The Benefits Of Being A Mentor
Are you considering becoming a mentor? Are you wondering exactly what being a mentor means? Do you know specifically what will be expected of you as a mentor? There are millions of young people who would benefit immensely from guidance provided by you.
Yes you.
You may think you have nothing to offer, but think again.
Sometimes all a young person needs is someone to trust.
Someone to listen to what they have to say.
Someone to set a good example.
The United States is in danger of losing an entire generation of children to juvenile delinquency and crime.
They are in danger of slipping through the cracks of society.
Almost thirty three million of our young people do not have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The majority of this group are headed straight for incarceration, unemployment or underemployment.
The risk is great for this group becoming single, unmarried, underage parents living on federal assistance.
One out of four babies are born to high school dropouts.
Three thousand children in our country alone drop out of high school each and every day.
This totals over one million kids and over two hundred sixty billion dollars in lost wages, taxes, and productivity over the life time of this group of endangered species.
As of now almost thirty percent of high school dropouts are unemployed or barely existing on welfare and other social programs.
In the last ten years our prison population has increased by one hundred eighty seven percent.
This is an alarming two point two million incarcerated Americans.
Out of the two point two million incarcerated population sixty seven percent are high school dropouts.
Mentoring is maintaining a one to one relationship between you and another person.
A mentor serves as a role model, an advisor and a personal advocate.
A mentor provides consistent support and guidance through regular contact with his or her mentee.
This may be done with letters, phone calls and face to face meetings.
The mentor and mentee work together to create attainable life time goals for the mentee.
Obtaining a high school diploma or an equivalent, a drivers license, employment or higher education are all worthwhile and important goals a mentor and mentee can work to achieve together.
A mentor is an essential component in helping our children maximize their individual potential.
Mentoring is one of the most rewarding experiences a person can have.
Can you think of a better way to do something powerful than by volunteering to build and maintain a relationship with a young person of today?
Yes you.
You may think you have nothing to offer, but think again.
Sometimes all a young person needs is someone to trust.
Someone to listen to what they have to say.
Someone to set a good example.
The United States is in danger of losing an entire generation of children to juvenile delinquency and crime.
They are in danger of slipping through the cracks of society.
Almost thirty three million of our young people do not have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The majority of this group are headed straight for incarceration, unemployment or underemployment.
The risk is great for this group becoming single, unmarried, underage parents living on federal assistance.
One out of four babies are born to high school dropouts.
Three thousand children in our country alone drop out of high school each and every day.
This totals over one million kids and over two hundred sixty billion dollars in lost wages, taxes, and productivity over the life time of this group of endangered species.
As of now almost thirty percent of high school dropouts are unemployed or barely existing on welfare and other social programs.
In the last ten years our prison population has increased by one hundred eighty seven percent.
This is an alarming two point two million incarcerated Americans.
Out of the two point two million incarcerated population sixty seven percent are high school dropouts.
Mentoring is maintaining a one to one relationship between you and another person.
A mentor serves as a role model, an advisor and a personal advocate.
A mentor provides consistent support and guidance through regular contact with his or her mentee.
This may be done with letters, phone calls and face to face meetings.
The mentor and mentee work together to create attainable life time goals for the mentee.
Obtaining a high school diploma or an equivalent, a drivers license, employment or higher education are all worthwhile and important goals a mentor and mentee can work to achieve together.
A mentor is an essential component in helping our children maximize their individual potential.
Mentoring is one of the most rewarding experiences a person can have.
Can you think of a better way to do something powerful than by volunteering to build and maintain a relationship with a young person of today?
