Our core activity during the June Work Group Meeting centered around key barriers that would hinder us from achieving our 12- month objectives. 

The work group developed a list of the following key-barriers. 

• Accessibility/ training programs
• Accountability
• Availability and quality of mentors
• Commitment (without pay)
• Communication among organizations
• Community partnership engagement
• Constant relationships
• Dedication
• Educational background
• Effective tools
• Fear (Organizational)
• Funding and its consistency
• Mentor/ mentee matching
• Number of mentors
• Overlap/ Organizations
• Parent engagement
• Proper and positive media coverage
• Recruiting
• Training : Accessibility
• Transportation
• Trust 

In July, delegates will finalize their work plans, review key indicators for success, and begin mapping out action steps to meet our goals.