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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 58 

Recognizing January 2015 as ‘‘National Mentoring Month’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 29, 2015 

Mr. ISAKSON (for himself, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mrs. CAPITO, and Mr. BROWN) 

submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing January 2015 as ‘‘National Mentoring Month’’. 

Whereas in 2002, the Harvard School of Public Health and 

MENTOR: the National Mentoring Partnership created 

National Mentoring Month; 

Whereas the goals of National Mentoring Month are to raise 

awareness of mentoring, recruit individuals to serve as 

mentors, and encourage organizations to engage and integrate quality in mentoring into their efforts; 

Whereas a mentor is a caring, consistent presence who devotes time to a young person to help that young person 

discover personal strength and achieve his or her potential through a structured and trusting relationship; 

Whereas quality mentoring encourages positive choices, promotes self-esteem, supports academic achievement and introduces young people to new ideas; 

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Whereas mentoring programs have been shown to be effective 

in combating school violence and discipline problems, substance abuse, incarceration and truancy; 

Whereas research shows that young people who were at risk 

for not completing high school but who had a mentor 

were 55 percent more likely to be enrolled in college, 81 

percent more likely to report participating regularly in 

sports or extracurricular activities, more than twice as 

likely to say they held a leadership position in a club or 

sports team, and 78 percent more likely to volunteer regularly in their communities than young people who were 

at risk for not completing high school and who did not 

have a mentor; 

Whereas youth development experts agree that mentoring is 

critical to the social, emotional, and cognitive development of youth, helping them navigate the path to adulthood more successfully; 

Whereas mentors help young people set career goals and use 

their personal contacts to help young people meet industry professionals and find jobs; 

Whereas mentoring is a proven cost-effective investment: for 

every dollar invested in mentoring, there is a 3-dollar return to society; 

Whereas all of the above-listed benefits serve to link youth to 

economic opportunity while also strengthening the fiber 

of our communities; and 

Whereas despite these benefits, 1 in 3 youth will reach age 

19 without a mentor, constituting a ‘‘mentoring gap’’ 

that demonstrates a need for collaboration and resources: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

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1 (1) recognizes January 2015 as ‘‘National Men2 toring Month’’; 

3 (2) recognizes the men and women who serve as 

4 staff and volunteers at quality mentoring programs 

5 and who help our young people find inner strength 

6 and reach their full potential; 

7 (3) acknowledges that mentoring is beneficial 

8 because it encourages educational achievement, re9 duces juvenile delinquency, improves life outcomes, 

10 and strengthens communities; 

11 (4) promotes the creation and expansion of 

12 quality mentoring programs across the country to 

13 equip young people with the tools needed to lead 

14 healthy and productive lives; and 

15 (5) supports initiatives to close the ‘‘mentoring 

16 gap’’. 

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