Outside the Greater Kansas City area call 877.842.7082 toll free

YouthFriends

YouthFriends e-Mentoring Fact Sheet

YouthFriends Employer Partner Fact Sheet

YouthFriends Fact Sheet

YouthFriends FAQ

YouthFriends Summary for Companies

YouthFriends Vital Statistics

YouthFriends - Investing In Youth

NEWS/EVENTS

March 2010 - Join us April 17, 2010 for YouthFriends Day at Barnes & Nobel on the Plaza! And, from the 17th through the 23rd, YouthFriends will receive a portion of purchases when you mention their name at check out. Click here for a voucher to give at check out.

January 2010 - National Mentoring Month in the News: Ft. Scott Tribune - January is National Mentoring Month;  13 News - Governor Recognizes Mentors, Volunteers (13 News)

October 2009 - Ante Up! for YouthFriends photos of this year's event

April 2009 - Special Offer for General Public to National Conference

February 2009 - National School-Based Mentoring/Volunteerism Conference Coming to Kansas City

January 2009 - January is YouthFriends Month and National Mentoring Month

Oct. 2008 - Ante Up! for YouthFriends photos available

Aug. 9, 2008 - No Need to Wait for Better Math, Science Education (Lisa Adkins column, which appeared in The Kansas City Star)

June 2, 2008 - President Bush Honors Volunteer (UMKC News article)

May 1, 2008 - A Mentoring Relationship is Just an E-Mail Away (The Kansas City Star article)

May 1, 2008 - Students and Teachers are Good for Business (KC Chamber of Commerce article)

May 2008 - TeacherTech Featured on Kauffman Web Site

April 17, 2008 - Students Mentored Through E-mails (Basehor Sentinel)

April 2008 - YouthFriends Featured in Philanthrophy News Digest

April 2008 - It Takes a Village (feature on YouthFriends in Urban Times)

Feb. 13, 2008 - YouthFriends Forever (The Kansas City Star article)

Feb. 8, 2008 - Apply Now for Judge Cordell D. Meeks, Jr., Memorial Scholarship

Feb. 4, 2008 - UpLink Matches School, Business (The Kansas City Star article)

Jan. 19, 2008 - Capitol Federal Employees Volunteer as Mentors

Jan. 18, 2008 - North Kansas City School District, Cerner Plan Career Night for Feb. 6

Jan. 17, 2008 - YouthFriend Brings Antarctica to Students

Jan. 10, 2008 - YouthFriends Corps Makes Splash at Basehor-Linwood High School

Jan. 1, 2008 - Swiss Re Employees Participate in e-Mentoring (Reprinted with the permission of Swiss Reinsurance Company, Zurich.)

Jan. 2008 - YouthFriends, National Mentoring Month featured in Best Times

Nov. 10, 2007 - Rallying for a Cause: YouthFriends Supporter Donates $3,000 Prize to YouthFriends


Oct. 25, 2007 - Bayer President Brings Attention to YouthFriends in Kansas City Star

October 2007 - Kansas City, Missouri YouthFriends program featured in Back Pages

Sept. 20, 2007 - Check out upcoming events hosted by KC Science Inc.

Sept. 2007 - YouthFriends featured in Best Times


PUBLICATIONS

YouthFriends News - Fall 2009 Newsletter

YouthFriends News - Spring 2009 Newsletter

YouthFriends News - Fall 2008 Newsletter

UpLink News - Fall 2008 Newsletter

YouthFriends News - Spring 2008 Newsletter

UpLink News - Spring 2008 Newsletter

YouthFriends News - Fall 2007 Newsletter

UpLink News - Fall 2007 Newsletter

YouthFriends News - Spring 2007 Newsletter

UpLink News - Spring 2007 Newsletter

 

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