Men in Mentoring

Session 1: 9:55-10:50 (55 minute workshop)

Recruiting male mentors is one of the toughest challenges mentoring programs face in Michigan.  Mentor Michigan has created a toolkit designed to provide program staff and their trained mentor recruiters with language and tips to use when making the ask. These materials take you through the steps to recruit male mentors in a variety of settings and address the main components of a complete recruitment message.

Presented by Amber Troupe, Director at Mentor Michigan

Amber Troupe is the director of Michigan's statewide mentoring partnership, Mentor Michigan, which is housed at the Michigan Community Service Commission.  She has been the lead staff person on this initiative for over five years.  Prior to coming to the Commission, Amber served as an AmeriCorps member, coordinated a Girls on the Run program in West Michigan and supported a small community based mentoring program.