▁the ▁region . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁almost ▁three ▁dozen ▁ment oring ▁partners hips ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁that ▁is ▁affili ated ▁with ▁M ENT OR / National ▁M ent oring ▁Part ners hip ▁but ▁remains ▁an ▁administr atively ▁independent ▁organization . ▁ ▁Are as ▁of ▁focus ▁ ▁Help ▁start ▁new ▁ment oring ▁programs ▁The ▁M ent oring ▁Part ners hip ▁provides ▁resources ▁and ▁training ▁to ▁individuals ▁and ▁organizations ▁who ▁are ▁interested ▁in ▁starting ▁new ▁ment oring ▁programs . ▁These ▁services ▁include ▁print ▁materials , ▁group ▁train ings ▁and ▁individual ▁meet ings ▁with ▁M ent oring ▁Part ners hip ▁staff . ▁ ▁Prov ide ▁technical ▁assistance ▁to ▁existing ▁programs ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁services ▁provided ▁to ▁new ▁programs , ▁the ▁M ent oring ▁Part ners hip ▁offers ▁their ▁expert ise ▁to ▁existing ▁programs ▁to ▁help ▁them ▁diagn ose ▁the ▁strength s ▁and ▁weak ness es ▁of ▁their ▁program ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁improve ▁ment or / mente e ▁relationships ▁and ▁out comes . ▁ ▁Rec ruit ▁and ▁place ▁ment ors ▁The ▁M ent oring ▁Part ners hip ▁works ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁volunte er ▁ment ors ▁for ▁their ▁partner ▁programs . ▁The ▁center pie ce ▁is ▁National ▁M ent oring ▁Month ▁in ▁January , ▁during ▁which ▁The ▁M ent oring ▁Part ners hip ▁partners ▁with ▁M ENT OR ▁to ▁raise ▁aw aren ess ▁about ▁ment oring . ▁O ng o ing ▁efforts ▁include ▁present ations ▁to ▁community ▁organizations , ▁business es ▁and ▁univers ities ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁advert ising ▁and ▁attract ing ▁media ▁attention . ▁