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This resolution recognizes January 2025 as "National Mentoring Month" and highlights the critical importance of mentoring relationships for youth development. The resolution emphasizes that mentoring occurs in various settings like schools, workplaces, and community programs, and provides significant benefits including improving academic achievement, mental health, social skills, career exploration, and leadership development. It notes that despite these advantages, one out of three young people in the United States grows up without a mentor, creating a "mentoring gap" that needs addressing. The resolution calls for collaboration between private, public, and nonprofit sectors to expand mentoring opportunities, particularly for underserved and vulnerable populations. It specifically recognizes the caring adults who volunteer in mentoring programs and promotes initiatives to help young people develop inner strength, set career goals, and build meaningful connections with adults outside their home. The ultimate aim is to support youth in leading healthy, productive lives and strengthening communities by expanding access to quality mentoring relationships.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/55/all-info