FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Abundant Life
Therapeutic Services

HEADLINE: Coalition of Non- Profits Hosts Regional

Youth Mentors Conference
DATE:
March 1, 2016
CONTACT: Clarence F. Nelson, Jr. (1.757.621.8713)
A group of non- profit organizations, Abundant Life Therapeutic Services, African
American Male Focus (AAMF), NAC- Save Our Youth Foundation, Kappa Alpha Psi
Fraternity, Inc.; New Journal & Guide, Family Systems II, and STOP, Inc., in
partnership with the Norfolk, Virginia Public School System, is sponsoring and
invites you to the 2016 Youth Mentors Conference and Retreat, April 27- 30, at
the Holiday Inn Norfolk- Virginia Beach Conference Center, 5655 Greenwich Road,
Virginia Beach, VA 23462.
This mentors training conference and retreat will address pervasive problems
associated with youth incarceration, dropout recidivism, mental health issues,
negative behavior, and low academic achievement in elementary through high
school. This event is designed to attract educators and administrators, medical
and health practitioners, government officials, mentors, concerned citizens,
clergy, corporate executives, and parents who are interested in community
development; and to increase the opportunity to share information, ideas,
successes, and challenges relative to mentoring. The overall objective is to build a
new paradigm for improving the lives of young men in the areas of health,
education, adjudication, and employment. These are the four cornerstones of
mentoring.
Conference goals and objectives include the following:
Identifying and increasing the opportunities for education & employment
Provide a context for mentoring as a strategic element of coaching,
listening, and counseling
Explore pathways that adults can share as an approach to assisting,
guiding, training, & challenging youth as part of the maturation process
Learning new ways to mentor through improving their people skills,
being more empathetic to our youth, and sharing mentoring experiences.
The conference includes workshops, videos, nationally acclaimed speakers and
mentors, group discussions, best practices, case studies, networking, and the
opportunity for developing a mentors model that may be implemented throughout
Hampton Roads and everywhere! On Saturday morning, the conferences features
its 2016 Community Service and Youth Awards Brunch, from 9:30 until 11:45, at
the Murray Center, 455 E. Brambleton Avenue, in Norfolk, one block from the
Scope. Individual, community organizations, mentors, corporations, and other
interested parties are invited to register and attend.. Registration is $105 for the
entire conference, and $130 for conference and awards brunch. Vendor fee is
$250, including conference registration and brunch. Sponsorship information,
registration form, payment options, and program information follow.

Abundant Life Therapeutic Services, Inc.

NAC- Save Our Youth Foundation, Inc.

African American Male Focus (AAMF)

New Journal & Guide
Family Systems II
STOP, Inc.
in partnership with the

Norfolk Public School System

present

The 2016 Hampton Roads Regional Mentors Conference

and Retreat
Preparing the Community to Meet the Opportunities and
Challenges for Developing Responsible Youth and Healthy
Neighborhoods through Mentoring- Understanding / Applying
the Four Cornerstones of Mentoring- *Health* Education*
Adjudication* Employment*
MENTORING SAVES LIVES, EDUCATES, PREPARES YOUNG MEN
TO BECOME RESPONSIBLE/ PRODUCTIVE ADULTS, CREATES
HEALTHIER COMMUNITIESD, TEACHES RESPECT FOR SELF/
OTHERS, AND PROMOTES MORALITY AND DISCIPLINE.
MENTORING IS A GOOD THING! MENTORING IS A WIN- WIN S
ITUATION FOR EVERYBODY. MENTORING CLOSES THE
ACHIEVEMENT GAP BY ENCOURAGING AND PROMOTING
BETTER HEALTH AND A DESIRE TO LEARN. THIS IS OUR
CHALLENGE!

Holiday Inn Norfolk- Virginia Beach Conference Inn

5655 Greenwich Road Virginia Beach, VA 23462

April 27- 30, 2016

TO: Community Leader and Colleague,
Greetings! You are receiving this personal invitation because you were
recommended as a person who is making a difference in the
community, and would have invaluable information to share at this
important event. Your critical thinking, community and social
experiences, and intellectual thought will have a significant impact on
young mentees, and our collective mentoring efforts and community.
Abundant Life Therapeutic Services, NAC- Save Our Youth Foundation,
African American Male Focus (AAMF), New Journal & Guide, Family
Systems II, and STOP, Inc. invite you to participate in and support the
2016 Hampton Roads Regional Youth Mentors Conference and
Retreat. This committee knows that your ongoing documented
community involvement and successes will make a difference in our
ability to bring about positive change and growth in the lives of our
youth, and throughout the entire community!
Your insight and participation will contribute to our strategies and
plan in promoting the following objectives:

Create an effective Norfolk and Hampton Roads Public School Mentors

Model and Plan
Utilize local, regional, and national mentors who are volunteering their
time by planning and participating in this conference
Identify a role(s) that colleges/ HBCUs may play in the mentoring and
college preparatory and admissions process
Develop a nationally recognized mentoring: template

Please plan now to register, and encourage your professional

colleagues and friends to support this historic movement. We are
excited because of the nationally acclaimed speakers and presenters,
workshops, training and educational opportunities, and local support
this event is attracting. Outstanding and relevant topics will be
addressed. Saturdays activity, The 2016 Community Service and
Youth Awards Brunch, will feature local and regional youth groups and
mentors, who will be recognized for their outstanding contributions to
their communities. Please plan to nominate your mentees/ mentors.
Sponsorships, conference, and hotel registration forms follow. Please
direct any questions to Messrs. George F. Reed (757.650.0174); William
E. Bailey (703.585.0897) or Clarence F. Nelson, Jr., (757.621.8713).

Proposed Conference Schedule

Wednesday April 27
2:00pm - 7:30pm
Registration
3:30pm 5:30pm
The Value and Impact of Mentoring
7:30pm - 9:30pm
Meet and Greet- Social Networking
Thursday, April 28
7:30am 4:00pm
7:30am 8:30am
7:30am 8:30am
9:00am - 9:30am
10:00am 11:00am
11:15am 12:15pm

Registration
Superintendents Corporate Breakfast
Family Style Buffet Breakfast
Greetings and Plenary Session #One
Session #1
Session #2

12:30pm- 1:30pm

Luncheon

1:45pm 2:35pm
3:15pm 4:15pm
7:30pm 11:30pm

Session #3
Session #4
Hospitality

Friday, April 29
7:00am - 4:00pm
7:30am 8:30am
9:00am 10:00am
10:15am -11:00am
11:15am- 12:15pm

Registration
Family- Style Buffet Breakfast
Greetings and Plenary Session #Two
Session #5
Session #6

12:30pm- 1:30pm

Lunch

2:00pm 2:45pm
3:00pm 3:30pm

Session #7
Session #8
Summary/
Recommendations

Saturday, April 30
9:30am 11:30am

Community Service and Youth Awards Brunch

Murray Center- 455 E. Brambleton Avenue
$25/ Tickets
Norfolk, Virginia 23510
$250/ Youth Table Sponsor
$450/ Community Table Sponsor
$750/ Corporate Table Sponsor

Proposed Workshop Topics

A. Understanding the Four Cornerstones of Mentoring!
Health Education- Adjudication- Employment
B. Healthy Living Life Styles in the Urban Community and College
Preparation.
C. Policing Our Neighborhood Mentoring. .. A Kinder, Gentler
Approach.
D. What Mentoring Teaches Us.
E. The Value and Impact of Mentoring in Higher Education.
F. I was Mentored. Look at Me Now!
G. Opportunities for Training the Mentors!
H. Science- Technology- Engineering- Mathematics- The Value of
STEMentoring.
I. Mentoring: Creating Opportunities and Resources.
J. Juvenile Delinquency An Outcry for Help? Mentoring- One
Alternative.
K. Mentoring: Documented Case Studies.
L. Making Mentoring Fun and Relevant.
M. Mentoring Young Men into and through College!
N. Creating a Pipeline from K- 12 to College to Success through
Mentoring!
O. The Colleges Role in and Value of Mentoring/ Recruiting the
Best Prepared!
P. The Relationship between Mentoring and Job/ Employment
Preparation.
Q. Mentoring- Some of the Most Frequently Asked Questions.
R. Social Services/ Community Impact and Mentoring.
S. Bullying and Mentoring! Is there a Relationship?
T. Everyone is a Mentor. I was Mentored to College!

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AND SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE AND MAIL TO:
SAVE OUR YOUTH FOUNDATION -11 TOLIVER LANE- STAFFORD, VA 22554

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ADDRESS _________________________________________
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CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIPS
CHECK ENCLOSED $250 YOUTH/ $450 COMMUNITY/ $750 CORPORATE
$1,000 CONFERENCE/ $2,000 PARTNER
PARTNER- SIGNAGE, ADVERTISEMENT, SUPERINTENDENTS VIP BREAKFAST (3)
4 REGISTERED, AND 2 VIP YOUTH AWARD BRUNCH TABLES
CONFERENCE- ADVERTISEMENT, SUPERINTENDENTS VIP BREAKFAST (2)
2 REGISTERED, AND 1 VIP YOUTH AWARDS BRUNCH TABLE
CORPORATE- ADVERTISEMENT, SUPERINTENDENTS BREAKFAST (1)
1 REGISTERED, AND 4 VIP YOUTH AWARDS BRUNCH TICKETS
HOTEL REGISTRATION CODE: YOUTH MENTORS CONFERENCE OR YMC
THE HOLIDAY INN NORFOLK- VIRGINIA CONFERENCE CENTER
5655 GREENWICH ROAD VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23462
757.499.4400 OR 800.567.3856 ($89/ KING BED) OR $129- KING BED SUITE)