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Deputy director Lisa Menes urges 10,000 men to join mentoring push with Big Brothers Big Sisters Bay Area
Summary
Lisa Menes of the Governor's Office of Service and Community Engagement announced a partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters Bay Area for the California Men's Service Challenge, calling on '10,000 men and young men' to volunteer and aiming to recruit more than 200 mentors.
Lisa Menes, deputy director with the Governor's Office of Service and Community Engagement, announced the office's partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters Bay Area to support the California Men's Service Challenge and called on men across the state to volunteer. "We're calling on 10,000 men and young men to step up in their communities," Menes said, and said the effort aims to recruit more than 200 volunteers to sign up as mentors.
Menes said the governor's office views the program as a way to connect more young people with consistent adult mentors and described Big Brothers Big Sisters Bay Area as a "trusted partner in the community." She urged men to consider signing up and framed the effort as part of ongoing outreach by the Governor's Office of Service and Community Engagement (California Volunteers). No formal vote or board action was recorded; the remarks were an announcement of the partnership and recruitment goal.
