April Mentor Training

Trusted Mentors' next training will be on Wednesday, April 22nd, from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Old National Bank Community Room, 6135 N. College Avenue. Come join us to find out how you can make a difference in preventing homelessness. For more information, contact Candice at 985-3468 or candice@trustedmentors.org.

Mentoring Inspiration

Interested in reading about others' mentoring experiences? Check out The Soloist, by Steven Lopez, or Same Kind of Different As Me, by Ron Hall and Denver Moore. The Soloist is an account of how Mr. Lopez, a Los Angeles "Time" journalist befriends and informally mentors a homeless man. The other book is a mentor's and mentee's description of how their relationship developed over time.
Both books describe many experiences similar to those mentors and mentees with Trusted Mentors. The rewards and challenges of mentoring are well described.

Recogntion Night Rescheduled

Our January Recogntion Night and 5th Anniversary has been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 28th. The speaker will be Mr. Joe Cooper, a formerly homeless, illiterate man who has overcome many obstacles to be an employed, literate, and stable member of our community. We'll have a delicious meal provided by Second Helpings and recognize our mentees for all that they've accomplished. Come join us! From 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Immanuel United Church of Christ, 402 E. Prospect Street, 46225. FMI contact Candice at 985-3468 or candice@trustedmentors.org.

Our next training is scheduled for Monday, March 23rd from 5:30-8:30pm at Immanuel United Church of Christ, 402 E. Prospect, 46225. Any one interested in knowing more about mentoring for Trusted Mentors is welcome to join us.





Homeward Bound Walk is coming on Sunday, June 14th at 2:00pm. Go to http://www.homewardboundindiana.org/ for more information.

5TH ANNIVERSARY AND THANK A MENTOR DAY

Our 5th Anniversary and Thank a Mentor Day was cancelled, so we'll share our message on the blog. Thank you to all the mentors, present and past, who helped us reached this important milestone.! It's your commitment that makes the difference.

We celebrate our new name ... "Trusted Mentors"

Our name says what we do.... we mentor

We celebrate our new tagline: Trusted Mentors.. stabilizing lives, preventing homelessness tells more about what we do. We work with 12 different agencies, with a wide variety of people. Not everyone has been homeless, but for some it is a reality and for others it is a risk to be faced.

Trusted Mentors has been awarded a City Crime Prevention Grant. Not everyone we mentor has been in prison, but for some it isa reality and for others it is a risk to be faced.



At Trusted Mentors, we come together to stabilize lives....

to learn from each other...

to build strengths ... so that the risk of homelessness is decreased and the risk of being in the criminal justice system is lessened ....

so that the ability to live independent, self-sufficient lives is realized to the best of our abilities.

THANK YOU MENTORS!

Trusted Mentors 5th Anniversary & Recognition Night

Please join us to
* Celebrate our 5th anniversary
* Observe National Mentoring Month
* Enjoy a meal by Second Helpings
* Hear an inspiring story of overcoming difficulty
* Recognize mentees & mentors

Guests are welcome.
Date: Tuesday, January 27th Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Immanuel UCC, 402 E. Prospect Street
Contact: Candice Brisson Monteith, 985-3468,
candice@trustedmentors.org
Speaker: An inspirational and motivational speaker, Mr. Joe Cooper, is formerly homeless, illiterate and addicted. Now he's employed, literate and a homeowner. Come be inspired by his story!

Hello!
Welcome to Trusted Mentors blog! We will be using this to keep you informed on mentoring training, Homeward Bound Walk, Bags 2 Riches, and many more events held by Trusted Mentors.

Thank you for your time and help in stabilizing lives and preventing homelessness.

Jeri and Candice