IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 66 
Recognizing January 2017 as ‘‘National Mentoring Month’’, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 27, 2017 
Mrs. DAVIS of California (for herself, Mr. RENACCI, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mrs. 
WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. BASS, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. SE-
WELL of Alabama, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. KILMER, and Mr. GRI-
JALVA) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on Education and the Workforce 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing January 2017 as ‘‘National Mentoring Month’’, 
and for other purposes. 
Whereas in 2002, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public 
Health and MENTOR: the National Mentoring Partner-
ship created National Mentoring Month; 
Whereas 2017 is the 15th anniversary of 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 mentoring into their efforts; 
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Whereas young people across the Nation make everyday 
choices that lead up to life’s big decisions without suffi-
cient guidance and support; 
Whereas a mentor is a caring, consistent presence who de-
votes time to help a young person discover personal 
strength and achieve his or her potential through a struc-
tured and trusting relationship; 
Whereas quality mentoring encourages positive choices, pro-
motes self-esteem, supports academic achievement, and 
introduces young people to new ideas; 
Whereas mentoring programs have been shown to be effective 
in combating school violence, 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 mentors were 
55 percent more likely to be enrolled in college, 81 per-
cent 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 pay it forward 
by volunteering regularly in their communities, and that 
90 percent are now interested in becoming mentors them-
selves; 
Whereas mentoring can play a role in helping young people 
attend school regularly, as research shows that students 
who meet regularly with their mentors are 52 percent 
less likely than their peers to skip a day of school and 
37 percent less likely to skip a class; 
Whereas youth development experts agree that mentoring en-
courages smart daily behaviors such as finishing home-
work, having healthy social interactions, and saying no 
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when it counts, and has a noticeable influence on a young 
person’s growth and success; 
Whereas mentors prepare young people for professional ca-
reers by helping them set career goals, introducing them 
to industry professionals, and helping them train for and 
find jobs; 
Whereas mentoring relationships are a shared opportunity for 
learning and growth, changing both the mentor and the 
mentee; 
Whereas mentoring relationships have enabled mentors to im-
prove their self-esteem and feel like they are making a 
difference, develop a greater appreciation for diversity, 
feel more productive, have a better attitude at work, and 
enhance their own relationships; 
Whereas all of the above listed benefits link youth to eco-
nomic and social opportunity while also strengthening the 
fiber of our communities; and 
Whereas despite these benefits, 9 million young people in the 
United States feel isolated from meaningful connections 
with adults outside their homes, constituting a ‘‘men-
toring gap’’ 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 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 potential; 
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(3) acknowledges that mentoring is beneficial 
because it encourages educational achievement, en-
courages self-confidence, reduces juvenile delin-
quency, improves life outcomes, and strengthens 
communities; 
(4) 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 lives; and 
(5) supports initiatives to close the ‘‘mentoring 
gap’’. 
Æ 
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