reduces dependence on social services and results in a cost
benefit to the Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Evidence-based mentoring, in addition to being
beneficial for those being mentored, is also extremely rewarding
for those serving as mentors; and
WHEREAS, Quality programs that encourage young people to
learn about evidence-based mentoring and to become mentors,
including programs that recruit high school students to mentor
younger children, are important and have the potential to create
high-quality mentors at an early age; and
WHEREAS, Evidence-based mentoring relationships have grown
dramatically in the past 15 years, now reaching 12,000 young
Pennsylvanians, because of the remarkable creativity, vigor and
resourcefulness of evidence-based mentoring programs and
volunteer mentors in communities throughout this Commonwealth;
and
WHEREAS, In spite of the progress made to increase evidence-
based mentoring, this Commonwealth has a serious mentoring gap,
with thousands of young people currently in need of mentors; and
WHEREAS, A recent study confirmed that one of the most
critical challenges that evidence-based mentoring programs face
is recruiting enough mentors to help close the mentoring gap;
and
WHEREAS, The monthlong celebration of evidence-based
mentoring encourages more individuals and organizations,
including schools, businesses, nonprofit organizations, faith
institutions and foundations, to become engaged in evidence-
based mentoring across this Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, "National Mentoring Month" builds awareness of
evidence-based mentoring and recruits more individuals to become
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