A Tale of Two Churches
Faithful Friends partners with many wonderful church partners in the Portland area, including The Well Community Church on NE 1st and Schuyler. This historic, yet humble faith and cultural powerhouse is owned by Mt. Olivet Baptist Church and dates back to the early 1920s…
Recognizing International Day of Education
Meet Earl, one of our Faithful Friends mentors and a professional educator…
Thoughts on MLK Jr. Day
In this post we celebrate the ongoing work of justice and equality through the work and example of Martin Luther King Jr. One mentor shares his experience painting with his young friend and considers how their goals tie in to MLK Jr.’s work and vision…
Friendship: Impact & Transformation
We asked one of our “forever friends” mentors, Rachael, to think about some of the ways that her life as a mentor has made an IMPACT and caused TRANSFORMATION through her years of friendship with Biana since 2015…
Friendship: Longevity
We finish our look at positive aspects of friendship with two stories this week featuring one of our "forever friend" matches as we consider LONGEVITY through the example of Rachael and Biana...
Friendship: Fun & Play
Having fun and playing together is a pretty normal goal for many of our mentor & mentee meetups. Sometimes the fun and play can lead to wider recognition like it has for one of our mentees…
Friendship: Honesty and Mutuality
Allison and *May are another example of a life-giving relationship sparked by mentoring. Allison ended up moving away and their mentoring match through Faithful Friends was then closed after mentoring through the program for 2 years…
Friendship: Trust
“I did it! I’m so happy I just want to cuss so bad right now”. Trust is a critical component of a healthy friendship. Kids are naturally trusting but sometimes things happen in their lives…
Friendship: Emotional Support
Here at Faithful Friends, our mentors are often faced with the need to provide health Emotional Support. In this post we celebrate Brian and *Tyler…