January is: National Mentoring Month!

About National Mentoring Month:

Mentorship is a cornerstone of community and a relationship toward brighter futures. Launched in 2002, MENTOR and the Harvard T.H. School of Public Health created National Mentoring Month to amplify, encourage, and strengthen mentorship for young people.

From individuals to businesses to schools and everyone in between we can all work together to create more mentorship opportunities that foster passion and positivity for the next generation.

A month-long celebration, the goals of National Mentoring Month are to:

• Raise awareness of mentoring in its various forms
• Recruit individuals to mentor, especially in programs that have waiting lists of young people
• Promote the rapid growth of mentoring by recruiting organizations to engage their constituents in mentoring

For over twenty years, our national leaders have worked with local communities to organize events in their neighborhood, partner with local media outlets and officials to spread awareness, encourage and help adults find and participate in mentorship opportunities.

National Mentoring Month has garnered strong support from the U.S. President and members of Congress, with additional support from Maya Angelou, Clint Eastwood, Senator John McCain, Quincy Jones, General Colin L. Powell, Cal Ripken Jr., Bill Russell and Usher. Former President Barack Obama issued a press release for National Mentoring Month in 2016, which you can read here.

Learn more about local mentoring opportunities with the Boys and Girls Club or Project Venture.

Follow GGEDC Facebook and LinkedIn in January to learn more about mentoring.