Rallying Congress to Safeguard Mentoring Funding

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by Abbie Evans, Director of Government Relations at MENTOR

iStock_000023005017LargeCongress is developing its budget and appropriations priorities for the fiscal year 2015 (FY15). It is critical that they hear from the mentoring community now about the importance of a strong funding commitment for the Youth Mentoring Grant program at the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). MENTOR is calling on Congress to provide $100 million for the program in FY15 and we need your help!

We are working with national partners and congressional allies to organize support for an increased investment in the Youth Mentoring Grant program. Here’s where things stand now:

  • A coalition sign-on letter calling for a $100 million appropriation for the Youth Mentoring Grant program at OJJDP was sent to the House and Senate appropriations committees. The letters were signed by more than 20 national youth mentoring organizations.
  • In the House, Representative Frederica…

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Published by Dr. Bree E. Cook

Dr. Bree (Davis) Cook began her appointment as Vice President in May 2018. In this role Dr. Cook serves as the College’s Chief Academic Officer and as the Accreditation Liaison Officer. In her most recent position she served as associate dean of POC's School of Cultural & Family Psychology (SCFP). Dr. Cook has also held positions as the academic coordinator, assistant professor and clinical training coordinator in the SCFP. Prior to coming into higher education, Dr. Cook spent over 15 years in leadership and management positions in non-profits, serving as Family Based Services Director, Eden Dual Diagnosis Program Manager & IRB Chair and as a Staff Psychologist at the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Dr. Cook holds a Psy.D. and master degree in Clinical Psychology with a concentration in Multicultural & Community from the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University, and baccalaureate degree from University of California San Diego. She is also a Certified Family Life educator (CFLE). Dr. Cook has presented over 25 papers, seminars and workshops at a number of professional conferences such as, WASC Academic Resource Conference, Race, Ethnicity and Place Conference, National Association of African American Studies & Affiliates International Conference. She is a member of the Society for Community Research and Action (Division 27 of the American Psychological Association), National Association of African American Studies and the National Council of Family Relations.

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