Why eMentoring Works

Academic failure, teenage pregnancy, drug and alcohol use and abuse, delinquency/truancy, and lack of after-school recreational programs are risk factors that clearly demonstrate the need for a structured mentoring programs.Mentors serve many roles in a young person’s life.

·Students who meet regularly with their mentors are 52% less likely than their peers to skip a day of school and 37% less likely to skip a class (Public/Private Ventures study of Big Brothers Big Sisters).
·Mentors help with homework and can improve academic skills. 
·Support with day-to-day living 
·Mentors help improve the self-esteem of young girls.  
·Mentors provide support for students trying to think through new challenges.  
·Youth who meet regularly with their mentors are 46% less likely than their peers to start using illegal drugs and 27% less likely to start drinking (Public/Private Ventures study of Big Brothers Big Sisters).  
·Mentors help young people set career goals and start taking steps to realize them. ·Mentors can use their personal contacts to help young people meet industry professionals, find internships and locate job possibilities.  
·Mentors introduce young people to professional resources and organizations they may not know about.  

BECOME A MENTOR TODAY & RECLAIM OUR GIRLS!
Email us at mentors@hiyaahpower.org for more information.