,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ghg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,january #i1 #bjbj  
,mrs4 ,davis of ,california 7for herself
 and ,mr4 ,hurd of ,texas7 submitted the
 following resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,education
 and ,labor  ,,resolution  ,recognizing 
,january #bjbj as ,national ,mentoring  
,month1 and for other purposes4         
,whereas the goals of ,national         
,mentoring ,month are to raise awareness
 of youth mentoring1 recruit individuals
 to mentor1 celebrate the powerful      
impact of mentoring relationships that  
form and thrive each day because of the 
caring adults who volunteer their time  
for young people1 and encourage         
mentoring programs to engage and        
integrate quality mentoring into their  
efforts1 and thank the mentors who made 
us who we are today2 ,whereas many young
 people across the ,nation make everyday
 choices that lead up to life's big     
decisions without guidance and support2 

,whereas mentoring relationships provide
 powerful tools for connection and are  
critical for our ,nation's future2      
,whereas a mentor is a caring1          
consistent presence who devotes time to 
help a young person discover personal   
strength and achieve his or her         
potential2 ,whereas quality mentoring   
supports positive life and social       
skills1 promotes self-esteem1 bolsters  
academic achievement and college access1
 and nurtures youth leadership          
development2 ,whereas mentoring         
relationships are a shared opportunity  
for learning and growth1 positively     
impacting both the mentor and the       
mentee2 ,whereas mentoring programs are 
run by many different organizations and 
agencies with different goals for young 
people4 ,seventy-nine percent of        
programs are nonprofits1 #i percent are 
,k-#ab schools or districts1 #c percent 
are government agencies1 #c percent are 
higher education institutions1 and the  
remaining #f percent are religious      

institutions1 for-profits1 healthcare   
facilities1 and others2 ,whereas        
forty-seven percent of mentoring        
programs note that mentor recruitment is
 a large challenge for them1 and caring 
adults volunteering as mentors in their 
communities can help solve this         
challenge and provide critical human    
capital to programs2 ,whereas mentoring 
programs have been shown to be effective
 in helping young people make healthy   
choices1 and youth who meet regularly   
with their mentors are #df percent less 
likely than their peers to start using  
illegal drugs2 ,whereas research shows  
that young people who were at risk for  
not completing high school but who had  
mentors were #ee percent more likely to 
be enrolled in college1 #ha percent more
 likely to report participating         
regularly in sports or extracurricular  
activities1 more than twice as likely to
 say they held a leadership position in 
a club or sports team1 and #gh percent  
more likely to pay it forward by        

volunteering regularly in their         
communities1 and that #ij percent are   
now interested in becoming mentors      
themselves2 ,whereas mentoring can play 
a role in helping young people attend   
school regularly1 as research shows that
 students who meet regularly with their 
mentors are #eb percent less likely than
 their peers to skip a day of school and
 #cg percent less likely to skip a      
class2 ,whereas mentors prepare young   
people for professional careers by      
helping them set career goals1          
introducing them to industry            
professionals1 and helping them train   
for and find jobs2 ,whereas all of the  
above listed benefits link youth to     
economic and social capital while also  
strengthening communities2 and ,whereas 
despite these benefits1 #i million young
 people in the ,united ,states feel     
isolated from meaningful connections    
with adults outside their homes1        
constituting a mentoring gap that       
demonstrates a need for collaboration   

and resources3 ,now1 therefore1 be it   
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 recognizes ,national ,mentoring    
,month2  7#b7 recognizes the caring     
adults who serve as staff and volunteers
 at quality mentoring programs and who  
help our young people find inner        
strength and reach their full potential2
  7#c7 acknowledges that mentoring is   
beneficial because it supports          
educational achievement1 encourages     
self-confidence1 supports young people  
in setting career goals and expanding   
social capital1 and improves positive   
personal1 professional1 and academic    
outcomes2  7#d7 promotes the creation   
and expansion of quality mentoring      
programs across the country to equip    
young people with the tools needed to   
lead healthy and productive lives2 and  
7#e7 supports initiatives to close the  
mentoring gap by highlighting the       
powerful impact every adult can have by 
becoming a mentor4