Press release
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri’s state employees will once again have the opportunity to participate in the Missouri Mentor Initiative (MMI), a program that allows up to 300 state employees in targeted locations to serve as mentors for one hour per week during the workweek.
Governor Mike Parson said, “By allowing our state employees to dedicate one hour of their workweek every week to this program, young lives across the state will be influenced in a positive way.”
The groundwork to revive MMI across Missouri, which involves collaboration between the State of Missouri and the mentoring organization Big Brothers Big Sisters, was put into place by First Lady Teresa Parson and Second Lady Claudia Kehoe. First Lady Teresa Parson said, “With January being National Mentoring Month, this is the perfect time to start making a difference in young people’s lives. Many of these children become adults who share what they’ve learned with the next generation of young people needing mentoring.”
Second Lady Claudia Kehoe said, “By promoting mentoring programs, we ensure that young people in our communities will have dependable and compassionate individuals to look up to.”
State employees who wish to participate in MMI have been encouraged to contact their respective human resource department/supervisor. All participants must receive permission in order to participate.
