PRINTER'S NO. 16
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
35
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY BULLOCK, BIZZARRO, MURT, DiGIROLAMO, READSHAW,
GAINEY, RYAN, MACKENZIE, STURLA, KINSEY, ISAACSON, BARRAR,
BERNSTINE, CONKLIN, MILLARD, YOUNGBLOOD, LONGIETTI, MULLINS,
HILL-EVANS, SAMUELSON, FREEMAN, KORTZ, CALTAGIRONE,
B. MILLER, MARKOSEK, SCHWEYER, OBERLANDER, McCLINTON AND
NEILSON, JANUARY 16, 2019
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JANUARY 16, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of January 2019 as "National Mentoring
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Mentoring is a proven, effective strategy that helps
children and young adults by matching them with caring and
responsible adults who can provide guidance and direction and
build their confidence; and
WHEREAS, Mentors build character, encourage success, lift
expectations and inspire young people to do their best, serving
as friends, role models, teachers and sources of stability and
support during a critical time in a child's life; and
WHEREAS, Research shows that mentoring has beneficial and
long-term effects on youth by increasing academic engagement and
decreasing the likelihood of substance abuse and other risky
behaviors; and
WHEREAS, Mentoring strengthens this Commonwealth's economic
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