As many employees will attest, a work-based mentoring relationship can transform a young life, becoming the means by which an adolescent connects with others, with teachers and schools, with their future prospects and potential partners. At the Pineyro Education Foundation, we believe that critical point for many of our nation’s youth is high school. The transition through high school and into early adulthood can determine future economic opportunities and life satisfaction. Fortunately, our work-based mentoring programs appear to provide guidance to a growing number of students as they make this transition. For more information, please contact Jill White.
A report by the National Mentoring Partnership and AT&T (January 2014) showed that
- At-risk young adults who had a mentor are more likely to be enrolled in college than those who did not have a mentor (45 percent versus 29 percent).
- At-risk young adults who had a mentor are more likely to report participating regularly in sports or extracurricular activities than those who did not have a mentor (67 percent versus 37 percent).
- At-risk young adults who had a mentor are more likely to hold a leadership position in a club, sports team, school council, or another group than those who did not have a mentor
(51 percent versus 22). - At-risk young adults who had a mentor are more likely to volunteer regularly in their communities than those who did not have a mentor (48 percent versus 27).
