Articles tagged with 'mentoring' | State Farm

Being there for others. Sharing knowledge and experience. Serving as a positive example. That’s mentoring. And we can all do it.Mentor for good.Mentoring helps strengthen our communities today in order to make them even stronger tomorrow.In June 2020...

Kiwanis Jones was upset.  She was an Underwriting Service Assistant at State Farm® and while she enjoyed her job, she had her eye on another position. She applied, but didn’t get it.Kiwanis Jones“I was pretty upset about it,” she remembered. “I wante...

Join the conversation on Yammer!Kiwanis JonesKiwanis Jones was upset.She was an Underwriting Service Assistant at State Farm® and while she enjoyed her job, she had her eye on another position. She applied, but didn’t get it.“I was pretty upset abou...

Do you have a person in your life who really shaped you? Someone you felt destined to meet? For DeWayne Griffin, that person was his next-door neighbor. In fifth grade, he moved next to the Brindzas. These neighbors, especially Mrs. Brindza who wa...

State Farm® Agents Al and Melanie Schelling contributed regularly for Big Brothers Big Sisters events—“Because how can you say no to something that benefits kids?” says Al—their contact threw down a gauntlet. “Why aren’t you a mentor?” she asked. Mic...

Meet San Albert, short for Sanquandrea. A shy fourth grader recognized for her intelligence and potential. Knowing San's qualities could blossom, her mother arranged for her daughter to meet someone special after school. When the day came to find out...

After 11 years of marriage, Stephanie Phillips never expected her husband Mark to have a stroke. But he did. At age 34. "It drastically affected his left side," she explained. "Mark had to re-learn basic functions like walking, feeding and dressing h...

Colorado State Farm employee volunteers his time to help kids prepare for the work force.