January is National Mentoring Month!

Created by the Harvard School of Public Health and MENTOR, National Mentoring Month (NMM) celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2011. By focusing national attention on the need for mentors, as well as how each of us—individuals, businesses, government agencies, schools, faith communities and nonprofits—can work together to increase the number of mentors, we assure brighter futures for our young people.

NMM celebrates mentoring and the positive effect it can have on young lives. Its goals are to:

• Raise awareness of mentoring in its various forms.
• Recruit individuals to mentor, especially in programs that have waiting lists of young people.
• Promote the rapid growth of mentoring by recruiting organizations to engage their constituents in mentoring.

 For additional information on National Mentoring Month, click here.