NEWS AND MEDIA
Maine Policy Review
Building Youth Resiliency and Aspirations During a Crisis:
Lessons Learned from Maine’s Aspirations Incubator During the COVID-19 Pandemic
EDUCATE MAINE CONFERENCE
A key component of the Aspirations Incubator model for raising youth aspirations in rural Maine is developing student leadership and resiliency skills by embedding a practice of engaging student voice and choice in program design and activities. Hear from 2 high school students about how applying the skills and experience they have gained from four years in their Aspirations Incubator program has created opportunities to see themselves as leaders and to be seen and valued in their schools and communities in new leadership roles. Also, learn from the Trekkers Training Institute about effective strategies your teams can take for engaging middle school and high school youth.
PASSWORD TO ACCESS VIDEO: EM2021
News Center Maine
Raising Aspirations, One Paddle At A Time
The Aspirations Incubator seeks to mentor middle and high school age students and open their eyes to possibility
Portland Press Herald
A philanthropy bets the farm on kids from rural Maine
By Bill Nemitz, Portland Press Herald, July 8, 2021
BLOG
The Hardest Thing About Making a Big Bet? Letting Go
On a Friday in February 2015, I invited 24 organizations to apply for funding, in response to letters of inquiry our foundation had solicited. The next day, our board held a retreat in order to evaluate the foundation’s grantmaking outcomes over the first 5 years.
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