Anyone can feel the power of mentoring

Your headline [on the Jan. 25 Viewpoint] said it all: “Find a mentor to make you better.” January was
national mentoring month to raise awareness of the power of mentoring, which is often thought of as valuable for youth. It’s
time to rethink mentoring and recognize its power for all of us. Seventy percent of corporate executives have acknowledged
having mentors.

Trusted Mentors Inc. is a local not-for-profit that uses the power of mentoring to help adults
stabilize their lives and overcome the chaos brought on by poverty, homelessness and the effects of incarceration. In 2009,
90 percent of our mentored adults remained housed.

At Trusted Mentors, we hope that all people will see themselves
as mentors to others, to be that person who can be “nurturing and encouraging.” And for some, we hope that they
step forward to become a trained mentor and empower others to develop life skills and build positive support networks that
will reduce poverty and recidivism in Indianapolis. Your readers can go to www.trustedmentors.org for more information.

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Jeri Warner

Executive director

Trusted Mentors
Inc.