Bill > HRes160

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 improved academic performance, career exploration, mental health, and social-emotional well-being. It notes that currently one in three young people in the United States grows up without a mentor, which creates a "mentoring gap" that needs addressing. The resolution specifically acknowledges the role of caring adult volunteers who help young people reach their potential, and calls for promoting and expanding quality mentoring programs across the country. The House of Representatives recognizes mentoring's positive impacts, including its ability to support educational achievement, reduce juvenile delinquency, build self-confidence, and strengthen communities. Additionally, the resolution advocates for collaboration between private, public, and nonprofit sectors to increase resources and support relationship-centered mentoring initiatives for youth.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/160/all-info