National Mentoring Month

Power 4 Youth and other mentor programs throughout Long Beach and the country celebrate January as the National Mentoring Month with a variety of activities. The organization is celebrating the annual campaign aimed at expanding quality mentoring opportunities to connect more of our community’s young people with caring adults. At a local level, Mayor Robert Garcia proclaimed January as National Mentoring Month at the City Council meeting on Jan. 8. The mayor and each of the city council members took the time to recognize and thank the hundreds of mentors and all mentoring programs in Long Beach for their work in uplifting the lives of our youth. Research continually shows that mentors play a powerful role in providing young people with the tools to strive and thrive, to attend and engage in school, and to reduce or avoid risky behavior like drug use. Mentors empower youth to make smart choices that put them on a path to improved opportunities and connections, which have an impact in real life. They build on young people’s strength, expand their potential, and help them achieve success. To find out more about mentoring, please visit nationalmentoringmonth.org. To learn more about how to become a mentor at Power 4 Youth, please call (562) 443-2902 or email info@power4youth.org.