NEW ORLEANS (press release) – Son of a Saint, the New Orleans-headquartered nonprofit dedicated to supporting fatherless young men through mentorship, education, life skills, and community engagement, recently had the honor to present a dynamic breakout session in Washington, D.C., at the National MENTOR Summit for the second consecutive year. Son of a Saint’s Director of Community Engagement William Jones, Creative Director Elliot Hutchinson, and Director of Development Maddie Brenner led a presentation titled, “Innovative Partnerships for Sustaining Organizational Success,” which detailed how the youth development nonprofit’s effective and innovative partnerships support its overall growth, impact, and success since inception.
From the session, conference participants garnered real-life tips, best-practice recommendations, and impactful insights on how to use a range of skills to build lasting, effective, and results-yielding partnerships. The National MENTOR Summit is an annual three-day convening of mentoring practitioners, researchers, philanthropic investors, youth leaders, and government/civic community leaders, all committed to connecting and learning to improve mentorship services and initiatives across the country.
MENTOR was founded to expand opportunities for young people by building a youth mentoring field and movement in the United States. MENTOR aims to drive equity and close the mentoring gap in various ways. Since its founding, there has been a more-than-ten-fold increase in young people entering structured mentoring relationships, from hundreds of thousands to now millions. The organization is a forthright example of another partnership that fuels Son of a Saint’s continued success.
Son of a Saint holistically supports youth between the ages of 10 and 21, providing mentorship, education, mental health services, travel experiences to expand horizons, plus internship and career-development learning opportunities. The youth development nonprofit currently serves 350 young people across Greater New Orleans, including its cohort of more than 260 full-time mentees, mentee alumni, and additional tuition scholarship recipients via its Son of a Saint Scholars program. The organization remains steadfast in its mission to inspire and uplift young boys, cultivating a supportive community that empowers them to break barriers and achieve success.
For more information about Son of a Saint, its current activities, upcoming opportunities, and ways to get involved, please visit www.sonofasaint.org or call (504) 561-7508. Son of a Saint also welcomes other contributions, which can be mailed to: P.O. Box 19205, New Orleans, LA 70179.