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This Senate resolution designates January 2026 as "National Mentoring Month" to raise awareness about the benefits of mentoring relationships and encourage more adults to become mentors. The resolution highlights that quality mentoring programs help young people improve academically, develop social skills, explore career options, and avoid risky behaviors like drug use and juvenile delinquency. It particularly emphasizes the positive impact mentoring can have on underserved populations, including foster youth, at-risk students, and Alaska Native and American Indian youth. The resolution notes that approximately 1.8 million young Americans currently lack access to a mentor outside their home, creating a significant "mentoring gap" that requires collaboration between private, public, and nonprofit sectors to address. This is a symbolic resolution that does not involve any funding or create new programs, but rather serves to officially recognize the importance of mentoring and encourage its expansion nationwide.

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