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PRINTER'S NO. 28
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
33
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY NESBIT, QUIGLEY, NEILSON, SONNEY, DUSH,
CALTAGIRONE, MURT, LONGIETTI, HELM, SCHLOSSBERG, SAYLOR,
DEAN, WATSON, MATZIE, MACKENZIE, READSHAW, RYAN, ROZZI,
DiGIROLAMO, MILLARD, O'NEILL, WARD, BIZZARRO, PICKETT,
SAINATO, MARSICO, KINSEY, SCHWEYER, B. MILLER, GILLEN,
V. BROWN, GABLER AND FREEMAN, JANUARY 23, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JANUARY 23, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of January 2017 as "National Mentoring
Month" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Evidence-based mentoring is a longstanding concept
in which a dependable adult provides guidance, support and
encouragement to facilitate a young person's social, emotional
and cognitive development; and
WHEREAS, High-quality, evidence-based mentoring promotes
positive outcomes for young people, including an increased sense
of industry and competency, a boost in academic performance and
self-esteem and improved social and communications skills; and
WHEREAS, Research shows that participation in a high-quality,
evidence-based mentoring relationship successfully reduces the
incidence of violence, delinquency, substance abuse and academic
failure in young people; and
WHEREAS, Research also shows that participation in a high-
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quality, evidence-based mentoring relationship dramatically
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, such
as 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 due to the remarkable
creativity, vigor and resourcefulness of evidence-based
mentoring programs and volunteer mentors in communities
throughout this Commonwealth with the programs now reaching an
estimated 12,000 young Pennsylvanians; 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
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evidence-based mentoring and recruits more individuals to become
mentors, thus helping to close our nation's mentoring gap;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
month of January 2017 as "National Mentoring Month" in
Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives acknowledge the
diligent efforts of individuals and groups promoting evidence-
based mentoring and observing "National Mentoring Month" with
appropriate ceremonies and activities to further promote
awareness of and volunteer involvement with youth mentoring; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize with
gratitude the contributions of the millions of caring adults and
students who are already volunteering as mentors and encourage
more adults and students to volunteer as mentors.
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