The Future of Professional Friends The Imprint Weekly

On this week’s podcast we discuss trends in the use of the Family First Act, the pursuit of more federal child welfare data, and a state seeks to lower the age of juvenile justice. 
Terri Sorensen, longtime CEO of Friends of the Children, joins to talk about professional mentoring of youth, how her organization’s approach has developed over the years, and the insane run of major gifts that Friends has seen of late.
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Dear Colleague Letter on Family First Act
https://bit.ly/3TrW8Im
Federal Register Notice, AFCARS Data
https://bit.ly/3TAdMK7
Bill Would Lower Tennessee’s Age of Criminal Responsibility To 17
http://bit.ly/3LBs1fU
Friends of the Children Awarded $33 Million Grant to Bolster Mentoring Program
https://bit.ly/3R0lgVH
Michael Jordan Helps Get a Big Win for Mentoring Program that Works with At-Risk Youth
http://bit.ly/3yS9S5G
Donors Bet Big on Paid Mentoring. Does It Work?
http://bit.ly/3n60clB
National Youth Mentoring Model Faces Rigorous Final Test
http://bit.ly/3mSMxOz
Paid Mentors, Big Plans: Terri Sorensen on Friends of the Children’s Growth Strategy
http://bit.ly/3FBW8A1