Support for education
- Mentors help keep students in school.
- 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)
Support with day-to-day living
- Mentors help improve a young person's self esteem.
- Improved communication and social skills
- Youth who meet regularly with their mentors are 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)
- About 40% of teenager's waking hours are spent without companionship or
supervision. Mentors provide teens with a valuable place to spend free time.
- Exposes them to life skills that they often do not get exposure to at home.
- Leads to more positive, trusting relationship between mentees parents and
peers.
Support in the workplace
- Mentors help young people set career goals and start taking steps to realize
them.
- Mentors can use their personal contacts to help young people meet industry
professionals, find internships, and locate job possibilities.
- Mentors can help their mentees learn how to seek and keep jobs.
Taken from www.mentoring.org
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About Volunteering as a Mentor
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"You Can Make A Difference!"
Mike Fore & Dylan at the Moore
County Airport for Young Eagles
on 11/22/08.
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Dylan ready to take flight!
The excitement on Jada's face says it all!
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