,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #i  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #bc   
7legislative day1 ,january #c71 #bjac   
,ms4 ,landrieu 7for herself1 ,mr4       
,isakson1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,carper1   
,mr4 ,lautenberg1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mrs4  
,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 
and ,mr4 ,schumer7 submitted the        
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary    
,january #bh1 #bjac ,committee          
discharged2 considered and agreed to    
,,resolution  ,designating ,january     
#bjac as ,national ,mentoring ,month4   
,whereas mentoring is a longstanding    
tradition in which a dependable1 caring 
adult provides guidance1 support1 and   
encouragement to facilitate the social1 
emotional1 and cognitive development of 
a young person2 ,whereas continued      
research on mentoring shows that formal1
 high-quality mentoring focused on      
developing the competence and character 
of the mentee promotes positive         

outcomes1 such as improved academic     
achievement1 self-esteem1 social skills1
 and career development2 ,whereas       
further research on mentoring provides  
strong evidence that mentoring          
successfully reduces substance use and  
abuse1 academic failure1 and            
delinquency2 ,whereas mentoring1 in     
addition to preparing young people for  
school1 work1 and life1 is extremely    
rewarding for the people who serve as   
mentors2 ,whereas more than #e1jjj      
mentoring programs in communities of all
 sizes across the ,united ,states focus 
on building strong1 effective           
relationships between mentors and       
mentees2 ,whereas approximately         
#c1jjj1jjj young people in the ,united  
,states are in formal mentoring         
relationships due to the remarkable     
vigor1 creativity1 and resourcefulness  
of the thousands of mentoring programs  
in communities throughout the ,united   
,states2 ,whereas1 in spite of the      
progress made in increasing mentoring1  

the ,united ,states has a serious       
mentoring gap1 with nearly #ae1jjj1jjj  
young people in need of mentors2        
,whereas mentoring partnerships between 
the public and private sectors bring    
,state and local leaders together to    
support mentoring programs by preventing
 duplication of efforts1 offering       
training in industry best practices1 and
 making the most of limited resources to
 benefit young people in the ,united    
,states2 ,whereas the designation of    
,january #bjac as ,national ,mentoring  
,month will help call attention to the  
critical role mentors play in helping   
young people realize their potential2   
,whereas a month-long celebration of    
mentoring will encourage more           
individuals and organizations1 including
 schools1 businesses1 nonprofit         
organizations1 faith institutions1 and  
foundations1 to become engaged in       
mentoring across the ,united ,states2   
and ,whereas1 most significantly1       
,national ,mentoring ,month--  7#a7 will

 build awareness of mentoring2 and  7#b7
 will encourage more people to become   
mentors and help close the mentoring gap
 in the ,united ,states3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 designates the month of ,january   
#bjac as ,national ,mentoring ,month2   
7#b7 recognizes with gratitude the      
contributions of the millions of caring 
adults and students who are already     
volunteering as mentors2 and  7#c7      
encourages more adults and students to  
volunteer as mentors4