By Anson Mareus Jan 21, 2021 7:52 PM SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — The Sioux 52 Mentoring Initiative is increasing its efforts in 2021 to encourage community members to start mentoring and businesses to be intentional about starting a culture of mentorship. Community leaders say that while the pandemic has made face-to-face mentorship relationships challenging, the need for mentorship is even more important than ever. Sioux 52, which was launched in January 2020, is a regional mentorship initiative led by Mayor Paul TenHaken and the Rotary Club of Downtown Sioux Falls. The goal of Sioux 52 is to recruit 5,200 mentors by 2026 and to encourage employers in the Sioux Falls area to motivate employees to give an hour each week—52 hours—to those in need of mentorship.