January is National Mentoring Month!
Come celebrate with MSA and Mass Mentoring Partnership at the 3rd Annual Youth Mentoring Day – “Support Mentoring. CHANGE Lives!” – on February 23rd from 11:00am-12:00pm in Nurses Hall (registration begins at 10:30am).  Youth Mentoring Day will gather mentoring program providers, mentors, mentees, civic leaders and members of the community to celebrate mentoring and raise awareness about the need for youth mentoring and its benefits to youth and the community at large.
 
Following the recognition program and Suffolk County Sheriff Andrea Cabral’s keynote address, a Mentor Recruitment Fair will be held from 12:00-2:00pm, next to the Grand Staircase in collaboration with SERV (State Employees Responding as Volunteers) operated by the Office of Civic Engagement and the State Human Resources Division.
 
Please RSVP to adrew@massmentors.org, including “Youth Mentoring Day” in the subject line. If you have any questions, please contact Alison Drew at MMP at 617-695-2475.  

MSA advocates for the development of public and private initiatives that incorporate service, community service-learning, and volunteerism as strategies to address community challenges.

As part of its advocacy efforts, MSA conducts an annual education campaign to cultivate a deeper understanding of the impact of service in the Commonwealth.  Community members, volunteers, and elected officials from across the state come together to share success of service programming and foster a deeper commitment to and investment in AmeriCorps, Mentoring, and Community Service-Learning.

View our most recent State line items:
MSA’s FY09 State Senate Line Item
FY09 House Budget Released

Commonwealth Corps
The mission of the Commonwealth Corps is to engage Massachusetts residents of all ages and backgrounds in direct service to rebuild communities and address unmet community needs. The Corps will provide opportunities for skill building, leadership development and will encourage and enhance a lifelong civic vocation for Corps members. Corps members will provide direct service, build capacity, and recruit, organize and mobilize additional volunteers, thus building a grassroots movement of volunteers dedicated to service.

Nonprofit organizations and public entities are encouraged to apply to become Corps sponsors and host a team of 3 to 15 Corps members. The RFP provides Commonwealth Corps sponsoring organizations with the flexibility to structure service opportunities for full-time, part-time and flex-time members based on an annual service commitment.

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Voices for National Service
As a member of Voices for National Service (VNS), MSA works at the national level to inform our nation’s leaders and the American public about the power and impact of national service.

Visit the VNS website