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Christopher Griggs is standing trial this week, accused of violently killing a beloved Atlanta pastor in May 2022. Rev. Marita Harrell was the senior pastor at Connections at Metropolitan United Methodist Church in Atlanta. Before the murder, she was mentoring the formerly incarcerated Griggs, attempting to help him get his life back on track. “God has placed these people in my life, I cannot turn away from them,” Harrell told her husband before her death. [Editor’s Note: This article includes details of the murder that some readers might find disturbing.] Christopher Griggs Stands Trial for Brutal Murder of Beloved Pastor...

The #MeToo and Time’s Up movements have brought huge attention to the challenges women face at work, but a new survey finds that 60% of male managers say they’re uncomfortable mentoring, working one-on-one or socializing with a woman. According to the survey, released by LeanIn.org and SurveyMonkey, that’s a 33% increase from last year. Senior-level men also say they are 12 times more likely to be hesitant about one-on-one meetings with a junior woman than they are a junior man, nine times more likely to be hesitant to travel with a junior woman for work than a junior man, and...

Men are scared of women now. LeanIn.org and SurveyMonkey’s new #MentorHer poll reveals Friday that 60% of male managers report feeling “too nervous” about being accused of harassment to interact with women in “common workplace” activities such as mentoring, socializing and one-on-one meetings. That’s a 32% spike from 2018, with an additional 36% of men saying they now actively avoid women in junior-level positions — effectively chopping down their shot at climbing the corporate ladder. “The vast majority of managers and senior leaders are men,” says Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook COO, SurveyMonkey board member and founder of LeanIn.Org, in a statement....

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We’ve lined up dates and locations for our Orientation to Mentoring sessions in the Des Moines area throughout February. This one hour training is the first step for those who are interested in mentoring.During this orientation those who attend will receive: An overview of Serve Our Youth Network and our different opportunities for mentoring (Amachi, Informal Mentoring at Polk County Youth Services and Second Chance Juvenile Mentoring Initiative). An overview of mentoring in general and its rewards and benefits. Basic requirements for mentors and our application, screening and selection process. There is no obligation to become a mentor if you...

January is National Mentoring Month, and we can’t think of a better way to learn how you can make an impact through mentoring than attending one of our orientations. We’ve lined up dates and locations for our Orientation to Mentoring sessions in the Des Moines area throughout January. This one hour training is the first step for those who are interested in mentoring.During this orientation those who attend will receive: An overview of Serve Our Youth Network and our different opportunities for mentoring (Amachi, Informal Mentoring at Polk County Youth Services and Second Chance Juvenile Mentoring Initiative).An overview of mentoring...

January is National Mentoring Month, and we can’t think of a better way to learn how you can make an impact through mentoring than attending one of our orientations. We’ve lined up dates and locations for our Orientation to Mentoring sessions in the Des Moines area throughout January. This one hour training is the first step for those who are interested in mentoring.During this orientation those who attend will receive: An overview of Serve Our Youth Network and our different opportunities for mentoring (Amachi, Informal Mentoring at Polk County Youth Services and Second Chance Juvenile Mentoring Initiative).An overview of mentoring...

January is National Mentoring Month, and we can’t think of a better way to learn how you can make an impact through mentoring than attending one of our orientations. We’ve lined up dates and locations for our Orientation to Mentoring sessions in the Des Moines area throughout January. This one hour training is the first step for those who are interested in mentoring.During this orientation those who attend will receive: An overview of Serve Our Youth Network and our different opportunities for mentoring (Amachi, Informal Mentoring at Polk County Youth Services and Second Chance Juvenile Mentoring Initiative).An overview of mentoring...

Soldiers from the First Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland (1 SCOTS), are partnering and mentoring the Afghan National Army (ANA) deep in the green zone near Nad 'Ali in Helmand Province. 1 SCOTS provide Advisory Teams to the Afghan National Security Forces and have been carrying out operations and training alongside their Afghan colleagues. Major Mark Suddaby said: "We have now become advisory teams. In each of the Kandak or Tolay locations (types of ANA units) we have a two man team which is usually an officer and a sergeant. Their job is to advise and mentor the ANA...

/12/2010 - KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (AFNS) -- At the Kandahar Regional Military Hospital in Afghanistan, Afghan patients are situated in wards, the intensive care unit, the operating room or the emergency room. Afghan doctors and nurses stroll throughout the building reading charts, caring for patients and performing operations. Right next to them are American medics, watching and mentoring. Col. Lorn Heyne is the chief of the medical embedded training team for the Kandahar Regional Military Hospital at Camp Hero, Afghanistan. He has a team of 10 medics, including two doctors, who must teach the Afghan medical staff as much as...

U.S. first lady Michelle Obama smiles as she sits among mentors and their mentees while President Barack Obama delivers remarks at an event in honour of National Mentoring Month in the East Room of the White House in Washington January 20, 2010. The White House mentoring program pairs high school students with White House staff members to encourage them to maximize educational opportunities

NAWA, Afghanistan, Dec. 17, 2009 – Sayed Alim stood on the firing line, a Marine by his side and M-16 service rifle in his hand. When the whistle blasted, the Afghan National Army soldier quickly spun to his left and delivered two rounds without hesitation, nearly center into a 12-inch circle drawn on a silhouette target. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John B. Kavanaugh explains to an Afghan soldier how his firing stance can affect his balance and accuracy near Forward Operating Base Geronimo in Afghanistan’s Helmand province, Dec. 14, 2009. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Brian Tuthill  (Click photo for...

Hussaen Haney Lateef pauses from playing with a soccer ball to pose with his ice cream during the October kids' day hosted by the U.S. Air Force on Joint Base Balad. Photo by Spc. Beth Gorenc, Task Force 38. JOINT BASE BALAD — Over the years and still today, while deployed here in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, many U.S. service members use their free time to mentor and assist the communities of Iraq’s youngest citizens and future leaders Airmen and Soldiers here hold monthly programs that bring children on base to learn from and interact with military mentors. During...

What do you wear when you're invited to lunch with Michelle Obama? If you're Rebecca Martinez, a 17-year-old at Sheridan High School, you wear a satin blouse and a pencil skirt "because it's so in right now." If you're actress Susan Sarandon, you wear a slouchy off-white jacket, roomy trousers and sneakers because you've been around long enough to know how high heels torture your feet after you've been standing for a couple of hours. If you're actress Fran Drescher and want everyone to know you're still a hottie, you wear a curve-hugging navy- blue sweater dress and knee-high boots.snipEighty...

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 20, 2009 – Soldiers from the Georgia Army National Guard’s 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are playing a supporting role in today’s elections in Afghanistan, the unit commander told reporters yesterday. Pfc. Justin Bell of the Georgia Army National Guard’s 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team clears his M4 carbine after entering Camp Phoenix in Kabul, July 28, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Terry Wade  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. “[It] is a very big day,” said Army Brig. Gen. Larry E. Dudney Jr., commander of Task Force Phoenix 9 in Kabul. “We’re excited to be...

591st Military Police Company Soldiers walk back to their vehicles after checking on the progress of their Iraqi Police counterparts at a checkpoint in western Baghdad, July 24. Photo by Staff Sgt. Mark Burrell, Multi-National Division – Baghdad. BAGHDAD — Since Sovereignty Day, June 30, the Iraqi Security Forces have taken the lead, but the 591st Military Police Company (MPC) still has work to do here. These U.S. MP continue to train their Iraqi Police (IP) counterparts to take over security on the outskirts of western Baghdad. To that end, the MP met with the IP yet again, July 24."Our...

WASHINGTON, June 4, 2009 – Inbound soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division’s 4th Brigade Combat Team will be a welcome addition for the Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix mission of mentoring and training Afghan soldiers and police officers, the task force commander said. “I think the additional soldiers, mainly the 4th Brigade out of the 82nd, which is going to be the second brigade to fall under Phoenix, is going to be a great help to allow us to meet the requirements to staff the different … embedding training teams and police mentor teams,” Army Brig. Gen. Steven Huber told...

WASHINGTON, March 30, 2009 – Students participating in the U.S. Senate Youth Program recently toured government buildings including the Pentagon, met their elected representatives and learned about the foundations of democracy. Air Force Capt. Ladonna Singleton, a communications officer with the 254th Combat Communications Group in Garland, Texas, was the only Air National Guard member who participated as a mentor in the 2009 U.S. Senate Youth Program. The week-long program brought young people together from across the country to learn about the political process. Photo courtesy of Erin Lubin  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. They also became personally...

Iraqi Army 1st Lt. Murtada Esam Hussein searches Iraqi Army 1st Lt. Mohammed Edan while U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Heather Roark, member of the 9th Iraqi Army Division Military Transition Team, observes and offers advice on the appropriate techniques for searching women at Al Rasheed Iraqi Army base in Baghdad, Jan. 23, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Whitney Houston. BAGHDAD — Soldiers from varied backgrounds and specialties are helping to ensure the continued success of the Iraqi Army as mentors and members of a Military Transition Team. “Our main job … is to professionalize the Iraqi Army,” Lt. Col....

KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2008 – Donations of school supplies and children’s clothing from military families and friends at home are helping deployed New York Army National Guard soldiers in their mission to mentor and train the Afghan national security forces and support the Afghan people. Army Master Sgt. Michael Molgaard helps to unload boxes of donated clothing and school supplies with an Afghan policeman at the Afshar School. U.S. Army photo by Capt. Robert Romano, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Members of the Afghan National Police delivered hundreds of pounds of schools...