April McHugh
Director of Training and Community Partnerships
612.370.9148
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April McHugh is the Director of Training and Community Partnerships for the Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota. McHugh joined the Mentoring Partnership in June of 2006 and has the responsibility of overseeing and managing the Mentoring Partnership’s Training Institute resources, which includes developing new curricula to assist mentors and others with preventing risky behaviors in young people, and training mentoring program providers throughout the state about mentoring program management and operations. McHugh is also responsible for building partnerships with community organizations involved in adult-youth mentoring in order to enhance opportunities for adults to connect with youth in their communities.
McHugh’s background includes working with youth and camping programs at the St. Paul Jewish Community Center (JCC), including the development of an award-winning workplace youth mentoring program. Before joining the JCC, she worked with several youth-serving organizations in Southwest Minnesota, including the Nobles County Family Connections Collaborative where she created and directed the CIRCLE Summer Camp & Mentoring Program. CIRCLE is an innovative mentoring program which trains and matches teen mentors with elementary students with the goal of building developmental assets in highest risk children.
McHugh has done training and presentations for many organizations before joining the Mentoring Partnership--including AmeriCorps, Boys Town, MN Alliance with Youth and many others – focusing primarily on youth work and leadership development.
McHugh started mentoring when she was in college, studying sociology at Hamline University. She participated in the Best Buddies program there and also coached junior high girls’ basketball. She has been a Big Sister in the past and was also a mentor to a participant in the JCC’s workplace mentoring program. She is currently a Bolder Options running mentor.
McHugh continues to develop her youth development and training skills through participation in community certification programs and other professional development opportunities.
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