Mentoring for Success

Grant awarded by the Chris and Dee Dee Gibson Foundation to support the establishment of a new site in Portland, OR.

GLM was designated as a 501(c)(3) public charity by the Internal Revenue Services (IRS)

Implementation of a Randomized Controlled Trial by University of Illinois, Chicago, funding provided by The Wood Next Foundation

Great Life Mentoring incorporated as an Oregon based nonprofit corporation with licenses to operate in Oregon and Washington states

Elizabeth Higley recipient of MENTOR Washington’s Brad Owen Excellence in Mentoring Award

Celebration of GLM’s 20-year anniversary

Produced thirteen mentor match videos

Received national designation and evidence rating of Effective (highest rating) through CrimeSolutions.gov by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) in the fields of criminal and juvenile justice and criminal victimization.

Inclusion in the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s Model Programs Guide.

Achieved Expert Partner in Mentoring status; National Quality Mentoring System

Published in Children and Youth Services Review: Investigation of the reach and effectiveness of a mentoring program for youth receiving outpatient mental health services

Presented Building Healthy Relationships for a Great Life workshop at the 2018 National Mentoring Summit

Designation of Research-Based Practice on the Updated Inventory of Evidence-Based, Research-Based and Promising Practices by the Washington State Institute for Public Policy.

Presented Becoming a Relationship Expert workshop at the 2017 National Mentoring Summit

Presented Achieving Long-Lasting, Healthy Mentoring Relationships for Youth with Mental Health Needs workshop at the 2016 National Mentoring Summit

Published in the international journal Child & Family Social Work: Achieving High Quality and Long-Lasting Matches in Youth Mentoring Programmes

Selected as the first Expert Partner in WA State by MENTOR Washington (formerly Washington State Mentors) as evaluated through the national Quality Mentoring Assessment Path

Awarded Promising Practice status on the Washington State Inventory of Evidence-Based Practices

Selected for the Quality Mentoring Assessment Path pilot project with Washington State Mentors

First program in our community to receive the Quality-Based Mentoring Distinction for Outstanding Program Practices; High-Quality Program Designation by Institute for Youth Success (formerly Oregon Mentors)

Nonprofit Excellence in Impact award, Nonprofit Network of Southwest WA
SAMHSA Building Evaluation Capacity for Evidence-Based Intervention, grant award

SAMHSA Service to Science, grant award

Exceptional Program of the Year award by Institute for Youth Success (formerly Oregon Mentors)

Champions of Mentoring, Outstanding Mentor Pair award
First program in Washington to be accepted as a Caregiver’s Choice Program, National Mentoring Partnership Children of Prisoners program

Behavioral Healthcare published: Aiming 4Results
Champions of Mentoring, Outstanding Mentor Pair award

Behavioral Healthcare published: Aiming 4Results
Champions of Mentoring, Outstanding Mentor Pair award