,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dfb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,january #af1       
#bjad,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida 7for      
herself1 ,ms4 ,ros-,lehtinen1 ,mr4      
,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,langevin1 ,mr4         
,hinojosa1 ,mr4 ,fattah1 ,mr4 ,holt1    
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mrs4 ,davis of        
,california1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,mr4 ,schiff1 
,mr4 ,andrews1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 
,bass1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4
 ,carson of ,indiana1 and ,ms4 ,castor  
of ,florida7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,education and the        
,workforce  ,,resolution  ,recognizing  
,january as ,national ,mentoring ,month 
and encouraging more people in the      
,united ,states to mentor young people  
in their communities4  ,whereas in      
#bjjb1 the ,harvard ,school of ,public  
,health and ,,mentor3 ,the ,national    
,mentoring ,partnership created         
,national ,mentoring ,month2 ,whereas   
the goals of ,national ,mentoring ,month

 are to raise awareness of mentoring1   
recruit individuals to mentor1 and      
encourage organizations to engage and   
integrate mentoring into their efforts2 
,whereas a mentor is a caring1          
consistent presence who devotes time to 
a young person to help that young person
 discover personal strength and achieve 
their potential through a structured and
 trusting relationship2 ,whereas quality
 mentoring encourages positive choices1 
promotes self-esteem1 supports academic 
achievement1 and introduces young people
 to new ideas2 ,whereas mentoring       
programs have shown to be effective in  
combating school violence1 discipline   
problems1 substance abuse1              
incarceration1 and truancy2 ,whereas    
research shows that youth who           
participate in mentoring relationships  
experience a multitude of positive      
benefits including being more engaged in
 school1 finishing high school1 and     
continuing on to college2 ,whereas youth
 are #e times more likely to graduate if

 they have a meaningful relationship    
with an adult2 ,whereas research shows  
that young people who are matched with a
 caring adult through a quality         
mentoring program are #df percent less  
likely to use illegal drugs1 #bg percent
 less likely to start drinking1 #eb     
percent less likely to skip school1 and 
#cg percent less likely to skip class1  
and are more trusting of their parents  
or guardians2 ,whereas youth development
 experts agree that mentoring is        
critical to the social1 emotional1 and  
cognitive development of youth1 helping 
them navigate the path to adulthood more
 successfully2 ,whereas mentors help    
young people set career goals and use   
their personal contacts to help young   
people meet industry professionals and  
find jobs2 ,whereas mentoring is a      
proven cost-effective investment1 for   
every #a invested in mentoring1 there is
 a #c return to society2 ,whereas       
despite these benefits1 there is a      
mentoring gap1 a gap between the        

availability of mentoring programs and  
the number of young people in need of a 
mentor2 and ,whereas according to new   
research released this month1 #a in #c  
young adults say they did not have an   
adult mentor in their lives while they  
were growing up3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 recognizes ,national ,mentoring    
,month2  7#b7 recognizes the men and    
women who serve as staff and volunteers 
at quality mentoring programs and help  
our young people find inner strength and
 reach their full potential2  7#c7      
acknowledges that mentoring is          
beneficial because it encourages        
educational achievement1 reduces        
juvenile delinquency1 and improves life 
outcomes2  7#d7 promotes the creation   
and expansion of quality mentoring      
programs across the ,united ,states to  
equip young people with the tools needed
 to lead healthy and productive lives2  
and  7#e7 supports initiatives to close 
the mentoring gap4