IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 64 
Recognizing January 2015 as ‘‘National Mentoring Month’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 28, 2015 
Ms. WILSON of Florida (for herself, Ms. BASS, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mr. 
CA´RDENAS, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. CON-
YERS, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 
FATTAH, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. 
LOEBSACK, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. NORTON, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. 
POCAN, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, 
and Ms. TSONGAS) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 
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 mentor, 
and encourage organizations to engage and integrate 
quality in mentoring into their efforts; 
Whereas a mentor is a caring, consistent presence who de-
votes time to a young person to help that young person 
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discover personal strength and achieve their potential 
through a structured and trusting relationship; 
Whereas quality mentoring encourages positive choices, pro-
motes self-esteem, supports academic achievement and in-
troduces young people to new ideas; 
Whereas mentoring programs have shown to be effective in 
combating school violence and discipline problems, sub-
stance 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 reg-
ularly in their communities; 
Whereas youth development experts agree that mentoring is 
critical to the social, emotional, and cognitive develop-
ment of youth, helping them navigate the path to adult-
hood more successfully; 
Whereas mentors help young people set career goals and use 
their personal contacts to help young people meet indus-
try professionals and find jobs; 
Whereas mentoring is a proven cost-effective investment: for 
every $1 invested in mentoring, there is a $3 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’’ 
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that demonstrates a need for collaboration and resources: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes ‘‘National Mentoring Month’’; 
(2) 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 potential; 
(3) acknowledges that mentoring is beneficial 
because it encourages educational achievement, re-
duces juvenile delinquency, improves life outcomes, 
and strengthens communities; 
(4) 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 lives; and 
(5) supports initiatives to close the ‘‘mentoring 
gap’’. 
Æ 
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