MENTORING BENEFITS EVERYONE
Young people with mentors learn how to lead successful, responsible lives. With
a mentor's guidance, they learn how to resolve conflicts and how to understand
and accept responsibility. They learn how to identify, set and achieve goals.
Often, they are able to explore career options.
Benefits for Youth
- Improved academic performance
- Higher graduation rates
- Increased communication skills
- Improved peer/family relationships
- Improved self-esteem
Benefits for Mentors
National and Connecticut studies reveal that employees who mentor benefit as much
as the child. Employees who are are mentors:
- Return to work happier and feel more productive
- Are more appreciative of youth from diverse backgrounds
- Are more loyal and have greater pride in their company
- Feel better about themselves for having affected a child's life
- Accept more challenges at work and at home
Benefits for Employers
Employers have found that they have:
- Improved their image in the community
- Increased community awareness of their mission
- Prepared the work force of the twenty-first century
- Advanced their diversity goals