Mentor

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Mentoring, at its core, guarantees young people that there is someone who cares about them, assures them they are not alone in dealing with day-to-day challenges, and makes them feel like they matter. Research confirms that quality mentoring relationships have powerful positive effects on young people in a variety of personal, academic, and professional situations. Ultimately, mentoring connects a young person to personal growth and development, and social and economic opportunity. Yet one in three young people will grow up without this critical asset.
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Some Statistics in ways being a mentor can change a life of a youth

• Students who meet regularly with their mentors are 52% less likely than their peers to skip a day of school and 37% less likely to skip a class.(Public/Private Ventures Study of Big Brothers Big Sisters)
• Young adults who face an opportunity gap but have a mentor are 55% more likely to be enrolled in college than those who did not have a mentor. ( The Mentoring Effect, 2014)
• In addition to better school attendance and a better chance of going on to higher education, mentored youth maintain better attitudes toward school. ( The Role of Risk, 2013)
• 46% less likely than their peers to start using illegal drugs and 27% less likely to start drinking. (Public/Private Ventures study of Big Brothers Big Sisters)

• 81% more likely to participate regularly in sports or extracurricular activities than those who do not. ( The Mentoring Effect, 2014)