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- EIN 04-3575764
- (617) 224-1300
- 727 Atlantic Ave 3rd Floor Boston MA 02111 USA
- www.silverliningmentoring.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Adoption, Adult & Child Matching Programs, Children & Youth, Foster Care
Mission: Silver Lining Mentoring empowers youth in foster care to flourish through committed mentoring relationships and the development of essential life skills
Target demographics: Youth In Foster Care
Direct beneficiaries per year: 300 youth through mentoring relationships and workshop opportunities
Geographic areas served: The Greater Boston Area
Programs: Founded in 2001, Silver Lining Mentoring (SLM) empowers youth in foster care to flourish through committed mentoring relationships and the development of essential life skills. SLM offers two primary services: Community Based Mentoring, a one-to-one mentoring service for youth ages 7 and older, and Learn and Earn, a matched-savings and life-skills mentoring program for young people ages 16 and older who are preparing to, or who have “aged out” of the child welfare system. SLM mentors are trained to provide consistent and strengths-based support of youth in care.