Organizations Filed Purposes:
SILVER LINING MENTORING'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER YOUTH IMPACTED BY FOSTER CARE TO FLOURISH THROUGH COMMITTED MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS.
SILVER LINING MENTORING'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER YOUTH IMPACTED BY FOSTER CARE TO FLOURISH THROUGH COMMITTED MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS. SILVER LINING MENTORING (SLM) IS THE ONLY MENTORING ORGANIZATION IN MASSACHUSETTS THAT EXCLUSIVELY SERVES YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE. THE YOUNG PEOPLE SERVED BY SLM HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES DUE TO ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT AND FACE FREQUENT CHANGES IN RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS, SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES AND CAREGIVERS. SLM'S VOLUNTEER MENTORS ARE OFTEN THE ONLY ADULTS IN FOSTER YOUTH'S LIVES WHO ARE NOT PAID TO SPEND TIME WITH THEM.SILVER LINING MENTORING SERVES YOUTH AGES 7 AND OLDER THROUGH MENTORS, A COMMUNITY BASED ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING PROGRAM AND THROUGH LEADERS, A LIFE-SKILLS PROGRAM FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 14 AND OLDER WHO ARE PREPARING TO "AGE OUT" OF THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. BOTH PROGRAMS ARE BACKED BY SILVER LINING'S TEAM OF CLINICALLY TRAINED, MASTERS LEVEL PROGRAM STAFF WHO HAVE POPULATION-SPECIFIC EXPERTISE.
THE COMMUNITY BASED MENTORING PROGRAM MATCHES YOUTH IMPACTED BY FOSTER CARE IN A ONE-TO-ONE MENTORING RELATIONSHIP WITH A VOLUNTEER ADULT. THE PROGRAM MAINTAINS ITS REPUTATION FOR PRECEDENT SETTING OUTCOMES AS SILVER LINING MENTORING'S (SLM'S) AVERAGE MENTOR-MENTEE MATCH LENGTH OF 55 MONTHS CONTINUED TO OUTPERFORM THE NATIONAL AVERAGE BY MORE THAN SIX TIMES.
LEARN & EARN IS AN INTENSIVE 12-WEEK LIFE SKILLS CURRICULUM, DURING WHICH YOUTH, THEIR MENTORS, AND SLM STAFF MEET WEEKLY FOR TWO HOURS TO WORK ON SKILLS SUCH AS BUDGETING, RESUME-WRITING, BANKING, FINANCIAL LITERACY, INTERVIEW SKILLS AND MORE. YOUTH EARN A STIPEND FOR EACH CURRICULUM COMPONENT THEY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE ALLOWING YOUTH TO BUILD ASSETS TO SUPPORT THEIR TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD. WITH THIS EARNED MONEY YOUTH HAVE PAID RENT, COLLEGE TUITION, AND PURCHASED LAPTOPS FOR SCHOOLWORK AND PROFESSIONAL CLOTHING, MEETING CRITICAL NEEDS FOR ADULTHOOD.
SILVER LINING ROUTINELY RECEIVES INQUIRIES FROM ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY SEEKING TO LEARN HOW TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE IN FOSTER CARE. IN RESPONSE TO THIS DEMAND, THE SILVER LINING INSTITUTE (SLI) WAS LAUNCHED IN LATE 2019 AS THE NATIONAL THOUGHT LEADERSHIP DIVISION OF SILVER LINING MENTORING. SLI PROVIDES CUSTOMIZED TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH THE GOAL OF INCREASING ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY MENTORING FOR YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE. THE INSTITUTE ALSO ENGAGES IN SYSTEMS CHANGE ADVOCACY AND MOVEMENT BUILDING WORK TO ENSURE THAT PROVIDERS, POLICY MAKERS AND LAYPEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS ARE AN ESSENTIAL PART OF HEALTHY DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE. SLI PROVIDES THOUGHT LEADERSHIP ON THE NEEDS OF YOUTH IN CARE, THE IMPACT OF MENTORING, AND BEST PRACTICES TO ENSURE THAT MORE YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE NATIONWIDE RECEIVE CAN BENEFIT FROM LONG TERM MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS AND THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO THRIVE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Colby Swettberg | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 40 | $153,169 |
| Barbara Best | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $127,615 |
| Lawrence Wallach | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Geoffrey Underwood | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Tom Shirk | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Amy Rands | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Justin Pasquariello | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Iliana Joaquin | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Katherine Freund | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| James Baker | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Kenneth Avocetien | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Peter Alberding | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Anna Vouros | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Danielle Halderman | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Scott Knox | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Anne Bowie | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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