Todd Melloh is on a mission – he wants 100 new mentors and $100,000 in new donations. He is the Executive Director of the Youth Mentoring Initiative (YMI), which provides adult mentors to students in need at many schools within the Hamilton Southeastern School Corporation.

In order to accomplish that, Todd is living in a tent atop the Edge office building in downtown Fishers.

“Over 37% of students feel sad, hopeless or depressed,” Melloh said.  “That’s about 5,000 people (in HSE Schools).”

YMI now mentors about 250 students in the HSE School District.  Three new schools will be serviced by YMI in the upcoming school year – Hamilton Southeastern Junior High, Fall Creek Intermediate and the alternative high school.

Todd Melloh is hoping to get to his goal of 100 new adult mentors and $100,000 in new donations by sometime Wednesday.

To volunteer as a mentor and/or donate to YMI, use this link.