MENTORING PROGRAM REACHES YOUNG PEOPLE

There are few things more rewarding than to see young people get the help that will lead them on to productive lives as adults. Recently, 16-year-old Drew Jackson of Cape Girardeau and his mentor, Marsha Johnston, were honored for Jackson's development in a mentoring program at the Convention and Visitors Bureau. The program is coordinated by the Missouri Mentoring Partnership.

The MMP program seeks to prepare 16-to-22-year-olds for the world of work. The program, administered by the Southeast Missouri Private Industry Council, relies on its cooperative partners, the Division of Family Services and the Division of Youth Services, for referrals.

Through the MMP program, dozens of young people have developed the ability to become good workers with real opportunities to succeed in the future. Any program that can produce those results is doing what is best for future of today's young people.