Designates January 2025 as "National Mentoring Month" to recognize the importance of mentoring in helping young people succeed in education, career development, and community involvement. Encourages the expansion of mentoring opportunities nationwide to provide more youth with positive adult role models.
Sheldon Whitehouse
Senator
RI
This resolution designates January 2025 as "National Mentoring Month" to recognize the positive impact of mentoring on youth development. It highlights mentoring's role in improving academic achievement, fostering leadership skills, and supporting at-risk youth. The resolution encourages expanding mentoring opportunities to address the significant need for mentors among young people nationwide. It also acknowledges the invaluable contributions of mentoring program staff and volunteers.
January 2025 Declared National Mentoring Month: Resolution Highlights Benefits for Youth and Communities
This resolution officially designates January 2025 as National Mentoring Month, shining a spotlight on the big impact that mentors have on young people's lives. It's all about recognizing how guidance from experienced adults can help kids and teens build crucial life skills, do better in school, explore career paths, and step up as leaders. The resolution points out that mentoring is a boost for all youth, but it's especially vital for those in underserved communities.
Why Mentoring Matters
The resolution lays out some serious benefits of mentoring, linking it to better grades, improved mental health, and stronger community involvement. It specifically mentions that mentoring can play a key role in helping young people avoid trouble with the law, prevent violence, and support those considered 'at-risk.' A key stat highlighted in the resolution is that one in three young people currently don't have a mentor – so there's a real need to step up and connect more kids with supportive adults.
Making Mentoring More Accessible
Beyond just recognizing the value of mentoring, this resolution is a call to action. It promotes expanding mentoring programs across the country and encourages collaboration between schools, community organizations, businesses, and government agencies. The goal is simple: to make sure every young person who could benefit from a mentor has access to one. It also gives a shout-out to the staff and volunteers who make these programs happen, acknowledging their crucial role in helping young people succeed. The resolution frames mentoring as a win-win, not just for individual kids, but for strengthening communities as a whole, by improving education, reducing delinquency, and setting young people up for future success.