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- 02/12/2010 - 3:30pm
Watch exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes footage of the First Lady, women celebrities and Cabinet members as they discuss the value of mentoring in their own lives and why they’re committed to encouraging the practice nationwide. Click on the link below for video from Michelle Obama’s first of many trips around the country to highlight mentoring.
- 02/04/2010 - 8:31am
Michigan Mentor is offering a research-based tool to help recruit male mentors, Men in Mentoring Recruitment Toolkit. The toolkit provides mentoring program staff and trained recruiters with a step-by-step process, as well as talking points and tips, to use when asking men to become youth mentors. It also takes into account a variety of settings and addresses the main components of an effective recruitment message.
Success Story

A Leap Of Faith
Luis and Doug have been matched for a year. It takes a leap of faith to be a mentor. Building trust can be a challenge and it was for Luis and Doug initially. Luis was reluctant to open up and leav...




