Recognizing January 2018 as “National Mentoring Month”, and for other purposes.

recognizes National Mentoring Month;

recognizes the caring adults who serve as staff and volunteers at quality mentoring programs and who help our young people find inner strength and reach their full potential;

acknowledges that mentoring is beneficial because it supports educational achievement, encourages self-confidence, reduces juvenile delinquency, improves life outcomes, and strengthens communities;

promotes the creation and expansion of quality mentoring programs across the country to equip young people with the tools needed to lead healthy and productive lives; and

supports initiatives to close the “mentoring gap”.