A resolution recognizing January 2015 as "National Mentoring Month".

Bill: 114-sres-58
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA]
Introduced: 2015-01-29
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Child care and development

Commemorative events and holidays

Congressional tributes

Educational guidance

Elementary and secondary education
Latest action: action_date: 2015-01-29
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S662; text as passed Senate: CR S660-661)

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-01-29
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Recognizes: (1) January 2015 as National Mentoring Month, and (2) the staff and volunteers at quality mentoring programs who help young people reach their full potential.</p> <p>Acknowledges that mentoring is beneficial in that it encourages educational achievement, reduces juvenile delinquency, improves life outcomes, and strengthens communities.</p> <p>Expresses support for: (1) the creation and expansion of quality mentoring programs across the country, and (2) initiatives to increase the percentage of young people who have a mentor.</p>

action_date: 2015-01-29
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</p> <p>Recognizes: (1) January 2015 as National Mentoring Month, and (2) the staff and volunteers at quality mentoring programs who help young people reach their full potential.</p> <p>Acknowledges that mentoring is beneficial in that it encourages educational achievement, reduces juvenile delinquency, improves life outcomes, and strengthens communities.</p> <p>Expresses support for: (1) the creation and expansion of quality mentoring programs across the country, and (2) initiatives to increase the percentage of young people who have a mentor.</p>

tv_txt: III 114th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 58 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; 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

That the Senate— (1) recognizes January 2015 as National Mentoring Month ; (2) recognizes the men and women who serve as staff and volunteers at quality mentoring programs and who help our young people find inner strength and reach their full potential; (3) acknowledges that mentoring is beneficial because it encourages educational achievement, reduces juvenile delinquency, 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 .