Please Help Mentor The Times

Readers with instructive experiences of mentoring, either inspiring or horrifying, are invited to send us brief capsules for possible publication. We are also interested in general comments on this series and ideas to help with future stories, which will look at such issues as mandatory community service, community-based therapy, neighborhood foster care and other ways of encouraging community ties.

Send e-mail to [email protected] or write to the Life & Style section, Times Mirror Square, Los Angeles, CA 90053.