Since our launch in April 2020, MentorStark's foremost goal is to be a catalyst to promote more connection in Stark County between young people and trusted adults. We do this by promoting the many high quality mentoring and youth development programs available in Stark County, and by filling career-focused social capital-building gaps in our community. We also do it by educating people about the "mentoring mindset" and how everyone can build supportive and opportunity-enhancing relationships in their lives. We are grateful for the community partners who are helping spread the word about the power of mentoring and who really helped elevate the message in January during National Mentoring Month. If you have missed any of the recent coverage of our work, here is your chance to check it out! Feature in the Stark Education Partnership Newsletter http://www.edpartner.org/links/issues_11-06-20.htm Feature in the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce Newsletter https://www.cantonchamber.org/ACTION/december2020.pdf (page 6) Feature in the Strengthening Stark Newsletter https://www.strengtheningstark.com/CMSFiles/StrengtheningStark/files/file/2021-01%20Newsletter%20FINAL.pdf Blog post on the Stark Help Central website https://www.starkhelpcentral.com/mentorstark-amplifies-mentoring-in-stark-county/ Article in the Canton Repository https://www.cantonrep.com/story/news/2021/01/26/mentorstark-aims-strengthen-area-mentoring-programs/4243699001/ Community Shout-outs With Canton Charge (featuring several area mentoring programs) https://canton.gleague.nba.com/news/community-shoutout-program/ News story on Spectrum News 1 https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2021/01/29/helping-students-succeed-through-mentoring Youth and Mentor Panel Discussions in partnership with Canton Charge https://canton.gleague.nba.com/news/charge-hosting-pair-of-panels-for-mentoring-month/ We are looking forward to an exciting 2021!