January proclaimed National Mentoring Month ...
At its regular session Monday, January 11, the Allamakee County Board of Supervisors proclaimed January as National Mentoring Month. Kathy Schwartzhoff, Mentoring Coordinator with Helping Services of Northeast Iowa, which provides mentoring services in the county, stated that currently seven youths in the county are served by the program, with eight waiting to be paired with mentors. Pictured above, left to right, are: Front row - Jennifer Kimber, Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist, Helping Services; Kathy Schwartzhoff, Mentoring Coordinator, Helping Services; Bob Rotach, Mentor and Steering Committee Member, holding the signed proclamation; Colinne McCann, Youth Mentoring AmeriCorps member, Helping Services; Laura Albert, Tobacco Prevention Specialist, Helping Services. Back row: Dennis Koenig, Allamakee County Supervisor; Dan Byrnes, Allamakee County Supervisor; Danny Schlitter, Steering Committee Member; Carson Eggland, Executive Director, Helping Services; and Larry Schellhammer, Allamakee County Board of Supervisors Chairman. Standard photo by Jason Meyer.