“Everyone’s gone all ‘pioneer’ these days,” said my neighbor as she talked about being unable to buy yeast for her bread machine. Who would have dreamt a yea...

Over 65% of our mentors have signed up to correspond with their mentees since school was closed. Kids love getting letters and we love seeing them suddenly r...

If you are a mentor, we are still understandably on hold for now.  If you would like us to reach out to teachers next week to see if your mentee's guardian...

Sight words. Words that teachers try to instill in young readers so that they know the words by sight without having to decode them.  For example:  a, and...

Want to understand mentoring? It’s sharing what you have. Want to know if you've been mentored? Who have you learned from? January is National Mentoring ...

I hope you’ve been able to spend some quality time with your friends and family during this Christmas holiday. Likewise, I hope your yesterday was filled wit...

For the last couple of years, this mentee has served at the Rescue Mission Dinner. What better way to show one's thanks for the many blessings one has by sha...

The term “neighbor,” can conjure a number of connotations. On the negative side, everyone can probably come up with a “bad neighbor” experience, from a Nos...

We’re starting to have a beautiful fall…and it’s been a busy one already! This is just a reminder to take time to enjoy the season. Our world is often ver...

For the past 4 years, The Mentoring Network board has hosted a fundraising bowl-a-thon. This event helps provide the money we need to serve more youth in Can...

We had a fantastic day camp at the YMCA camp at Horsethief, Idaho. Kids and mentors had such a great time spending the day together. “I love seeing people re...

I may have mentioned it before, but did you know that this is our 20th year serving the youth of Canyon and Owyhee counties? It made me think about the “ne...

Through this month we’ve been giving year end surveys to the kids who have mentors. Often we get sweet and amusing replies. One of my favorites this year was...

Have you noticed how much things have grown the last couple of weeks? I can’t keep up with the grass and the flowers and bushes have filled out into magnific...

We made 11 matches in March. Considering that the last week in March is spring break, we were happy with that. 11 matches in a month is a good statistic. Wha...

I asked Damon to describe his mentor with one word. “I would say that he is a friend. The reason being is that he was there for me for four years and even th...

In honor of National Mentoring Month and our 20th year in serving Canyon and Owyhee county youth, the Idaho Press ran an article featuring The Mentoring Netw...

Last time I visited my friend Corky, I noticed her beautiful piano. That is not to say it was invisible before; it takes center stage in her home. The differ...

I recently had my teeth cleaned. Now, as you know, if you can get the hygienist or dentist talking, you are less likely to have to answer questions with al...

Once again I want to add another day to September in order to get things completed in a timely manner. If I had a September 31st, I’d have this newsletter o...