FAIRMONT — Martin County Commissioners heard form Jen Kahler, Executive Director for Kinship of Martin County on Monday, as well as Associate Director Katy Gonzalez. The pair gave a brief update concerning the youth mentoring program. Kahler noted that the program was able to match 14 mentors and Mentees in the midst of the pandemic in 2020.

“We’re thankful for all the nice weather we had and for all the people that were willing to meet with us in parks and shelters to do a lot of match meetings,” said Kahler. “As far as our numbers go, we’re currently at 31 percent of both our matches and our waiting list youth are from outside of Fairmont proper.”

Kahler went on to state that there are 32 kids on their waiting list, with the majority being males. In addition seven students graduated from the program. This means that there are 46 matched mentees in spite of the pandemic.

“We’ve felt incredibly lucky this whole way along to continue to be receiving community support, interest in mentoring, and to just keep our program going,” said Kahler.

In other action, the board:

— Approved a motion to go forward with an agreement with The Garland Company to provide services and products for the Human Resource Building roof replacement project. Inspections of the roof have identified worn areas allowing for water intrusion and leaking in both facilities and that both roofing systems need replaced.

— Approved a motion to begin hiring for the Sheriff’s Office seasonal Water Patrol positions.