tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60960903627829979192024-03-13T16:44:29.129-07:00Preventing Homelessness Through MentoringTrusted Mentors is a non-profit organization that provides volunteer mentors to adults at risk of homelessness, ex-offenders re-entering society, and young adults aging out of the foster care system.Trusted Mentors Inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505896006119581055noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096090362782997919.post-34404286522125722902023-01-30T11:51:00.001-08:002023-01-30T11:51:58.179-08:00Make a Difference by Mentoring! <p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><a href="https://www.wishtv.com/lifestylelive/make-a-difference-in-your-community-with-trusted-mentors-for-national-mentoring-month/">Make a difference in your community with Trusted Mentors for National Mentoring Month - WISH-TV | Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic (wishtv.com)</a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Roboto Condensed", arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">January is National Mentoring Month, and the perfect opportunity to make a difference in your community. Jeri Warner, Executive Director of <a href="https://trustedmentors.org/" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3a84df; text-decoration-line: none; transition-duration: 0.2s; transition-property: color, background-color, border-color; transition-timing-function: linear;">Trusted Mentors</a>, and mentor Drew Watson joined us today to share the benefits of mentoring.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Roboto Condensed", arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Trusted Mentors connects trained volunteer mentors with adults to help more people succeed at staying housed and out of prison. Everyone the organization mentors is over 18 and includes young adults aging out of foster care, adults leaving homelessness or prison.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Roboto Condensed", arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;">To become a mentor, you must be 25 or over and able to make the commitment to being consistent and dependable. Whether you are a business professional or formerly homeless, your knowledge and life experiences can help one of our mentees make the positive changes they desire for a more successful future.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Roboto Condensed", arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><br /></p><p><br /></p>Trusted Mentors Inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505896006119581055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096090362782997919.post-31650577406718347822022-12-06T09:57:00.000-08:002022-12-06T09:57:23.825-08:00Trusted Mentors announces upcoming retirement of Executive Director/Founder, Jeri Warner<p>After nearly two decades as Central Indiana’s best-known champion
for adult mentoring, Trusted Mentors Executive Director and Founder Jeri Warner
has announced plans to retire in May 2023.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span>Under Warner’s leadership, Trusted Mentors has shown that
successful adult mentoring relationships can change lives and build a better
community. The organization recruits, trains,
and supports volunteer mentors dedicated to helping at-risk adults practice
life skills that lead to stability, employment, and a strong sense of
self-worth. Hundreds of individuals who have previously experienced
homelessness, incarceration, and other challenges have found success as part of
Trusted Mentors.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span>The
organization’s roots go back to 2003, when the Coalition for Homeless
Intervention & Prevention asked Warner to develop a mentoring
program—called Trusted Partners—for adults at risk of homelessness. Using best
practices, Warner built the program and served as a mentor herself. By 2008,
the fledgling idea had grown into an independent 501c3 nonprofit and adopted
its current name. Over time, Trusted Mentors expanded by serving individuals participating
in re-entry programs, as well as young adults (ages 18-24) aging out of foster
care, diagnosed with a mental health issue, or who were alone and new moms.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span>The power of
adult mentoring has been recognized by local funders and partner nonprofits. In
2016, Trusted Mentors was one of six recipients of a special $100,000 Visionary
Award from the Indianapolis Foundation. In 2022, the organization received a
$150,000 Elevation Grant, Indianapolis’ signature crime-prevention initiative.
Currently, Trusted Mentors provides trained mentors to more than 20 Indianapolis
organizations and assists with the peer mentor program at RecycleForce.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="background: white;">“I am always humbled by the work of
the mentors and mentees to overcome the enormous challenges in their lives. I
am confident that I am passing on a strong organization that under new
leadership will continue to grow and serve the community,” </span>said Warner.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="background: white; color: #222222;">Speaking on behalf of the Board,
President Melissa Weseli praised Warner’s</span><span style="color: #222222;"> <span style="background: white;">passion, leadership, and vision. “What Jeri has built with Trusted
Mentors will change lives for</span> <span style="background: white;">years to
come. We are grateful she is leaving behind such a healthy and impactful
organization; we wish her</span> <span style="background: white;">many years of
well-deserved happiness in retirement.”</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Trusted Mentors is working in partnership with Empower
Nonprofit Consulting LLC to recruit Executive Director candidates. For more
information about this opportunity, contact Don Gulbrandsen at (641) 373-3375
or Don@EmpowerNonprofit. com.</p>Trusted Mentors Inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505896006119581055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096090362782997919.post-64877024957085444902022-09-09T06:42:00.001-07:002022-09-09T06:42:35.967-07:00The Power of Relationships<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.9); font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", "Fira Sans", Ubuntu, Oxygen, "Oxygen Sans", Cantarell, "Droid Sans", "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">We invite you to understand the power of relationships. As recipients of the Faith and Action Grant, they shared a story about the impact of Trusted Mentors upon both mentors and mentees. Take a few moments to learn more. If it interests you in becoming a mentor, please sign up for training:</span></p><p><a href="https://www.cts.edu/2022/09/06/the-power-of-relationships/">The Power of Relationships - Christian Theological Seminary (cts.edu)</a></p>Trusted Mentors Inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505896006119581055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096090362782997919.post-41824031291051946942022-01-10T10:55:00.000-08:002022-01-10T10:55:36.312-08:00January is National Mentoring Month <p><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span class="TextRun SCXW12089724 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">We </span><span class="TextRun SCXW12089724 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; color: windowtext; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">want to take the time to say “Thank you” to all of our partnering agencies. 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Mentors expand social networks and assist with problem solving. It has an impact! </span><span class="EOP SCXW12089724 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":240}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW12089724 BCX8" paraeid="{ee3b8c03-2eea-4028-8e7b-a4f2ac3ff3d2}{194}" paraid="160682164" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="EOP SCXW12089724 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":240}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW12089724 BCX8" paraeid="{ee3b8c03-2eea-4028-8e7b-a4f2ac3ff3d2}{194}" paraid="160682164" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet;"><span class="EOP SCXW12089724 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":240}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Are you interested in mentoring? </span><span class="TextRun SCXW52681305 BCX8" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 19.425px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW52681305 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> We encourage </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW52681305 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">anyone interested in having a </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW52681305 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">one-on-one</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW52681305 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> relationship to help someone stay housed or out of prison, to sign up for mentoring with Trusted Mentors.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW52681305 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> Training is held monthly. Volunteers then commit to 6 </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW52681305 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">hrs.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW52681305 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> a month for a year.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW52681305 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> It can have a big impact, on </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW52681305 BCX8" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">you and your perspective mentee! ##MentoringMonth #MentoringAmplifies #trustedmentors</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW52681305 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pDwdUBdpr8o/YKVfzUSjqZI/AAAAAAAABOI/CZ2bHYIXN9QTK7sq-_LoG54pJRDI00spACLcBGAsYHQ/s1640/FreshStartFB.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="924" data-original-width="1640" height="207" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pDwdUBdpr8o/YKVfzUSjqZI/AAAAAAAABOI/CZ2bHYIXN9QTK7sq-_LoG54pJRDI00spACLcBGAsYHQ/w369-h207/FreshStartFB.png" width="369" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3b3e3f; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Trusted Mentors</strong></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3b3e3f; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3b3e3f; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">is excited to present our virtual fundraiser, </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3b3e3f; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: green;"><a href="https://secure.qgiv.com/event/freshstart/">Fresh Start - Restart!!</a></span></strong></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3b3e3f; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: green;"> </span></strong></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3b3e3f; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> We challenge you to a virtual </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3b3e3f; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: green;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Fresh Start - Restart!! </strong></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3b3e3f; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"> After a long past year, it's a great time to refresh ourselves - our outlook, our fitness, our mindset, or any part of our lives that may need rejuvenation! And the best part is you know that you're helping other adults stay housed and out of prison! </span><p></p><p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{9bdbb95d-cff1-4c7f-a7a4-d7fe2052f050}{144}" paraid="275303399" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3b3e3f; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1.125em;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">How will you restart?</strong> </span> Do you want to walk or run your own 5k? Or maybe you want to bike for miles and miles? Do you want your entire Zumba class to restart with you? </p><p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{e2a62d9f-248f-4680-9692-8378ec26ab82}{95}" paraid="1760270147" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3b3e3f; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1.125em;" xml:lang="EN-US"><a href="https://secure.qgiv.com/event/freshstart/register/" style="border-bottom: 1px solid; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold; outline: 0px; padding-bottom: 1px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;"> You set your restart goal and do it!! </strong></a>And then invite others to support your effort to help other people restart their lives through the power of mentoring. </p><p paraeid="{faab621b-c323-4aef-a4c5-367c31babe44}{221}" paraid="9743763" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3b3e3f; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1.125em;"><a href="https://secure.qgiv.com/event/freshstart/register/" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 1px; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: green;">Fresh Start - Restart!!</span></span></a> is the perfect event for individuals or families looking to be active outdoors, enjoying their restart out of our homes. From <strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">June 1-15</strong>, participants can decide on their method to support Trusted Mentors whenever and however is best for you and your family. </p><p paraeid="{190c5a0c-6ff8-4109-955a-1d98698d1eed}{18}" paraid="1890113627" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3b3e3f; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1.125em;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box;">Set a goal to restart and add your fundraising goal! Take photos and post them! </strong><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: green;">#freshstartrestart #trustedmentors </span></p><p paraeid="{190c5a0c-6ff8-4109-955a-1d98698d1eed}{34}" paraid="897268066" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3b3e3f; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1.125em;"><a href="https://secure.qgiv.com/event/freshstart/">Click here for more information! </a></p><br /><p paraeid="{190c5a0c-6ff8-4109-955a-1d98698d1eed}{34}" paraid="897268066" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3b3e3f; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px 0px 1.125em;"><br /></p>Trusted Mentors Inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505896006119581055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096090362782997919.post-70205621050228967652021-04-20T07:35:00.000-07:002021-04-20T07:35:25.290-07:00Join us Virtually on May 12th at Noon for our Learn at Lunch: Overcoming Adversity<p><span style="background-color: white; padding-top: 0px;">Our speaker is </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #6f7287; font-family: "Neue Plak", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.5px; padding-top: 0px;">Renee Turner-Pack,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #6f7287; font-family: "Neue Plak", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"> Indiana State Representative HD 92, who will share her experiences of overcoming obstacles to become a Indiana State Representative. Our second speakers will speak on </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #6f7287; font-family: "Neue Plak", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">Leading, Mentoring and Allyship- Why the role we play helps improve the lives of others. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #6f7287; font-family: "Neue Plak", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">LaToya Gilbert-Stewart, Program Director for the Digital Service Transformation and Shaquana Smiley, Business Change Manager for FHPS IT Engineering BST, at Federal Government Services (FGS) from Anthem, Inc. will speak on the value of mentorship in professional and personal capacity. They will explore the role of allyship as it applies to our current cultural dynamics.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #6f7287; font-family: "Neue Plak", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><a href="https://trustedmentorslearnatlunchspeakerseries.eventbrite.com">Pre-registration is required for this free event.</a> Registration ends at 11 am, May 12th. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #6f7287; font-family: "Neue Plak", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><b>More on our speakers:</b></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #6f7287; font-family: "Neue Plak", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_Fm_ViNoG5s/YH7k_O4xeuI/AAAAAAAABN4/15y3PtSL8G4ZUNn1MokJT5PehQ6W5ndNQCLcBGAsYHQ/image.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1499" data-original-width="1200" height="176" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_Fm_ViNoG5s/YH7k_O4xeuI/AAAAAAAABN4/15y3PtSL8G4ZUNn1MokJT5PehQ6W5ndNQCLcBGAsYHQ/w140-h176/image.png" width="140" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #6f7287; font-family: "Neue Plak", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.5px; padding-top: 0px;">Renee Pack </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #6f7287; font-family: "Neue Plak", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">is Indiana State Representative for District 92. She is a veteran of the United States Army, having served from 1986 through 1991. Pack is the ranking Democratic member of the Veterans Affairs and Public Safety Committee. She also serves on the Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development Committee and the Family, Children and Human Affairs Committee. One of Renee's top priorities in the legislature is to continue building bridges and strengthening relationships in her community. She believes we must build community upon a foundation of respect, civility, and justice for all.</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #6f7287; font-family: "Neue Plak", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">Leading, Mentoring and Allyship- Why the role we play helps improve the lives of others. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #6f7287; font-family: "Neue Plak", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;">LaToya Gilbert-Stewart, Program Director for the Digital Service Transformation and Shaquana Smiley, Business Change Manager for FHPS IT Engineering BST, at Federal Government Services (FGS) from Anthem, Inc. will speak on the value of mentorship in professional and personal capacity. They will explore the role of allyship as it applies to our current cultural dynamics.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #6f7287; font-family: "Neue Plak", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.5px;"><br /></span></p>Trusted Mentors Inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505896006119581055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096090362782997919.post-44725113571233077192021-04-08T09:01:00.002-07:002021-04-08T09:01:22.138-07:00Join us for our second virtual Learn at Lunch on April 14th at noon<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span data-offset-key="41:0"><strong data-slate-leaf="true">April 14: Second Chance Hiring, with Jeffrey Korzenik</strong></span><span data-offset-key="41:1">, author of “UNTAPPED TALENT: How Second Chance Hiring Works for Your Business and the Community” followed by </span><span data-offset-key="41:2"><strong data-slate-leaf="true">The Value of Peer Mentorship</strong></span><span data-offset-key="41:3" 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with Jeri Warner, Executive Director of Trusted Mentors, and Paul Sammons of RecycleForce discussing how Trusted Mentors is helping scale up the peer mentoring program at RecycleForce. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span data-offset-key="41:3" 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href="https://trustedmentorslearnatlunchspeakerseries.eventbrite.com">The event is free but pre-registration is required.</a></b></span></span></p><p><strong data-slate-leaf="true"><span style="font-family: inherit;">More about our Guest speakers:</span></strong></p><p data-key="89"><span data-key="90"><span data-offset-key="90:0"><strong data-slate-leaf="true"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></strong></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong data-slate-leaf="true"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N_b1FbKD2WI/YG8n6gD8z3I/AAAAAAAABNk/gAg8ZVgt7dwRn9X4ovo66kM6jmSGqGwbwCLcBGAsYHQ/thumbnail_book%2Bheadshot%2Bkorzenik.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="914" data-original-width="1280" height="179" 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data-key="92"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span data-offset-key="92:0"><strong data-slate-leaf="true">Jeffrey Korzenik </strong></span><span data-offset-key="92:1">is the Chief Investment Strategist for Fifth Third Bank. Jeff is a regular guest on CNBC, Bloomberg and Fox Business News, and his writings on economics and public policy have appeared in numerous national and regional publications. He was recently elected a Member of the Council on Criminal Justice for his work on the intersection of the justice system and the labor markets. Jeff’s forthcoming book, “UNTAPPED TALENT: How Second Chance Hiring Works for Your Business and the Community,” shares the business case and best practices for hiring people with criminal records and will be published by HarperCollins Leadership in April 2021. Jeff is a graduate of Princeton University and is a passionate supporter of cultural organizations, serving as a trustee of the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Chicago as well as a member of the Board of Advisors of the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. </span></span></span></p><p data-key="91" 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data-key="92"><span data-offset-key="92:1"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <b>Jeri Warner</b> is Executive Director/Founder of Trusted Mentors, a non-profit that connects trained, volunteer mentors with at risk adults to help more people stay housed and out of prison. </span></span></span></p><p data-key="91" 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style="font-family: inherit;"><span data-key="92"><span data-offset-key="92:1"><b>Paul Sammons</b> is </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-style: inherit; font-variant-caps: inherit; font-variant-ligatures: inherit; font-weight: inherit;">Director of Production at RecycleForce, a social enterprise in Indianapolis that </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: center;">that is committed to reducing crime through employment and job training, while improving the environment through electronics recycling. </span></span></p><p class="x_MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br /></p>Trusted Mentors Inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505896006119581055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096090362782997919.post-5782795844543424202021-03-02T11:56:00.000-08:002021-03-02T11:56:10.931-08:00Join us at our Learn at Lunch on March 10th at noon! <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-chn8w-131Mw/YD6XoQupm_I/AAAAAAAABNA/y9ev_NbAom4k8j2Pn5gk3t-QyQivRKrCwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2000/TMLearnatLunchSpeakerSeries.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1545" height="599" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-chn8w-131Mw/YD6XoQupm_I/AAAAAAAABNA/y9ev_NbAom4k8j2Pn5gk3t-QyQivRKrCwCLcBGAsYHQ/w461-h599/TMLearnatLunchSpeakerSeries.png" width="461" /></a></div><br /> There's no cost but pre-register at: https://trustedmentorslearnatlunchspeakerseries.eventbrite.com<p></p>Trusted Mentors Inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505896006119581055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096090362782997919.post-1073178662386845402020-12-12T06:32:00.001-08:002020-12-12T06:32:32.979-08:00Trusted Mentors, Equity and Inclusion - from a mentor's perspective<p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">The term "equity" addresses not just a leveled playing field; that is "equality", but rather an acknowledgement that a person, or group of persons have had systemic barriers placed in their path that cannot be remedied simply by removing the barriers. If someone has a shackle on her or his ankle, then simply moving them to the same "starting line" where everyone else begins the race isn't equity. It may be "equality" in the generic sense of the term, but not equity. Moving them to the same starting line as everyone else AND taking off the shackle is how we achieve equity for those who have been heretofore disenfranchised.</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #201f1e; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Whether someone has recently been homeless, is a youth transitioning to adulthood, or a formerly incarcerated individual attempting to reintegrate into society, acknowledging the inequity that they face, and working to rectify it is something that TM has done masterfully. Simply getting employment, or a place to live, or reuniting with estranged family members isn't equity. Those are certainly steps in the right directions for an individual, but there are additional services a person from one or more of those categories will need in order to move to a more equitable space. Empowering the person through financial literacy once they have employment. Offering mentorship in the area of parent/child relations will assist them when reconnecting with family. Teaching/advising on rights and responsibilities when a person has their own place to live. These are all ways in which TM works to create equity for its mentees. Lack of access to financial literacy, stunted knowledge as it relates to parenting, and a generational naivete regarding the care of one's home are all among the many root causes of inequity. Addressing these dynamics in the way that I know TM does, is key to achieving equity. </div>Trusted Mentors Inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505896006119581055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096090362782997919.post-60918261638711746772020-10-01T08:55:00.000-07:002020-10-01T08:55:06.161-07:00This article appeared in The Criterion, a newspaper of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis<p> <a href="https://www.archindy.org/criterion/local/2020/08-28/corrections.html">https://www.archindy.org/criterion/local/2020/08-28/corrections.html</a></p><p><span style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; font-size: 18px;">Corrections Corner / Ed Witulski</span></p><h1 style="color: #1e1e1e; font-family: "Palatino Linotype", "Book Antiqua", Palatino, serif; font-size: 24px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 25px; padding: 0px;">Trusted Mentors aims to help offenders re-enter society</h1><p style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"><img alt="Ed Witulski" height="197" src="https://www.archindy.org/criterion/files/2020/08-28/witulski-mug.jpg" style="border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); float: right; margin: 0px 10px 10px; padding: 0px;" width="150" />Re-entering society from prison often presents a series of obstacles that are difficult to overcome, so people give up.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;">Since its founding 16 years ago, Trusted Mentors has responded to a vital need in Indianapolis to help people in poverty and at high risk of homelessness achieve stable housing and progress to self-sufficiency.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;">We provide trained, volunteer mentors to adults at risk of homelessness, ex-offenders re-entering society, and young adults aging out of foster care.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;">We train, assign and support volunteer mentors to enable at-risk adults to stabilize their lives and succeed in reaching new goals. We partner with multiple agencies in Indianapolis that serve those at risk of homelessness and provide mentoring for the adults they refer to us.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;">Trusted Mentors is the only agency in Indiana to offer mentoring to at-risk adults. On average, over the past five years, when the relationship lasted 90 days, 95% of our mentees achieved stable housing, and 90% of ex-offenders did not re-offend.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;">Trusted Mentors has continued to work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mentors have helped their mentees file taxes, learn how to receive and spend their stimulus checks, plus provide important human relationships.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;">One mentor, Charles, says he has had more contact with his mentee than ever before. “Arlonzo is opening up more. He’s a cool dude in search of putting his life back together and is doing great at Ivy Tech.” Arlonzo is a young adult involved in the criminal justice system and is working to move forward with his life.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;">Brent and his mentor Bob were matched in mid-2018 as Brent re-entered society after decades in prison. He wanted a mentor because he had been out of society for a long time, and knew it would be hard going back. Bob shares that Brent has, “never missed a day’s work while having to get up at 4:30 a.m. to catch the bus and walk several blocks from the bus line to be on time at 8 a.m.”</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;">Brent set a budget, including saving 10% from every paycheck for unexpected needs such as helping his mother pay for an emergency medical service. Brent has improved employment with the goal of moving into better housing and establishing stronger family ties.</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;">Bob says, “This kind of ‘goal setting’ strategy is why I am proud of Brent. He is a humble man willing to do what it takes to establish the life he wants for himself and his family. He is succeeding because he isn’t letting his history define his future.”</p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;">Bob adds, “Whenever I ask him what during his time in prison gave him the positive attitude he has toward the future, his response is always, ‘during my first 10 years I spent 24/7 trying to figure out how I could do what I did without getting caught. Then one day I thought, what a waste of time! What I should be doing is something that would keep me from coming back once I get out.’ ”<br /> </p><p style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"><em>(Ed Witulski of Trusted Mentors is a member of the archdiocese’s Corrections Ministry Advisory Committee. A member of St. Monica Parish in Indianapolis, he invites you to meet with him to discuss mentoring by calling 317-590-6970, or e-mailing <a href="mailto:ewitulski@trustedmentors.org" style="color: #666666;">ewitulski@trustedmentors.org</a>.)</em></p>Trusted Mentors Inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505896006119581055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096090362782997919.post-1271304864050941142020-07-28T09:33:00.000-07:002020-07-28T09:33:47.417-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Trusted Mentors Inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505896006119581055noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096090362782997919.post-79181344479495440562020-06-23T11:09:00.001-07:002020-06-23T11:09:44.277-07:00We can overcome life’s tragedies with the help of a friend <div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX0 SCXW39872246" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; overflow: visible; padding: 0px; position: relative; user-select: text;">
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We asked Brenda to share her story</span><span class="TextRun SCXW39872246 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">, because we know her passion and caring</span><span class="TextRun SCXW39872246 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">.</span><span class="TextRun SCXW39872246 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> </span><span class="TextRun SCXW39872246 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">She wants the women</span><span class="TextRun SCXW39872246 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> she mentors</span><span class="TextRun SCXW39872246 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"> to succeed. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW39872246 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">She </span><span class="TextRun SCXW39872246 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">not only mentors with us but she does bible study in the women’s prisons. </span><span class="TextRun SCXW39872246 BCX0" data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-kerning: none; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; line-height: 20.7px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US">She also chose to join the board and help build up Trusted Mentors to succeed into the future. 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As part of our collective effort to keep ourselves, our families, friends, and neighbors healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic, we must consider the impact the virus and our responses will have on people receiving treatment for addiction or in recovery. Simply put, the pandemic has the potential to alter the course of recovery and interrupt treatment, creating a new addiction crisis within this crisis.
“Flattening the curve” and “social distancing” are the watchwords of the day, but recovery is about community, and community requires togetherness. Being apart and avoiding gatherings presents challenges for people receiving treatment and support for substance use disorder. For example, counseling for substance use disorder is often delivered in groups and usually offered in person. Similarly, federal regulations require many people being treated with medications for opioid use disorder to receive their medications in person, often on a daily basis.
Not only that, people with substance use disorder may be especially vulnerable to contracting COVID-19 due to other chronic illnesses, such as heart, kidney and liver disease – all risk factors for the novel coronavirus. Individuals with opioid or methamphetamine addiction are also more vulnerable to lung injury or death.
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</span></strong>It’s often said that “addiction is a disease of isolation, and recovery is about connection.” But what does that mean at a time of social distancing? Many in recovery rely on twelve-steps programs like Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous or other self-help groups like SMART recovery that traditionally meet in person. Participants in these groups and others in recovery rely on each other to support and affirm their recovery. But complying with orders to limit gatherings to fewer than ten means closing down meetings and staying away from each other.
Some meetings have moved online using videoconferencing platforms. Experts say that video conferencing or telephone calls, while not ideal, are preferable to texting, which some believe can create even more of this sense of isolation. Any way that people can stay connected, even if they can’t be in the same room, is a step in the right direction.
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</span></strong>COVID-19 is also complicating access to addiction treatment, including counseling and medication. Group sessions and even one-on-one in-person counseling risks facilitating the spread of infection and negating the helpful impact of social distancing. Increased use of telehealth is one way patients can receive the care they need without creating additional risks to their health and the safety of their community. While most addiction counseling has traditionally been delivered in person, in recent years telehealth has been expanded to serve rural communities and other patients who lack access to in-person treatment.
For patients who need or already receive medication-assisted treatment for addiction, social distancing presents practical challenges to medication access. Federal regulations generally require a physician to examine a patient in person before prescribing a controlled substance. Regulations also require some treatments for opioid use disorder to be administered in person at highly regulated Opioid Treatment Programs. For most patients, that means waiting in line for their dose on a daily basis. The concern would be that, patients will either continue to show up to receive their needed medication, putting themselves and others at greater risk of infection, or they will stop receiving medication and put their recovery at risk.
Federal regulators have stepped in to make access easier. Under the national public health emergency declaration, DEA-registered providers may prescribe medications without an in-person examination. And the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is permitting states to make decisions on how to proceed with telehealth services.
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</span></strong>We are in the midst of an unprecedented crisis, and we must all do our part to “flatten the curve” and ensure our health system is able to meet the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic. As we keep our distance to avoid the spread of infection, we must think creatively about ways we can fill the gap to ensure patients with substance use disorder can continue to receive the services they need to stay healthy. Technology and regulatory flexibility are two tools we have available that are making a difference. </div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><br />Trusted Mentors Inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505896006119581055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096090362782997919.post-81241495440444273112020-02-27T08:24:00.002-08:002020-02-27T08:24:42.243-08:00Announcing the 2020 LIFT Award winners to be presented at the Empowerment Luncheon!<span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4d4f53; font-family: Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #f15a22; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b><a href="https://secure.qgiv.com/for/p6iu2h/event/809721/">Tickets are still available! </a></b></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4d4f53; font-family: Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #f15a22; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Mickey Hollinquest</b>, </span>was nominated by his mentor, Mike Caskey. Mickey is a graduate of the Changing Lives Forever program at St. Vincent de Paul and they were matched in early 2018. Mike says “On our first meeting Mickey already had a list of goals made out all we had to do is to get everything in motion.” Since that meeting, Mickey has obtained a driver's license, which took a few try's but he never gave up. He became employed at Mission 27. To get to work, he rode a bus plus walked an additional mile to get to the store. To this day he has not missed a day of work and because of his work ethic has become a favorite. Mickey saved enough money to purchase a vehicle and move into his own apartment. This past Christmas, Mickey got donations from family and his own pocket to buy gifts for children at Riley Hospital. He organized a few family members to wrap gifts and on Christmas Eve Mickey and his family delivered more than 40 gifts and stuffed animals for the kids at Riley. Riley Hospital has recognized Mickey for his efforts.</span></span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4d4f53; font-family: Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4d4f53; font-family: Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mike says: “Mickey is a driven individual and only see's the good in people. When organizing the gifts for Riley Hospital he wanted his family involved to show them the importance of giving back. He is very conscious on succeeding in all of his endeavors and he wants everyone around him to do the same. Mickey has no quit or I can't in him.”</span></span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4d4f53; font-family: Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #4d4f53; font-family: Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4d4f53; font-family: Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #f15a22; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>Brent Smith</b> </span>was nominated by his mentor Bob Tharp. They were matched in mid-2018 as Brent re-entered after decades in prison. He wanted a mentor because he had been out of society for a long time and knew it would be hard going back to talking and getting to know real people. Bob shares that Brent has “Never missed a day’s work, or was late for work while having to get up at 4:30 am to catch the bus & walk several blocks from the bus line to be on time at 8:00 am.” Brent set a budget, including a savings account of 10% from every paycheck for unexpected needs, such as helping his mother pay for an emergency medical service. Brent has improved employment with the goal of moving into better housing and becoming married to his fiancé in 2021. </span></span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4d4f53; font-family: Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4d4f53; font-family: Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Bob says: “This kind of "Goal Setting" strategy is why I am proud of Brent. He is a humble man willing to do what it takes to establish the life, and the style, he wants for himself and his family. He is succeeding because he isn't letting his history define his future. When I ask him "What" during your time in prison, turned you onto the positive attitude you have toward the future"? His response has always been the same, "During my 1st 10 years I spent 24 hrs. per day, 7 days per week trying to figure out how I could do what I did without getting caught. Then one day a thought came, what a waste of time! What I should be doing is something that would keep me from coming back once I get out".</span></span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4d4f53; font-family: Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #4d4f53; font-family: Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;" /><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #4d4f53; font-family: Arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 16.8667px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: inherit; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The<b> </b>Community LIFT Award is presented to <span style="border: 0px; color: #f15a22; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>The Bail Project Indianapolis</b> </span>. Since, its 2018 launch, the Indianapolis Bail Project posted bail for more than 275 people and its clients have returned to 95% of their court appearances. The Bail Project was nominated by Manon Bullock because they deeply believe in the presumption of innocence until proven guilty. In today’s criminal justice system, poor people can become victims of the system, not necessarily because they are guilty but because they can’t afford bail. They sit in jail while the ones who can afford bail get out. Then they might plead guilty to lesser crimes so they can at least go back home, resulting in a criminal record that could have been avoided. The Bail Project is doing the hard work on the front lines by ensuring that people don’t have to sit in jail and lose their jobs and homes while they are awaiting trial. The Bail Project does this by providing bail money, offering pre-trial support by helping clients to find jobs and housing, texting them in-court reminders and in some cities, arranging for child care and transportation to reduce barriers that can prevent them from making it to their court date.</span></span></span>Trusted Mentors Inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505896006119581055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096090362782997919.post-45075749256890728692020-01-13T06:00:00.000-08:002020-01-13T06:00:00.221-08:00The Incredible Service of Trusted Mentors! <br />
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thrilled to get the opportunity to describe the incredible service that Trusted
Mentors provides to our community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) since 2009 and a Licensed Clinical
Addiction Counselor (LCAC) since 2011, I have been consistently referring for
all of their 15 years and have never been disappointed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jeri Warner used to be a one woman show.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has successfully developed her program
and staff to sustain that individualized person-centered approach.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her staff is engaging and receptive
throughout the process of mentorship.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They find strong mentors and do an exceptional job of linking mentors
and mentees.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are strengths-based
and future-focused, taking on people in all stages of life, regardless of
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Menteeship
allows adults to build healthy relationships with safe peers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This sounds simple, but is too often
rare.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Individuals who have struggled
with a serious mental health issue, an addiction history, legal issues,
homelessness, trauma/abuse issues, limited educational opportunities,
dysfunctional family or friends; or any combination have additional barriers to
stable and mutual relationships.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
addition to having fun and trying new things, mentees will likely build skills
in the areas of boundary setting, improved communication skills, and an overall
increased empowerment through the consistent support and encouragement of being
a mentee. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mentorship
allows a personal portal to a life likely different than yours, exposing you to
life experience and diversity quite different than your own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An opportunity for a greater understanding
and empathy, while giving back and building up our community from the
inside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This relationship builds skills
in active listening, engagement, managing differences in opinion, boundaries,
and the necessity of self-care.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">It is rare
that a service can provide such differing benefits to both sides, but Trusted
Mentors does.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My only wish for them is
increased support and growth, as this resource is priceless to our community. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Carolyn E. Mosby is an author, executive and
public speaker with more than 28 years' experience in the entertainment
industry, corporate America, government and non-profit arenas</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 6.0pt;">.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> As a consultant Mosby represented numerous
public figures, politicians, athletes, actors and entertainers, corporations
and not-for-profit organizations, advising them on public relations, crisis
communications, marketing, governmental and community affairs. In her role as
publicist for one of the nation's largest African American cultural events,
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how mentors enable success at all levels and </span></span><em><span style="background: white; color: #1f497d; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; letter-spacing: 0.3pt;">then see who
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Brent “for doing more to facilitate your successful "Re-Entry" after incarceration than anyone I personally know.”
Jamie “for preparing to go home (from work release) and having a plan of action to remain housed and employed.”
Arlonzo “for spiritual and emotional growth; Job search with great success; Educational planning and strategizing; The re-start at community school with the intent to finish college degree.”
Jon “for reaching many of his one year goals (in six months!). Has maintained a full time job and done many things to help his aged uncle. Even when job did not work out like he expected, he worked on other jobs. He has maintained a great attitude.’’
Steven “for achieving full time employment over the few months of mentorship, and he's maintained an optimistic and positive outlook throughout!”
Darion “for being taken off of house arrest and starting electrician school soon.”</span><br />
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Trusted Mentors Board and also a mentor. She shared this message at the Trusted
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a stable family and good education from birth, and others struggle to along
life’s path trying to understand and attain what so many of us take for
granted. The good news for those who may have struggled along the way is that
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I chose to become a volunteer mentor with Trusted
Mentors because I believe that the one-to-one relationship with an adult
leaving prison, transitioning from homelessness or aging out of the foster care
system is a small, but powerful, way to change the world.<br />
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left the Craine House work release program after being incarcerated. While
incarcerated, she made the decision that she was done with how she had been
living her life and was ready to make a change. She started by completing her
GED in prison and continued to take CNA classes while she was living at Craine
House and working full time. She now works in a nursing home and is continuing
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In our mentor-mentee relationship, we have worked
together to think through a one year, five year and 10-year plan to reach her
goals, we’ve talked about needing a solid tribe of girl friends who are on the
same life path as you to both lift you up and hold you accountable, and we’ve
talked about how to manage grief when someone you love passes away.<br />
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<br />Trusted Mentors Inchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05505896006119581055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096090362782997919.post-41026823877406533142019-07-18T06:08:00.000-07:002019-07-18T06:10:38.721-07:00Anthony and Mike have found much to enjoy in their mentor match! <span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica" , serif , "emojifont"; font-size: 12px;">Mike is a 50-year-old pharmacy director. Anthony just graduated from the St. Vincent de Paul Changing Lives Class. Last August, Mike was matched with Anthony for a mentoring relationship. Mike says he became a mentor because he “hoped to serve as a light in someone’s darkness.” He continues, “By doing this, I will be repaying all those who mentored me.”</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica" , serif , "emojifont"; font-size: 12px;">Anthony recently immigrated from Nigeria, where he had only an 8th-grade education and was without a job. Anthony had three goals: to go back to school, attain employment, and meet people in his new country. So many new things caused Anthony great anxiety, to the point that he didn’t know how to move forward.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica" , serif , "emojifont"; font-size: 12px;">But, in the 10 months since Anthony and Mike have been matched, Anthony has exceeded his own expectations. With Mike’s support and encouragement, Anthony has found stable housing and a full-time job working as a home health aide. Anthony works long night shifts but still manages to attend school at the Excel Center, where he has perfect attendance and is at the top of his class. He is a faithful member of his church, which he attends three nights a week.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica" , serif , "emojifont"; font-size: 12px;">Anthony and Mike enjoy their friendship and have even exchanged cultural knowledge. Anthony is a lover of soccer, which is the most popular sport in Nigeria. Recently they went to an Indy Eleven soccer game where, to Mike’s enjoyment, Anthony taught him all about the sport. They hope to attend every sporting event that Indy offers. Likewise, Mike took Anthony on a tour of the governor's office state capitol building, where Anthony got to learn about Indiana’s government, even getting a chance to sit at the governor’s own desk.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, serif, EmojiFont; font-size: 12px;">Do you want to become a mentor?</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "helvetica" , serif , "emojifont"; font-size: 12px;"> Everyone we mentor is 18 and older. They are participating in homeless prevention or re-entry programs and desire a mentor. An initial 4-hour training and on-going support is provided. Mentors commit to 6 hours each month for a year to help another person achieve their goals. </span><br />
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";">People become mentors for different reasons. Some want to make a
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can change you as much as your mentee. Our mentors learn as much as their
mentee.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a great adventure and one
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";">Our overall goal for Mentor Training is for mentors to be <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">successful</b>, and mentor training has
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";">The goals of Trusted Mentors Training is to:</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Trusted Mentors program policies to help you succeed.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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training, a one on one interview is held with a staff person. This allows
mentors to know staff and also helps staff make a good match. Mentors then
commit to give 6 hours a month for a year to work one on one with another adult
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Tw Cen MT","sans-serif";">The good news is that after
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