The Month of January

January is National Mentoring Month. It was launched in 2002 by MENTOR National, and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. National Mentoring Month focuses 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 to help ensure positive outcomes for our young people. This campaign 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

Source: MENTOR | Become or Find a Mentor (mentoring.org)